The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Yusuf Omar finished 359th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:36:49.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:45 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 11:59 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Johannesburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 5:00v median +0:58
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:32v median −0:01
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Block 03 12:36Running 3 5:59v median −0:03
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Block 04 13:31Running 4 6:14v median +0:14
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:20v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:09v median −0:56
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 5:54v median −0:07
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 5:37v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.