The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Sibongile Khala crossed the line in 1:26:16: 132nd of 536 men, faster than 75% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 58% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:45 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:05 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Cape Town 1 2026 and Johannesburg 2025 were 9:59 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 3:09v median −1:01
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 4:52v median −0:51
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 5:36v median −0:51
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 5:28v median −0:51
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:19v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:05v median −1:13
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 5:23v median −0:55
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Block 08 14:04Running 8 5:50v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
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.