The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:46 at Cape Town 2026 put John Minnaar 294th of 652 men in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:15 quicker than the median and 187th of 652. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:09 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:52Running 1 6:04v median +2:02
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:25v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 5:33v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 5:37v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:36v median −0:37
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:33v median −0:32
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:40v median −0:21
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Block 08 14:37Running 8 5:50v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.