The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Bensch finished 128th of 181 men in the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:42:35.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:21. Stronger after halfway: 2:39 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 3:28v median −0:16
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 4:52v median −0:34
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 5:08v median −0:46
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Block 04 13:58Running 4 5:30v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:18v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:08v median −0:41
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Block 07 12:02Running 7 5:33v median −0:18
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Block 08 16:03Running 8 6:23v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:02
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.