The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thinus Blignaut finished 564th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 2:01:45.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:09 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:44Running 1 4:20v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:51v median +0:18
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Block 03 19:46Running 3 13:00v median +6:58
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Block 04 16:36Running 4 7:18v median +1:18
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Block 05 14:40Running 5 8:23v median +2:10
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Block 06 9:42Running 6 7:07v median +1:02
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Block 07 13:25Running 7 6:47v median +0:46
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Block 08 19:44Running 8 10:40v median +4:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:59
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.