The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hermanus Burger finished 227th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:26:58, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:11. Stronger after halfway: 2:49 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cape Town gained about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 4:03v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 5:36v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 6:01v median −0:01
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Block 04 14:20Running 4 6:00v median +0:00
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:16v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:01v median −0:04
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 6:00v median −0:01
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 6:13v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 608
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 608 men who finished.