The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Olivier Brand crossed the line in 1:20:22: 67th of 536 men, faster than 88% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:19 on the median. A harder second half: 2:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:25v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:45v median −0:58
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 5:19v median −1:08
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:20v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:41v median −0:57
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:37v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:23v median −0:55
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Block 08 14:03Running 8 5:48v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 495
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 495 men who finished.