The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Heinrich Barnard finished 278th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:30:22, faster than 57% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:27 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:08. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 6:48 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Cape Town 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 5:47v median +1:45
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:06v median −0:27
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:35v median −0:27
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 5:39v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:36v median −0:37
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 5:32v median −0:33
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:37v median −0:24
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 5:51v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.