The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tristan Doel finished 453rd of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:44:32.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:23 slower than the median. 10:57 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
The field ran 5:41 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Johannesburg 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:48Running 1 6:09v median +2:07
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 5:10v median −0:23
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 5:41v median −0:21
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Block 04 14:11Running 4 5:39v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:43v median −0:30
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 5:27v median −0:38
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Block 07 12:48Running 7 6:13v median +0:12
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Block 08 15:55Running 8 6:41v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:57
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.