The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:53 at Cape Town 2026 put Shaveer Haripershad 388th of 652 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:05 on the median. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:31Running 1 4:29v median +0:27
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Block 02 10:16Running 2 6:37v median +1:04
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Block 03 11:57Running 3 7:00v median +0:58
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 7:04v median +1:04
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Block 05 13:40Running 5 8:04v median +1:51
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Block 06 9:50Running 6 7:06v median +1:01
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 7:04v median +1:03
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Block 08 14:26Running 8 7:49v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
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.