The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:02 at Cape Town 1 2026 put James Best 288th of 536 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 63% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:04 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:40 faster at Cape Town 1 2026 than at Cape Town 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 3:38v median −0:32
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:14v median −0:29
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 6:10v median −0:17
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Block 04 14:55Running 4 6:21v median +0:02
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:07v median −0:31
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 6:09v median −0:09
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Block 07 13:00Running 7 6:19v median +0:01
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Block 08 15:34Running 8 6:43v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:53
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.