The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Werner Horn finished 451st of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:44:28.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:01 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cape Town gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 214 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:30v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 6:18v median +0:45
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Block 03 11:25Running 3 6:40v median +0:38
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Block 04 15:02Running 4 6:52v median +0:52
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 7:14v median +1:01
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 6:57v median +0:52
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Block 07 14:20Running 7 7:08v median +1:07
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Block 08 15:27Running 8 7:45v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.