The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Jonathan Lunga crossed the line in 1:26:14: 131st of 536 men, faster than 76% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:20 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 3:51v median −0:19
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:15v median −0:28
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Block 03 10:39Running 3 5:12v median −1:15
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 5:18v median −1:01
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:37v median −1:01
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:33v median −0:45
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 5:41v median −0:37
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Block 08 13:35Running 8 6:11v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.