The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Bester finished 52nd of 191 men in the Pro division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:15:51, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 6:10 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:20, was faster than 94% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cape Town 1 2026 and Johannesburg 2025 were 5:01 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 7:12Running 1 2:54v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 3:59v median −0:48
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Block 03 12:54Running 3 4:31v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 4:19v median −1:01
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:32v median −0:52
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:21v median −0:50
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:26v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 4:47v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 173
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 173 men who finished.