The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Francois Marais won the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026 in 1:03:08, first of 181 men.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 3:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Francois Marais.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:02Running 1 2:53v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:11v median −1:15
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:23v median −1:31
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Block 04 7:21Running 4 4:18v median −1:32
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:22v median −1:34
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:19v median −1:30
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Block 07 5:55Running 7 4:12v median −1:39
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Block 08 8:39Running 8 4:27v median −2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 163
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 163 men who finished.