The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dumisani Tenza finished 161st of 181 men in the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:56:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 36% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 7:34. The race faded late: the second half went 2:54 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:40 faster at Cape Town 1 2026 than at Cape Town 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:10v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 5:46v median +0:20
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 6:13v median +0:19
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Block 04 20:04Running 4 6:23v median +0:33
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:42v median +0:46
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 6:10v median +0:21
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Block 07 14:02Running 7 6:24v median +0:33
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Block 08 22:31Running 8 7:54v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.