The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jean-Paul Jordaan finished 306th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:32:18, faster than 53% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:42 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:59 worse 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 7:58Running 1 3:33v median −0:29
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 5:05v median −0:28
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 5:45v median −0:17
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 5:57v median −0:03
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:02v median −0:11
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 5:48v median −0:17
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 5:59v median −0:02
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Block 08 14:22Running 8 6:19v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.