The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Russell finished 476th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:47:27.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 17% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:29 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Cape Town 2026 and Cape Town 1 2026 were 6:39 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:35v median +0:33
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Block 02 9:22Running 2 6:29v median +0:56
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 7:10v median +1:08
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Block 04 15:51Running 4 7:13v median +1:13
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Block 05 13:01Running 5 7:54v median +1:41
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 7:28v median +1:23
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 7:13v median +1:12
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Block 08 18:10Running 8 10:03v median +3:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.