The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Pereira finished 245th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:28:37, faster than 62% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:08 quicker than the median and 207th of 652. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:40 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:56 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cape Town ran fast: the 214 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:55 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:39v median −0:23
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:20v median −0:13
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 6:15v median +0:13
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 6:04v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:42v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:45v median −0:20
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 5:41v median −0:20
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 5:43v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.