The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2026, Tsholofelo Nkoli crossed the line in 1:32:00: 299th of 652 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:45 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:20Running 1 3:51v median −0:11
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:49v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:08v median −0:54
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 5:13v median −0:47
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:26v median −0:47
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 5:17v median −0:48
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 5:20v median −0:41
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Block 08 17:39Running 8 6:16v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.