The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Bernhardt finished 465th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:46:22.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:33. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse 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 9:09Running 1 4:36v median +0:34
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 6:29v median +0:56
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 6:41v median +0:39
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Block 04 15:00Running 4 7:18v median +1:18
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Block 05 12:36Running 5 7:04v median +0:51
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Block 06 10:15Running 6 7:29v median +1:24
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 7:03v median +1:02
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 7:46v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.