The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Tlhabadira finished 461st of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:45:31.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 6:03 quicker than the median and 2nd of 652. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:02Running 1 5:07v median +1:05
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 6:17v median +0:44
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Block 03 13:20Running 3 6:40v median +0:38
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Block 04 6:56Running 4 6:50v median +0:50
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:53v median +0:40
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 6:41v median +0:36
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 6:19v median +0:18
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 7:01v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:14
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.