The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Owen Botha crossed the line in 1:29:37: 167th of 536 men, faster than 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:43 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cape Town 1 2026 and Cape Town 2025 were 3:40 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 8:24Running 1 4:16v median +0:06
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 6:00v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 6:13v median −0:14
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 6:31v median +0:12
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 7:05v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 6:36v median +0:18
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Block 07 12:16Running 7 7:15v median +0:57
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 7:21v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.