The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Noah Venter crossed the line in 1:31:53: 187th of 536 men, faster than 65% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 50% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:35 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:10 better 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 8:05Running 1 3:30v median −0:40
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 5:20v median −0:23
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Block 03 13:19Running 3 6:57v median +0:30
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 7:06v median +0:47
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Block 05 12:37Running 5 7:28v median +0:50
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 6:19v median +0:01
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 6:15v median −0:03
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 6:53v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.