The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:19 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Jarryd Smith 230th of 536 men in the Open division, ahead of 57% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:02 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 8:12Running 1 3:56v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:20v median −0:23
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 5:57v median −0:30
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 6:08v median −0:11
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:18v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:04v median −0:14
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Block 07 13:39Running 7 6:26v median +0:08
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 6:48v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.