The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liam Burgess finished 261st of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:29:32, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:56 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:23 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 8:25Running 1 3:43v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:12v median −0:21
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 5:32v median −0:30
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Block 04 13:23Running 4 5:18v median −0:42
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:43v median −0:30
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:30v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 5:23v median −0:38
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 5:36v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
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.