The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Khanya Siyengo finished 555th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:59:03.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:29 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:42 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
The field ran 6:39 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Cape Town 1 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 5:02v median +1:00
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Block 02 10:39Running 2 7:03v median +1:30
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Block 03 12:37Running 3 7:07v median +1:05
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Block 04 16:10Running 4 7:12v median +1:12
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Block 05 13:05Running 5 7:25v median +1:12
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Block 06 9:53Running 6 7:28v median +1:23
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 7:18v median +1:17
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Block 08 20:26Running 8 8:19v median +1:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:42
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.