The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aqil Alibhai finished 83rd of 536 men in the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:22:07, faster than 85% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:47 on the median. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:14Running 1 3:55v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:20v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:32v median −0:55
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:32v median −0:47
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:41v median −0:57
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:32v median −0:46
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 5:32v median −0:46
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 5:46v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
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.