The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2026, Juan Hauptfleisch crossed the line in 1:30:49: 285th of 652 men, faster than 56% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 70% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:34 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 10:04Running 1 4:45v median +0:43
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 6:25v median +0:52
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 6:48v median +0:46
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 6:37v median +0:37
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:33v median +0:20
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:10v median +0:05
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 5:44v median −0:17
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 6:30v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.