The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2026, Saligh Fortune crossed the line in 1:32:13: 303rd of 652 men, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 43% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:56 on the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:54 slower than the median.
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 9:22Running 1 4:45v median +0:43
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:30v median −1:03
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:44v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 5:15v median −0:45
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 5:59v median −0:14
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 5:14v median −0:51
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Block 07 13:40Running 7 5:48v median −0:13
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 6:19v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49