The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ezrom Chijoriga finished 373rd of 536 men in the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:50:57.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:56. A harder second half: 8:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:02Running 1 4:50v median +0:40
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Block 02 10:36Running 2 6:56v median +1:13
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Block 03 12:22Running 3 7:25v median +0:58
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Block 04 13:25Running 4 7:16v median +0:57
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Block 05 13:17Running 5 8:36v median +1:58
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Block 06 10:08Running 6 8:05v median +1:47
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Block 07 15:09Running 7 8:17v median +1:59
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Block 08 19:35Running 8 10:40v median +3:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.