The race, in three figures
Field beaten
91%
Runs
57%
Stations
Biggest gain
Wall Balls
−1:06
v median
58/181
Rank
Biggest loss
100m Sandbag Lunges
+2:54
v median
158/181
Rank
The race, in words
1:18:44 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Paul Gillingham on the age-group podium: 2nd of 10 in the 50–54 age group.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 57% on the stations. The wall balls were the standout, 1:06 quicker than the median and 58th of 181. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:54 behind the median.
The field ran 6:17 faster at Cape Town 1 2026 than at Cape Town 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:26Running 1 3:14v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:31v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:42v median −1:12
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 4:39v median −1:11
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:52v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:42v median −1:07
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Block 07 12:51Running 7 4:36v median −1:15
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Block 08 11:29Running 8 4:55v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:41
0:10
0:31
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:34
0:04
0:30
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:27
0:05
0:22
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:31
0:12
0:19
B5 · 1000m Row
0:36
0:11
0:25
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
3:51
11:09
−7:18
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
−2:22
−10:01
7:39
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
Elsewhere
Other races by Paul Gillingham
Source Unofficial
Event
Cape Town 1 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI148E
Measured against
Men · n = 181