The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jaco Hough finished 404th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:40:09.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:26. A harder second half: 3:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 6:48 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Cape Town 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:26v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 5:47v median +0:14
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Block 03 11:47Running 3 6:09v median +0:07
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 6:25v median +0:25
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:47v median +0:34
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 7:12v median +1:07
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Block 07 14:30Running 7 7:06v median +1:05
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Block 08 15:01Running 8 7:06v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.