The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:21 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Gareth Edwardes 69th of 181 men in the Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 47% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:01 quicker than the median and 21st of 181. The race faded late: the second half went 1:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 9:59 faster at Cape Town 1 2026 than at Johannesburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:44v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:25v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 6:02v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 5:59v median +0:09
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Block 05 12:03Running 5 6:38v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 6:07v median +0:18
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 5:50v median −0:01
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Block 08 13:19Running 8 6:37v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
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.