The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:23 at Cape Town 2026 put Taariq Kruger 510th of 652 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:36 quicker than the median and 234th of 652. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cape Town ran fast: the 214 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:55 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:41v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 6:25v median +0:52
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 6:58v median +0:56
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Block 04 17:20Running 4 7:06v median +1:06
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 7:28v median +1:15
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Block 06 10:26Running 6 7:35v median +1:30
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Block 07 13:27Running 7 8:05v median +2:04
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Block 08 18:35Running 8 8:11v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:01
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.