Results · season 2025/26 · 4 Apr 2026

HYROX Cape Town April 2026 results (Cape Town)

A slow day for Open Men: the typical finish was 1:37:27, 9:29 over the season's 1:27:58 (90th of 107 races).

3,791 finishes14 divisions50% running (normal 48%)South Africa

Won Pro MenKyle Schoonbee57:15 Won Pro WomenDanél Louw1:00:45

HYROX Cape Town 2026 in brief

Home athlete Kyle Schoonbee won Pro Men by a wide 2:39, in 57:15.
Home athlete Danél Louw ran away with Pro Women: 1:00:45, a full 7:02 ahead of Ida Strand.
In Open, Mathieu Cros led the men in 1:02:26 and Melanie Carsten the women in 1:06:32.
A smaller race: 3,791 finishes, against 6,812 at an average race that season.
The same held for Open Women: 1:47:05, 10:43 slower than their season's typical.
The typical Open Men finish was 1:55 slower than at the Jul 2025 edition here (1:35:32).
Since then the race grew from 3,439 to 3,791 finishes.
The wall balls was where Open Men lost time against the season (0:57 slower); no station ran clearly faster.
The biggest Open Men age group was 30-34, with 146 finishers; 26% were 40 or over.
Women were 43% of the Open field, more than the 36% across all races.
A home crowd: 87% of Open Men came from South Africa, and Zimbabwe sent the next most.
Doubles Women was the biggest division, with 753 teams (Open Men: 717).

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Open Men

Mathieu Cros won Open Men in 1:02:26, 0:42 ahead of the next finisher.Francois Marais was second in 1:03:08 and Ewan Hickling third in 1:04:44.

1:37:27 typical finish 9:29 slower than this season's typical 1:27:58

1:16:13 fastest 10% finished under

1:24:38 – 1:53:05 the middle half of the field

Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 9:48 on the typical finisher; at the stations, wall balls (2:12)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A widely spread field with a long slow tail: typical 1:37:27, middle half about 1:24:38 to 1:53:05, fastest 10% (green) under 1:16:13.

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Open Men finish times at Cape Town 2026
Time band	How many	Share
1:00:00 to 1:02:30	1	0.1%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00	2	0.3%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30	5	0.7%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00	17	2.4%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30	15	2.1%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00	22	3.1%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30	22	3.1%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00	28	3.9%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30	33	4.6%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00	39	5.4%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30	43	6.0%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00	34	4.7%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30	24	3.3%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00	43	6.0%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30	31	4.3%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00	27	3.8%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30	35	4.9%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00	26	3.6%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30	33	4.6%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00	30	4.2%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30	20	2.8%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00	28	3.9%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30	19	2.6%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00	15	2.1%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30	12	1.7%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00	18	2.5%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30	8	1.1%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00	10	1.4%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30	8	1.1%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00	12	1.7%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30	9	1.3%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00	3	0.4%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30	10	1.4%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00	1	0.1%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30	2	0.3%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00	4	0.6%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30	5	0.7%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00	7	1.0%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30	2	0.3%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00	3	0.4%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30	2	0.3%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00	1	0.1%
2:45:00 to 2:47:30	1	0.1%
2:47:30 to 2:50:00	1	0.1%
2:50:00 to 2:52:30	2	0.3%
2:52:30 to 2:55:00	1	0.1%
2:55:00 to 2:57:30	0	0.0%
2:57:30 to 3:00:00	1	0.1%
3:00:00 to 3:02:30	0	0.0%
3:02:30 to 3:05:00	1	0.1%
3:05:00 to 3:07:30	1	0.1%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

Runs 48% Stations 41% 11%

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

Their gain was shared out: 48% on the runs, 41% at the stations, 11% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)9:48

Roxzone (moving)2:18

Wall balls2:12

Burpee broad jump1:49

Sandbag lunges1:27

Sled pull1:11

Sled push0:32

Row0:24

Farmers carry0:21

SkiErg0:17

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (9:48), then moving between stations (2:18); the smallest gap was the SkiErg (0:17).

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Part	Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km)	9:48
Roxzone (moving)	2:18
Wall balls	2:12
Burpee broad jump	1:49
Sandbag lunges	1:27
Sled pull	1:11
Sled push	0:32
Row	0:24
Farmers carry	0:21
SkiErg	0:17

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:35:36

4:034:325:383:116:135:266:116:266:255:056:102:186:125:477:008:086:51

Typical of the fastest 25%1:16:04

3:184:154:432:395:044:155:004:375:114:415:021:575:044:205:295:564:33

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Typical finisher: 47:52 running, 40:52 at the stations and 6:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:08).

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Part	Typical finisher	Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1	4:03	3:18
SkiErg	4:32	4:15
Run 2	5:38	4:43
Sled push	3:11	2:39
Run 3	6:13	5:04
Sled pull	5:26	4:15
Run 4	6:11	5:00
Burpee broad jump	6:26	4:37
Run 5	6:25	5:11
Row	5:05	4:41
Run 6	6:10	5:02
Farmers carry	2:18	1:57
Run 7	6:12	5:04
Sandbag lunges	5:47	4:20
Run 8	7:00	5:29
Wall balls	8:08	5:56
Roxzone	6:51	4:33
Finish	1:37:27	1:17:51

Every station, against the season

Part	Typical	Fastest 10%	Fastest 25%	Against the season
SkiErg	4:32	4:08	4:15	0:03 faster
Sled push	3:11	2:22	2:39	0:04 slower
Sled pull	5:26	4:00	4:15	0:27 slower
Burpee broad jump	6:26	4:17	4:37	0:50 slower
Row	5:05	4:33	4:41	0:11 slower
Farmers carry	2:18	1:45	1:57	0:07 slower
Sandbag lunges	5:47	4:03	4:20	0:27 slower
Wall balls	8:08	5:27	5:56	0:57 slower
Roxzone (moving)	6:51	4:16	4:33	0:35 faster
Runs (8 km)	48:46	38:00	38:58	7:14 slower

Slower here than the season: wall balls (0:57) and burpee broad jump (0:50). Faster: the roxzone (0:35) and SkiErg (0:03).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

3:004:005:006:007:00

Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed clearly from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (4:03) and the slowest the last run (7:00).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:31 faster).

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Run	Typical	Fastest 25%
Run 1	4:03	3:18
Run 2	5:38	4:43
Run 3	6:13	5:04
Run 4	6:11	5:00
Run 5	6:25	5:11
Run 6	6:10	5:02
Run 7	6:12	5:04
Run 8	7:00	5:29

Run 1 reads short here (4:03 against about 6:11 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 10% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 7% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-24103 14%

25-29144 20%

30-34146 20%

35-39141 20%

40-4493 13%

45-4943 6%

50-5423 3%

55-5913 2%

60-647 1%

65-693 0%

70-741 0%

How many finished in each age group (tap one for what a good time is at that age).The largest share were in their thirties (287, 40%); the biggest single group was 30-34, with 146.

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Age group	How many	Share
16-24	103	14%
25-29	144	20%
30-34	146	20%
35-39	141	20%
40-44	93	13%
45-49	43	6%
50-54	23	3%
55-59	13	2%
60-64	7	1%
65-69	3	0%
70-74	1	0%

Who raced: countries

South Africa621 87%

Zimbabwe12 2%

Britain11 2%

Germany9 1%

France8 1%

Kenya7 1%

Netherlands7 1%

USA7 1%

The countries with the most finishers in this division, out of 717.The biggest is South Africa (621, 87%), then Zimbabwe (12, 2%) and Britain (11, 2%).

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Country	How many	Share
South Africa	621	87%
Zimbabwe	12	2%
Britain	11	2%
Germany	9	1%
France	8	1%
Kenya	7	1%
Netherlands	7	1%
USA	7	1%

Top three

All 717 finishers, with splits →

#	Athlete	Age group	Time
1	Mathieu Cros FRA	35-39	1:02:26
2	Francois Marais RSA	25-29	1:03:08
3	Ewan Hickling RSA	25-29	1:04:44

Open Women

Melanie Carsten won Open Women in 1:06:32, 0:31 ahead of the next finisher.Carly Wessels was second in 1:07:03 and Anneke Jordaan third in 1:11:31.Mostly a home field: 88% of its athletes came from South Africa.

1:47:05 typical finish 10:43 slower than this season's typical 1:36:22

1:23:23 fastest 10% finished under

1:31:45 – 2:05:50 the middle half of the field

Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 11:05 on the typical finisher; at the stations, wall balls (2:17)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A widely spread field with a long slow tail: typical 1:47:05, middle half about 1:31:45 to 2:05:50, fastest 10% (green) under 1:23:23.

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Open Women finish times at Cape Town 2026
Time band	How many	Share
1:05:00 to 1:07:30	2	0.4%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00	0	0.0%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30	4	0.7%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00	5	0.9%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30	10	1.8%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00	13	2.4%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30	16	2.9%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00	23	4.2%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30	18	3.3%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00	26	4.8%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30	29	5.3%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00	22	4.0%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30	23	4.2%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00	24	4.4%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30	22	4.0%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00	23	4.2%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30	17	3.1%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00	25	4.6%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30	20	3.7%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00	24	4.4%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30	9	1.6%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00	22	4.0%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30	12	2.2%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00	15	2.7%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30	21	3.8%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00	12	2.2%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30	11	2.0%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00	11	2.0%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30	10	1.8%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00	11	2.0%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30	7	1.3%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00	4	0.7%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30	4	0.7%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00	5	0.9%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30	3	0.5%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00	5	0.9%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30	2	0.4%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00	5	0.9%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30	3	0.5%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00	6	1.1%
2:45:00 to 2:47:30	2	0.4%
2:47:30 to 2:50:00	0	0.0%
2:50:00 to 2:52:30	2	0.4%
2:52:30 to 2:55:00	3	0.5%
2:55:00 to 2:57:30	1	0.2%
2:57:30 to 3:00:00	3	0.5%
3:00:00 to 3:02:30	2	0.4%
3:02:30 to 3:05:00	1	0.2%
3:05:00 to 3:07:30	2	0.4%
3:07:30 to 3:10:00	0	0.0%
3:10:00 to 3:12:30	0	0.0%
3:12:30 to 3:15:00	1	0.2%
3:15:00 to 3:17:30	0	0.0%
3:17:30 to 3:20:00	5	0.9%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

Runs 50% Stations 40% 10%

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

Their gain was shared out: 50% on the runs, 40% at the stations, 10% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)11:05

Wall balls2:17

Burpee broad jump2:14

Roxzone (moving)2:11

Sandbag lunges1:14

Sled pull1:08

Sled push0:36

Row0:35

SkiErg0:26

Farmers carry0:24

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (11:05), then wall balls (2:17); the smallest gap was farmers carry (0:24).

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Part	Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km)	11:05
Wall balls	2:17
Burpee broad jump	2:14
Roxzone (moving)	2:11
Sandbag lunges	1:14
Sled pull	1:08
Sled push	0:36
Row	0:35
SkiErg	0:26
Farmers carry	0:24

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:44:33

4:335:206:323:096:546:176:537:477:035:466:522:266:545:327:447:477:04

Typical of the fastest 25%1:22:55

3:464:545:202:335:335:095:325:335:415:115:332:025:304:185:575:304:53

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Typical finisher: 53:25 running, 44:03 at the stations and 7:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:47).

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Part	Typical finisher	Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1	4:33	3:46
SkiErg	5:20	4:54
Run 2	6:32	5:20
Sled push	3:09	2:33
Run 3	6:54	5:33
Sled pull	6:17	5:09
Run 4	6:53	5:32
Burpee broad jump	7:47	5:33
Run 5	7:03	5:41
Row	5:46	5:11
Run 6	6:52	5:33
Farmers carry	2:26	2:02
Run 7	6:54	5:30
Sandbag lunges	5:32	4:18
Run 8	7:44	5:57
Wall balls	7:47	5:30
Roxzone	7:04	4:53
Finish	1:47:05	1:24:42

Every station, against the season

Part	Typical	Fastest 10%	Fastest 25%	Against the season
SkiErg	5:20	4:48	4:54	0:02 slower
Sled push	3:09	2:21	2:33	0:13 slower
Sled pull	6:17	4:50	5:09	0:29 slower
Burpee broad jump	7:47	5:12	5:33	1:01 slower
Row	5:46	5:03	5:11	0:14 slower
Farmers carry	2:26	1:54	2:02	0:07 slower
Sandbag lunges	5:32	3:52	4:18	0:18 slower
Wall balls	7:47	5:07	5:30	0:56 slower
Roxzone (moving)	7:04	4:37	4:53	0:58 faster
Runs (8 km)	54:05	42:00	43:00	7:24 slower

Slower here than the season: burpee broad jump (1:01) and wall balls (0:56). Faster: the roxzone (0:58).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

3:004:005:006:007:008:00

Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed a little from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (4:33) and the slowest the last run (7:44).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:47 faster).

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Run	Typical	Fastest 25%
Run 1	4:33	3:46
Run 2	6:32	5:20
Run 3	6:54	5:33
Run 4	6:53	5:32
Run 5	7:03	5:41
Run 6	6:52	5:33
Run 7	6:54	5:30
Run 8	7:44	5:57

Run 1 reads short here (4:33 against about 6:53 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 6% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 3% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-2466 12%

25-29107 20%

30-34114 21%

35-3999 18%

40-4480 15%

45-4946 8%

50-5424 4%

55-594 1%

60-645 1%

65-691 0%

How many finished in each age group (tap one for what a good time is at that age).The largest share were in their thirties (213, 39%); the biggest single group was 30-34, with 114.

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Age group	How many	Share
16-24	66	12%
25-29	107	20%
30-34	114	21%
35-39	99	18%
40-44	80	15%
45-49	46	8%
50-54	24	4%
55-59	4	1%
60-64	5	1%
65-69	1	0%

Who raced: countries

South Africa480 88%

Zimbabwe9 2%

Botswana8 1%

Namibia6 1%

Britain6 1%

Kenya4 1%

SWZ4 1%

USA3 1%

The countries with the most finishers in this division, out of 546.The biggest is South Africa (480, 88%), then Zimbabwe (9, 2%) and Botswana (8, 1%).

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Country	How many	Share
South Africa	480	88%
Zimbabwe	9	2%
Botswana	8	1%
Namibia	6	1%
Britain	6	1%
Kenya	4	1%
SWZ	4	1%
USA	3	1%

Top three

All 546 finishers, with splits →

#	Athlete	Age group	Time
1	Melanie Carsten RSA	30-34	1:06:32
2	Carly Wessels RSA	30-34	1:07:03
3	Anneke Jordaan RSA	30-34	1:11:31

Doubles Men

Frans Van Der Merwe and Jacques Badenhorst won Doubles Men in 54:52, 0:41 ahead of the next team.Tristan Blewett and Andre van der Merwe were second in 55:33 and Quintin de Jongh and Mathieu Cros third in 58:39.Mostly a home field: 92% of its athletes came from South Africa.

1:24:07 typical finish 7:53 slower than this season's typical 1:16:14

1:08:44 fastest 10% finished under

1:14:25 – 1:35:50 the middle half of the field

Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 8:01 on the typical finisher; at the stations, burpee broad jump (0:44)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A field of normal spread with a long slow tail: typical 1:24:07, middle half about 1:14:25 to 1:35:50, fastest 10% (green) under 1:08:44.

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Doubles Men finish times at Cape Town 2026
Time band	How many	Share
52:30 to 55:00	1	0.2%
55:00 to 57:30	1	0.2%
57:30 to 1:00:00	4	0.7%
1:00:00 to 1:02:30	12	2.0%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00	14	2.3%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30	17	2.8%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00	29	4.8%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30	28	4.7%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00	52	8.7%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30	43	7.2%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00	39	6.5%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30	41	6.8%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00	36	6.0%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30	35	5.8%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00	33	5.5%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30	28	4.7%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00	25	4.2%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30	25	4.2%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00	22	3.7%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30	19	3.2%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00	11	1.8%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30	10	1.7%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00	16	2.7%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30	10	1.7%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00	11	1.8%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30	4	0.7%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00	9	1.5%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30	5	0.8%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00	3	0.5%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30	3	0.5%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00	3	0.5%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30	3	0.5%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00	0	0.0%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30	1	0.2%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00	0	0.0%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30	0	0.0%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00	0	0.0%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30	2	0.3%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00	0	0.0%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30	1	0.2%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00	1	0.2%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30	0	0.0%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00	0	0.0%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30	0	0.0%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00	0	0.0%
2:45:00 to 2:47:30	1	0.2%
2:47:30 to 2:50:00	0	0.0%
2:50:00 to 2:52:30	0	0.0%
2:52:30 to 2:55:00	0	0.0%
2:55:00 to 2:57:30	1	0.2%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

Runs 60% Stations 27% 13%

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

The runs gave them most of it: 60% of their gain on the typical team, against 27% at the stations and 13% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)8:01

Roxzone (moving)1:45

Burpee broad jump0:44

Wall balls0:44

Sandbag lunges0:35

Sled pull0:34

Row0:20

SkiErg0:12

Farmers carry0:12

Sled push0:10

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (8:01), then moving between stations (1:45); the smallest gap was sled push (0:10).

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Part	Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km)	8:01
Roxzone (moving)	1:45
Burpee broad jump	0:44
Wall balls	0:44
Sandbag lunges	0:35
Sled pull	0:34
Row	0:20
SkiErg	0:12
Farmers carry	0:12
Sled push	0:10

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:21:51

4:184:005:511:436:153:266:133:316:244:436:141:406:193:486:394:495:58

Typical of the fastest 25%1:08:36

3:273:484:551:335:132:525:162:475:244:235:171:285:163:135:264:054:13

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Typical finisher: 48:13 running, 27:40 at the stations and 5:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:49).

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Part	Typical finisher	Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1	4:18	3:27
SkiErg	4:00	3:48
Run 2	5:51	4:55
Sled push	1:43	1:33
Run 3	6:15	5:13
Sled pull	3:26	2:52
Run 4	6:13	5:16
Burpee broad jump	3:31	2:47
Run 5	6:24	5:24
Row	4:43	4:23
Run 6	6:14	5:17
Farmers carry	1:40	1:28
Run 7	6:19	5:16
Sandbag lunges	3:48	3:13
Run 8	6:39	5:26
Wall balls	4:49	4:05
Roxzone	5:58	4:13
Finish	1:24:07	1:09:49

Every station, against the season

Part	Typical	Fastest 10%	Fastest 25%	Against the season
SkiErg	4:00	3:42	3:48	0:05 faster
Sled push	1:43	1:21	1:33	0:09 faster
Sled pull	3:26	2:36	2:52	0:04 slower
Burpee broad jump	3:31	2:32	2:47	0:18 slower
Row	4:43	4:15	4:23	0:11 slower
Farmers carry	1:40	1:20	1:28	level
Sandbag lunges	3:48	2:57	3:13	0:12 slower
Wall balls	4:49	3:51	4:05	0:22 slower
Roxzone (moving)	5:58	4:01	4:13	0:46 faster
Runs (8 km)	48:38	39:29	40:37	6:33 slower

Slower here than the season: wall balls (0:22) and burpee broad jump (0:18). Faster: the roxzone (0:46) and sled push (0:09).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

3:004:005:006:007:00

Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed clearly from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (4:18) and the slowest the last run (6:39).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:13 faster).

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Run	Typical	Fastest 25%
Run 1	4:18	3:27
Run 2	5:51	4:55
Run 3	6:15	5:13
Run 4	6:13	5:16
Run 5	6:24	5:24
Run 6	6:14	5:17
Run 7	6:19	5:16
Run 8	6:39	5:26

Run 1 reads short here (4:18 against about 6:14 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 8% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 7% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-24124 21%

25-29118 20%

30-34145 24%

35-39119 20%

40-4459 10%

45-4923 4%

50-549 2%

60-641 0%

How many teams raced in each team age group.The largest share of the teams were in their thirties (264, 44%); the biggest single group was 30-34, with 145.

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Age group	How many	Share
16-24	124	21%
25-29	118	20%
30-34	145	24%
35-39	119	20%
40-44	59	10%
45-49	23	4%
50-54	9	2%
60-64	1	0%

Who raced: countries

South Africa1,104 92%

Zimbabwe24 2%

Britain13 1%

Namibia9 1%

Netherlands7 1%

Congo - Kinshasa6 1%

USA5 0%

Germany4 0%

The countries with the most athletes in this division, counting every team member (1,198 athletes in 599 teams).The biggest is South Africa (1,104, 92%), then Zimbabwe (24, 2%) and Britain (13, 1%).

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Country	How many	Share
South Africa	1,104	92%
Zimbabwe	24	2%
Britain	13	1%
Namibia	9	1%
Netherlands	7	1%
Congo - Kinshasa	6	1%
USA	5	0%
Germany	4	0%

Top three

All 599 teams, with splits →

#	Team	Age group	Time
1	Frans Van Der Merwe, Jacques Badenhorst RSA, RSA	16-24	54:52
2	Tristan Blewett, Andre van der Merwe RSA, RSA	25-29	55:33
3	Quintin de Jongh, Mathieu Cros RSA, FRA	30-34	58:39

Doubles Women

Carmen Buchacher and Caity Perry won Doubles Women by just 0:05, in 1:07:43.Danielle Vermaak and Rebecca Rivett were second in 1:07:48 and Caelan Armour and Tayla Haslam third in 1:08:09.Mostly a home field: 94% of its athletes came from South Africa.

1:39:28 typical finish 11:17 slower than this season's typical 1:28:11

1:19:38 fastest 10% finished under

1:26:59 – 1:53:53 the middle half of the field

Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 11:07 on the typical finisher; at the stations, burpee broad jump (1:08)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A widely spread field: typical 1:39:28, middle half about 1:26:59 to 1:53:53, fastest 10% (green) under 1:19:38.

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Doubles Women finish times at Cape Town 2026
Time band	How many	Share
1:07:30 to 1:10:00	8	1.1%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30	12	1.6%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00	13	1.7%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30	16	2.1%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00	34	4.5%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30	28	3.7%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00	32	4.2%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30	56	7.4%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00	46	6.1%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30	29	3.9%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00	33	4.4%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30	40	5.3%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00	41	5.4%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30	31	4.1%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00	36	4.8%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30	27	3.6%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00	33	4.4%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30	37	4.9%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00	23	3.1%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30	26	3.5%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00	20	2.7%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30	20	2.7%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00	11	1.5%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30	11	1.5%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00	11	1.5%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30	14	1.9%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00	9	1.2%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30	7	0.9%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00	7	0.9%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30	7	0.9%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00	5	0.7%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30	5	0.7%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00	6	0.8%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30	7	0.9%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00	3	0.4%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30	2	0.3%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00	1	0.1%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30	1	0.1%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00	0	0.0%
2:45:00 to 2:47:30	1	0.1%
2:47:30 to 2:50:00	0	0.0%
2:50:00 to 2:52:30	1	0.1%
2:52:30 to 2:55:00	2	0.3%
2:55:00 to 2:57:30	0	0.0%
2:57:30 to 3:00:00	0	0.0%
3:00:00 to 3:02:30	0	0.0%
3:02:30 to 3:05:00	0	0.0%
3:05:00 to 3:07:30	0	0.0%
3:07:30 to 3:10:00	1	0.1%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

Runs 62% Stations 27% 11%

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

The runs gave them most of it: 62% of their gain on the typical team, against 27% at the stations and 11% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)11:07

Roxzone (moving)2:02

Burpee broad jump1:08

Wall balls0:54

Sandbag lunges0:44

Sled pull0:39

Row0:29

SkiErg0:18

Sled push0:16

Farmers carry0:15

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (11:07), then moving between stations (2:02); the smallest gap was farmers carry (0:15).

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Part	Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km)	11:07
Roxzone (moving)	2:02
Burpee broad jump	1:08
Wall balls	0:54
Sandbag lunges	0:44
Sled pull	0:39
Row	0:29
SkiErg	0:18
Sled push	0:16
Farmers carry	0:15

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:37:47

5:054:547:091:557:194:407:215:017:325:347:241:587:284:128:075:096:59

Typical of the fastest 25%1:19:58

4:084:365:461:396:024:015:593:536:075:056:001:436:033:286:164:154:57

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Typical finisher: 57:25 running, 33:23 at the stations and 6:59 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (5:34) and the shortest the sled push (1:55).

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Part	Typical finisher	Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1	5:05	4:08
SkiErg	4:54	4:36
Run 2	7:09	5:46
Sled push	1:55	1:39
Run 3	7:19	6:02
Sled pull	4:40	4:01
Run 4	7:21	5:59
Burpee broad jump	5:01	3:53
Run 5	7:32	6:07
Row	5:34	5:05
Run 6	7:24	6:00
Farmers carry	1:58	1:43
Run 7	7:28	6:03
Sandbag lunges	4:12	3:28
Run 8	8:07	6:16
Wall balls	5:09	4:15
Roxzone	6:59	4:57
Finish	1:39:28	1:20:54

Every station, against the season

Part	Typical	Fastest 10%	Fastest 25%	Against the season
SkiErg	4:54	4:27	4:36	0:04 slower
Sled push	1:55	1:32	1:39	0:02 slower
Sled pull	4:40	3:41	4:01	0:26 slower
Burpee broad jump	5:01	3:35	3:53	0:43 slower
Row	5:34	4:55	5:05	0:21 slower
Farmers carry	1:58	1:35	1:43	0:05 slower
Sandbag lunges	4:12	3:13	3:28	0:24 slower
Wall balls	5:09	3:55	4:15	0:43 slower
Roxzone (moving)	6:59	4:44	4:57	0:46 faster
Runs (8 km)	57:51	45:40	46:44	8:41 slower

Slower here than the season: burpee broad jump (0:43) and wall balls (0:43). Faster: the roxzone (0:46).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

4:005:006:007:008:009:00

Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed a little from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (5:05) and the slowest the last run (8:07).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:51 faster).

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Run	Typical	Fastest 25%
Run 1	5:05	4:08
Run 2	7:09	5:46
Run 3	7:19	6:02
Run 4	7:21	5:59
Run 5	7:32	6:07
Run 6	7:24	6:00
Run 7	7:28	6:03
Run 8	8:07	6:16

Run 1 reads short here (5:05 against about 7:23 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 4% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 5% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-2491 12%

25-29157 21%

30-34186 25%

35-39166 22%

40-4489 12%

45-4941 5%

50-5412 2%

55-596 1%

60-642 0%

How many teams raced in each team age group.The largest share of the teams were in their thirties (352, 47%); the biggest single group was 30-34, with 186.

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Age group	How many	Share
16-24	91	12%
25-29	157	21%
30-34	186	25%
35-39	166	22%
40-44	89	12%
45-49	41	5%
50-54	12	2%
55-59	6	1%
60-64	2	0%

Who raced: countries

South Africa1,416 94%

Zimbabwe14 1%

Namibia11 1%

Botswana9 1%

USA7 0%

Zambia5 0%

Germany4 0%

Britain3 0%

The countries with the most athletes in this division, counting every team member (1,506 athletes in 753 teams).The biggest is South Africa (1,416, 94%), then Zimbabwe (14, 1%) and Namibia (11, 1%).

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Country	How many	Share
South Africa	1,416	94%
Zimbabwe	14	1%
Namibia	11	1%
Botswana	9	1%
USA	7	0%
Zambia	5	0%
Germany	4	0%
Britain	3	0%

Top three

All 753 teams, with splits →

#	Team	Age group	Time
1	Carmen Buchacher, Caity Perry AUT, RSA	35-39	1:07:43
2	Danielle Vermaak, Rebecca Rivett RSA, RSA	35-39	1:07:48
3	Caelan Armour, Tayla Haslam RSA, RSA	16-24	1:08:09

Doubles Mixed

Pieter SMith and Juan-Marié Herbst won Doubles Mixed in 55:41, a clear 2:34 ahead of the next team.Ilse Niebuhr and Christiaan Janse van Rensburg were second in 58:15 and Charl van Eeden and Julia Forrest third in 58:25.Mostly a home field: 91% of its athletes came from South Africa.

1:29:00 typical finish 6:01 slower than this season's typical 1:22:59

1:10:27 fastest 10% finished under

1:18:53 – 1:42:43 the middle half of the field

Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 10:42 on the typical finisher; at the stations, wall balls (1:02)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A widely spread field: typical 1:29:00, middle half about 1:18:53 to 1:42:43, fastest 10% (green) under 1:10:27.

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Doubles Mixed finish times at Cape Town 2026
Time band	How many	Share
55:00 to 57:30	1	0.1%
57:30 to 1:00:00	8	1.1%
1:00:00 to 1:02:30	11	1.6%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00	10	1.4%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30	13	1.8%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00	21	3.0%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30	24	3.4%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00	33	4.7%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30	37	5.3%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00	41	5.8%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30	37	5.3%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00	39	5.5%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30	43	6.1%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00	43	6.1%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30	40	5.7%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00	37	5.3%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30	32	4.6%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00	28	4.0%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30	24	3.4%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00	28	4.0%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30	19	2.7%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00	21	3.0%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30	16	2.3%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00	14	2.0%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30	13	1.8%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00	15	2.1%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30	7	1.0%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00	5	0.7%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30	8	1.1%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00	4	0.6%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30	4	0.6%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00	4	0.6%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30	3	0.4%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00	4	0.6%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30	2	0.3%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00	3	0.4%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30	2	0.3%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00	1	0.1%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30	1	0.1%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00	1	0.1%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30	2	0.3%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00	0	0.0%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30	0	0.0%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00	0	0.0%
2:45:00 to 2:47:30	0	0.0%
2:47:30 to 2:50:00	2	0.3%
2:50:00 to 2:52:30	0	0.0%
2:52:30 to 2:55:00	0	0.0%
2:55:00 to 2:57:30	1	0.1%
2:57:30 to 3:00:00	0	0.0%
3:00:00 to 3:02:30	0	0.0%
3:02:30 to 3:05:00	1	0.1%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

Runs 61% Stations 28% 11%

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

The runs gave them most of it: 61% of their gain on the typical team, against 28% at the stations and 11% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)10:42

Roxzone (moving)2:01

Wall balls1:02

Burpee broad jump0:55

Sandbag lunges0:51

Sled pull0:49

Row0:24

Sled push0:21

SkiErg0:17

Farmers carry0:13

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (10:42), then moving between stations (2:01); the smallest gap was farmers carry (0:13).

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Part	Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km)	10:42
Roxzone (moving)	2:01
Wall balls	1:02
Burpee broad jump	0:55
Sandbag lunges	0:51
Sled pull	0:49
Row	0:24
Sled push	0:21
SkiErg	0:17
Farmers carry	0:13

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:28:01

4:304:186:162:116:344:136:373:576:484:576:401:496:414:107:075:026:11

Typical of the fastest 25%1:11:02

3:374:015:041:505:213:245:193:025:264:335:211:365:253:195:344:004:10

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Typical finisher: 51:13 running, 30:38 at the stations and 6:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:02).

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Part	Typical finisher	Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1	4:30	3:37
SkiErg	4:18	4:01
Run 2	6:16	5:04
Sled push	2:11	1:50
Run 3	6:34	5:21
Sled pull	4:13	3:24
Run 4	6:37	5:19
Burpee broad jump	3:57	3:02
Run 5	6:48	5:26
Row	4:57	4:33
Run 6	6:40	5:21
Farmers carry	1:49	1:36
Run 7	6:41	5:25
Sandbag lunges	4:10	3:19
Run 8	7:07	5:34
Wall balls	5:02	4:00
Roxzone	6:11	4:10
Finish	1:29:00	1:12:30

Every station, against the season

Part	Typical	Fastest 10%	Fastest 25%	Against the season
SkiErg	4:18	3:55	4:01	0:04 faster
Sled push	2:11	1:40	1:50	0:03 faster
Sled pull	4:13	3:10	3:24	0:13 slower
Burpee broad jump	3:57	2:48	3:02	0:21 slower
Row	4:57	4:26	4:33	0:09 slower
Farmers carry	1:49	1:30	1:36	0:01 faster
Sandbag lunges	4:10	2:56	3:19	0:07 slower
Wall balls	5:02	3:49	4:00	0:24 slower
Roxzone (moving)	6:11	4:04	4:10	0:57 faster
Runs (8 km)	51:48	40:24	41:06	6:16 slower

Slower here than the season: wall balls (0:24) and burpee broad jump (0:21). Faster: the roxzone (0:57) and SkiErg (0:04).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

3:004:005:006:007:008:00

Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed a little from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (4:30) and the slowest the last run (7:07).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:33 faster).

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Run	Typical	Fastest 25%
Run 1	4:30	3:37
Run 2	6:16	5:04
Run 3	6:34	5:21
Run 4	6:37	5:19
Run 5	6:48	5:26
Run 6	6:40	5:21
Run 7	6:41	5:25
Run 8	7:07	5:34

Run 1 reads short here (4:30 against about 6:39 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 7% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 7% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-24124 18%

25-29157 22%

30-34154 22%

35-39133 19%

40-4473 10%

45-4933 5%

50-5422 3%

55-594 1%

60-642 0%

65-691 0%

How many teams raced in each team age group.The largest share of the teams were in their thirties (287, 41%); the biggest single group was 25-29, with 157.

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Age group	How many	Share
16-24	124	18%
25-29	157	22%
30-34	154	22%
35-39	133	19%
40-44	73	10%
45-49	33	5%
50-54	22	3%
55-59	4	1%
60-64	2	0%
65-69	1	0%

Who raced: countries

South Africa1,274 91%

Britain17 1%

Germany17 1%

Namibia14 1%

Zimbabwe14 1%

Botswana10 1%

Sweden7 0%

Netherlands6 0%

The countries with the most athletes in this division, counting every team member (1,406 athletes in 703 teams).The biggest is South Africa (1,274, 91%), then Britain (17, 1%) and Germany (17, 1%).

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Country	How many	Share
South Africa	1,274	91%
Britain	17	1%
Germany	17	1%
Namibia	14	1%
Zimbabwe	14	1%
Botswana	10	1%
Sweden	7	0%
Netherlands	6	0%

Top three

All 703 teams, with splits →

#	Team	Age group	Time
1	Pieter SMith, Juan-Marié Herbst RSA, RSA	30-34	55:41
2	Ilse Niebuhr, Christiaan Janse van Rensburg RSA, RSA	25-29	58:15
3	Charl van Eeden, Julia Forrest RSA, RSA	25-29	58:25

Pro Men

Kyle Schoonbee won Pro Men in 57:15, a clear 2:39 ahead of the next finisher.Dylan Pienaar was second in 59:54 and Scott Bayvel third in 1:01:25.Mostly a home field: 85% of its athletes came from South Africa.

1:26:43 typical finish 5:46 slower than this season's typical 1:20:57

1:08:17 fastest 10% finished under

1:15:26 – 1:38:22 the middle half of the field

Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 7:40 on the typical finisher; at the stations, wall balls (1:56)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A widely spread field with a long slow tail: typical 1:26:43, middle half about 1:15:26 to 1:38:22, fastest 10% (green) under 1:08:17.

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Pro Men finish times at Cape Town 2026
Time band	How many	Share
55:00 to 57:30	1	0.5%
57:30 to 1:00:00	1	0.5%
1:00:00 to 1:02:30	2	1.0%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00	8	4.2%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30	5	2.6%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00	10	5.2%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30	12	6.3%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00	7	3.7%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30	11	5.8%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00	6	3.1%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30	10	5.2%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00	12	6.3%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30	11	5.8%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00	9	4.7%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30	11	5.8%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00	9	4.7%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30	12	6.3%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00	11	5.8%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30	4	2.1%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00	4	2.1%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30	4	2.1%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00	2	1.0%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30	3	1.6%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00	2	1.0%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30	8	4.2%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00	3	1.6%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30	1	0.5%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00	5	2.6%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30	2	1.0%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00	0	0.0%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30	2	1.0%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00	0	0.0%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30	0	0.0%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00	0	0.0%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30	0	0.0%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00	0	0.0%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30	0	0.0%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00	0	0.0%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30	0	0.0%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00	0	0.0%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30	1	0.5%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00	0	0.0%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30	1	0.5%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00	1	0.5%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

Runs 45% Stations 46% 9%

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

The stations gave them more than the runs: 46% of their gain, against 45% on the runs and 9% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)7:40

Wall balls1:56

Sled pull1:40

Roxzone (moving)1:34

Burpee broad jump1:14

Sandbag lunges1:03

Sled push0:49

Farmers carry0:33

Row0:23

SkiErg0:12

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (7:40), then wall balls (1:56); the smallest gap was the SkiErg (0:12).

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Part	Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km)	7:40
Wall balls	1:56
Sled pull	1:40
Roxzone (moving)	1:34
Burpee broad jump	1:14
Sandbag lunges	1:03
Sled push	0:49
Farmers carry	0:33
Row	0:23
SkiErg	0:12

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:24:26

3:184:114:474:035:206:215:204:375:244:425:112:215:205:056:007:115:15

Typical of the fastest 25%1:08:18

2:513:594:073:144:274:414:263:234:314:194:221:484:274:024:455:153:41

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Typical finisher: 40:40 running, 38:31 at the stations and 5:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:11).

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Part	Typical finisher	Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1	3:18	2:51
SkiErg	4:11	3:59
Run 2	4:47	4:07
Sled push	4:03	3:14
Run 3	5:20	4:27
Sled pull	6:21	4:41
Run 4	5:20	4:26
Burpee broad jump	4:37	3:23
Run 5	5:24	4:31
Row	4:42	4:19
Run 6	5:11	4:22
Farmers carry	2:21	1:48
Run 7	5:20	4:27
Sandbag lunges	5:05	4:02
Run 8	6:00	4:45
Wall balls	7:11	5:15
Roxzone	5:15	3:41
Finish	1:26:43	1:08:52

Every station, against the season

Part	Typical	Fastest 10%	Fastest 25%	Against the season
SkiErg	4:11	3:53	3:59	0:07 faster
Sled push	4:03	2:56	3:14	0:10 slower
Sled pull	6:21	4:26	4:41	0:37 slower
Burpee broad jump	4:37	3:12	3:23	0:14 slower
Row	4:42	4:14	4:19	0:08 slower
Farmers carry	2:21	1:38	1:48	0:10 slower
Sandbag lunges	5:05	3:40	4:02	0:03 slower
Wall balls	7:11	4:47	5:15	0:19 slower
Roxzone (moving)	5:15	3:29	3:41	0:59 faster
Runs (8 km)	41:27	33:02	33:47	4:51 slower

Slower here than the season: sled pull (0:37) and wall balls (0:19). Faster: the roxzone (0:59) and SkiErg (0:07).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

2:003:004:005:006:00

Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed clearly from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (3:18) and the slowest the last run (6:00).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:14 faster).

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Run	Typical	Fastest 25%
Run 1	3:18	2:51
Run 2	4:47	4:07
Run 3	5:20	4:27
Run 4	5:20	4:26
Run 5	5:24	4:31
Run 6	5:11	4:22
Run 7	5:20	4:27
Run 8	6:00	4:45

Run 1 reads short here (3:18 against about 5:20 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 11% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 8% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-2418 9%

25-2941 21%

30-3455 29%

35-3932 17%

40-4424 13%

45-4911 6%

50-548 4%

55-592 1%

How many finished in each age group (tap one for what a good time is at that age).The largest share were in their thirties (87, 46%); the biggest single group was 30-34, with 55.

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Age group	How many	Share
16-24	18	9%
25-29	41	21%
30-34	55	29%
35-39	32	17%
40-44	24	13%
45-49	11	6%
50-54	8	4%
55-59	2	1%

Who raced: countries

South Africa163 85%

Zimbabwe6 3%

Namibia3 2%

France2 1%

Botswana2 1%

Austria2 1%

Lesotho2 1%

Germany2 1%

The countries with the most finishers in this division, out of 191.The biggest is South Africa (163, 85%), then Zimbabwe (6, 3%) and Namibia (3, 2%).

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Country	How many	Share
South Africa	163	85%
Zimbabwe	6	3%
Namibia	3	2%
France	2	1%
Botswana	2	1%
Austria	2	1%
Lesotho	2	1%
Germany	2	1%

Top three

All 191 finishers, with splits →

#	Athlete	Age group	Time
1	Kyle Schoonbee RSA	30-34	57:15
2	Dylan Pienaar RSA	16-24	59:54
3	Scott Bayvel RSA	30-34	1:01:25

Pro Women

Danél Louw won Pro Women in 1:00:45, a clear 7:02 ahead of the next finisher.Ida Strand was second in 1:07:47 and Juan-Marie Herbst third in 1:08:49.Mostly a home field: 85% of its athletes came from South Africa.

1:34:20 typical finish 7:31 slower than this season's typical 1:26:49

1:15:46 fastest 10% finished under

1:22:27 – 1:49:13 the middle half of the field

Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 7:20 on the typical finisher; at the stations, wall balls (2:13)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A widely spread field with a long slow tail: typical 1:34:20, middle half about 1:22:27 to 1:49:13, fastest 10% (green) under 1:15:46.

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Pro Women finish times at Cape Town 2026
Time band	How many	Share
1:00:00 to 1:02:30	1	1.1%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00	0	0.0%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30	0	0.0%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00	3	3.4%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30	3	3.4%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00	1	1.1%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30	5	5.6%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00	3	3.4%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30	7	7.9%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00	7	7.9%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30	6	6.7%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00	4	4.5%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30	1	1.1%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00	4	4.5%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30	3	3.4%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00	4	4.5%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30	2	2.2%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00	5	5.6%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30	5	5.6%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00	3	3.4%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30	2	2.2%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00	1	1.1%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30	2	2.2%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00	2	2.2%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30	2	2.2%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00	1	1.1%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30	1	1.1%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00	0	0.0%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30	3	3.4%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00	2	2.2%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30	1	1.1%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00	2	2.2%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30	1	1.1%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00	0	0.0%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30	2	2.2%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

Runs 42% Stations 51%

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

The stations gave them more than the runs: 51% of their gain, against 42% on the runs and 7% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)7:20

Wall balls2:13

Burpee broad jump1:38

Roxzone (moving)1:12

Sled pull1:11

Sled push1:06

Sandbag lunges1:06

Farmers carry0:49

SkiErg0:25

Row0:22

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (7:20), then wall balls (2:13); the smallest gap was row (0:22).

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Part	Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km)	7:20
Wall balls	2:13
Burpee broad jump	1:38
Roxzone (moving)	1:12
Sled pull	1:11
Sled push	1:06
Sandbag lunges	1:06
Farmers carry	0:49
SkiErg	0:25
Row	0:22

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:31:51

3:484:535:304:255:476:135:425:505:535:125:422:545:515:096:297:215:12

Typical of the fastest 25%1:14:19

3:124:284:283:194:535:024:484:124:564:504:502:054:574:035:085:084:00

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Typical finisher: 44:41 running, 41:57 at the stations and 5:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:21).

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Part	Typical finisher	Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1	3:48	3:12
SkiErg	4:53	4:28
Run 2	5:30	4:28
Sled push	4:25	3:19
Run 3	5:47	4:53
Sled pull	6:13	5:02
Run 4	5:42	4:48
Burpee broad jump	5:50	4:12
Run 5	5:53	4:56
Row	5:12	4:50
Run 6	5:42	4:50
Farmers carry	2:54	2:05
Run 7	5:51	4:57
Sandbag lunges	5:09	4:03
Run 8	6:29	5:08
Wall balls	7:21	5:08
Roxzone	5:12	4:00
Finish	1:34:20	1:16:17

Every station, against the season

Part	Typical	Fastest 10%	Fastest 25%	Against the season
SkiErg	4:53	4:27	4:28	0:01 faster
Sled push	4:25	3:09	3:19	0:25 slower
Sled pull	6:13	4:39	5:02	0:26 slower
Burpee broad jump	5:50	4:05	4:12	0:37 slower
Row	5:12	4:46	4:50	0:05 slower
Farmers carry	2:54	2:00	2:05	0:18 slower
Sandbag lunges	5:09	3:38	4:03	0:01 faster
Wall balls	7:21	4:53	5:08	1:00 slower
Roxzone (moving)	5:12	3:57	4:00	1:20 faster
Runs (8 km)	45:05	36:14	37:45	4:57 slower

Slower here than the season: wall balls (1:00) and burpee broad jump (0:37). Faster: the roxzone (1:20) and sandbag lunges (0:01).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

3:004:005:006:007:00

Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed a little from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (3:48) and the slowest the last run (6:29).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:21 faster).

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Run	Typical	Fastest 25%
Run 1	3:48	3:12
Run 2	5:30	4:28
Run 3	5:47	4:53
Run 4	5:42	4:48
Run 5	5:53	4:56
Run 6	5:42	4:50
Run 7	5:51	4:57
Run 8	6:29	5:08

Run 1 reads short here (3:48 against about 5:45 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 6% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 11% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-249 10%

25-2920 22%

30-3418 20%

35-3920 22%

40-449 10%

45-498 9%

50-543 3%

55-592 2%

How many finished in each age group (tap one for what a good time is at that age).The largest share were in their thirties (38, 43%); the biggest single group was 25-29, with 20.

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Age group	How many	Share
16-24	9	10%
25-29	20	22%
30-34	18	20%
35-39	20	22%
40-44	9	10%
45-49	8	9%
50-54	3	3%
55-59	2	2%

Who raced: countries

South Africa76 85%

Britain3 3%

Kenya2 2%

Lesotho2 2%

Sweden1 1%

Norway1 1%

USA1 1%

Namibia1 1%

The countries with the most finishers in this division, out of 89.The biggest is South Africa (76, 85%), then Britain (3, 3%) and Kenya (2, 2%).

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Country	How many	Share
South Africa	76	85%
Britain	3	3%
Kenya	2	2%
Lesotho	2	2%
Sweden	1	1%
Norway	1	1%
USA	1	1%
Namibia	1	1%

Top three

All 89 finishers, with splits →

#	Athlete	Age group	Time
1	Danél Louw RSA	25-29	1:00:45
2	Ida Strand SWE	25-29	1:07:47
3	Juan-Marie Herbst RSA	30-34	1:08:49

Pro Doubles Men

Dylan Pienaar and Kyle Schoonbee won Pro Doubles Men in 51:58, a clear 2:20 ahead of the next team.Simon Goldsbrough and Luke Jacobs were second in 54:18 and Heinrich Kamffer and Charles Nel third in 55:21.Mostly a home field: 91% of its athletes came from South Africa.

1:10:11 typical finish 0:22 slower than this season's typical 1:09:49

59:34 fastest 10% finished under

1:03:26 – 1:19:11 the middle half of the field

Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 6:59 on the typical finisher; at the stations, sled pull (0:36)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A field of normal spread with a long slow tail: typical 1:10:11, middle half about 1:03:26 to 1:19:11, fastest 10% (green) under 59:34.

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Pro Doubles Men finish times at Cape Town 2026
Time band	How many	Share
50:00 to 52:30	1	1.0%
52:30 to 55:00	1	1.0%
55:00 to 57:30	4	3.9%
57:30 to 1:00:00	10	9.7%
1:00:00 to 1:02:30	8	7.8%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00	5	4.9%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30	12	11.7%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00	10	9.7%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30	11	10.7%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00	6	5.8%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30	6	5.8%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00	7	6.8%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30	4	3.9%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00	2	1.9%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30	1	1.0%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00	2	1.9%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30	1	1.0%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00	2	1.9%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30	4	3.9%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00	1	1.0%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30	1	1.0%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00	0	0.0%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30	0	0.0%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00	0	0.0%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30	0	0.0%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00	0	0.0%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30	0	0.0%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00	1	1.0%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30	1	1.0%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00	0	0.0%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30	0	0.0%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00	0	0.0%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30	0	0.0%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00	0	0.0%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30	0	0.0%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00	0	0.0%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30	0	0.0%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00	0	0.0%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30	0	0.0%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00	0	0.0%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30	0	0.0%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00	0	0.0%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30	0	0.0%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00	0	0.0%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30	1	1.0%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00	0	0.0%
2:45:00 to 2:47:30	0	0.0%
2:47:30 to 2:50:00	0	0.0%
2:50:00 to 2:52:30	1	1.0%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

Runs 66% Stations 27%

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

The runs gave them most of it: 66% of their gain on the typical team, against 27% at the stations and 7% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)6:59

Roxzone (moving)0:44

Sled pull0:36

Burpee broad jump0:33

Wall balls0:31

Sandbag lunges0:22

Sled push0:16

Row0:15

Farmers carry0:11

SkiErg0:10

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (6:59), then moving between stations (0:44); the smallest gap was the SkiErg (0:10).

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Part	Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km)	6:59
Roxzone (moving)	0:44
Sled pull	0:36
Burpee broad jump	0:33
Wall balls	0:31
Sandbag lunges	0:22
Sled push	0:16
Row	0:15
Farmers carry	0:11
SkiErg	0:10

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:09:22

3:193:434:432:045:074:095:072:445:124:185:031:375:093:345:224:153:56

Typical of the fastest 25%59:19

2:453:334:031:484:183:334:182:114:184:034:121:264:183:124:253:443:12

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Typical finisher: 39:02 running, 26:24 at the stations and 3:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:18).

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Part	Typical finisher	Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1	3:19	2:45
SkiErg	3:43	3:33
Run 2	4:43	4:03
Sled push	2:04	1:48
Run 3	5:07	4:18
Sled pull	4:09	3:33
Run 4	5:07	4:18
Burpee broad jump	2:44	2:11
Run 5	5:12	4:18
Row	4:18	4:03
Run 6	5:03	4:12
Farmers carry	1:37	1:26
Run 7	5:09	4:18
Sandbag lunges	3:34	3:12
Run 8	5:22	4:25
Wall balls	4:15	3:44
Roxzone	3:56	3:12
Finish	1:10:11	59:45

Every station, against the season

Part	Typical	Fastest 10%	Fastest 25%	Against the season
SkiErg	3:43	3:30	3:33	0:09 faster
Sled push	2:04	1:39	1:48	0:11 faster
Sled pull	4:09	3:15	3:33	0:02 slower
Burpee broad jump	2:44	2:03	2:11	0:01 slower
Row	4:18	3:58	4:03	0:02 slower
Farmers carry	1:37	1:22	1:26	0:03 faster
Sandbag lunges	3:34	2:50	3:12	0:01 faster
Wall balls	4:15	3:36	3:44	0:02 slower
Roxzone (moving)	3:56	3:09	3:12	1:35 faster
Runs (8 km)	39:28	32:22	32:29	2:38 slower

Slower here than the season: sled pull (0:02) and row (0:02). Faster: the roxzone (1:35) and sled push (0:11).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

2:303:003:304:004:305:005:30

Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed clearly from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (3:19) and the slowest the last run (5:22).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (0:57 faster).

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Run	Typical	Fastest 25%
Run 1	3:19	2:45
Run 2	4:43	4:03
Run 3	5:07	4:18
Run 4	5:07	4:18
Run 5	5:12	4:18
Run 6	5:03	4:12
Run 7	5:09	4:18
Run 8	5:22	4:25

Run 1 reads short here (3:19 against about 5:07 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 9% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 6% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-2414 14%

25-2921 20%

30-3430 29%

35-3923 22%

40-449 9%

45-494 4%

50-541 1%

55-591 1%

How many teams raced in each team age group.Most of the teams were in their thirties (53, 51%); the biggest single group was 30-34, with 30.

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Age group	How many	Share
16-24	14	14%
25-29	21	20%
30-34	30	29%
35-39	23	22%
40-44	9	9%
45-49	4	4%
50-54	1	1%
55-59	1	1%

Who raced: countries

South Africa187 91%

Namibia3 1%

Germany2 1%

Nigeria2 1%

Greece2 1%

Zimbabwe2 1%

Kenya1 0%

Britain1 0%

The countries with the most athletes in this division, counting every team member (206 athletes in 103 teams).The biggest is South Africa (187, 91%), then Namibia (3, 1%) and Germany (2, 1%).

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Country	How many	Share
South Africa	187	91%
Namibia	3	1%
Germany	2	1%
Nigeria	2	1%
Greece	2	1%
Zimbabwe	2	1%
Kenya	1	0%
Britain	1	0%

Top three

All 103 teams, with splits →

#	Team	Age group	Time
1	Dylan Pienaar, Kyle Schoonbee RSA, RSA	25-29	51:58
2	Simon Goldsbrough, Luke Jacobs, Luke Jacobs RSA, RSA	30-34	54:18
3	Heinrich Kamffer, Charles Nel RSA, RSA	30-34	55:21

Pro Doubles Women

Vicky MacIntosh and Danél Louw won Pro Doubles Women in 55:02, a clear 8:23 ahead of the next team.Andrea Erasmus and Carien Fourie were second in 1:03:25 and Stephani van Zyl and Margot Rademeyer third in 1:06:13.Mostly a home field: 96% of its athletes came from South Africa.

1:17:26 typical finish 2:22 faster than this season's typical 1:19:48

1:07:00 fastest 10% finished under

1:10:56 – 1:33:29 the middle half of the field

Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 4:59 on the typical finisher; at the stations, sled pull (1:01)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A widely spread field with a long slow tail: typical 1:17:26, middle half about 1:10:56 to 1:33:29, fastest 10% (green) under 1:07:00.

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Pro Doubles Women finish times at Cape Town 2026
Time band	How many	Share
55:00 to 57:30	1	2.4%
57:30 to 1:00:00	0	0.0%
1:00:00 to 1:02:30	0	0.0%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00	1	2.4%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30	4	9.8%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00	3	7.3%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30	2	4.9%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00	6	14.6%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30	4	9.8%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00	2	4.9%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30	2	4.9%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00	4	9.8%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30	0	0.0%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00	1	2.4%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30	0	0.0%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00	1	2.4%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30	0	0.0%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00	0	0.0%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30	2	4.9%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00	0	0.0%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30	2	4.9%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00	1	2.4%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30	0	0.0%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00	0	0.0%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30	0	0.0%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00	0	0.0%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30	0	0.0%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00	0	0.0%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30	0	0.0%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00	1	2.4%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30	1	2.4%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00	0	0.0%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30	1	2.4%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00	0	0.0%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30	0	0.0%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00	0	0.0%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30	0	0.0%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00	0	0.0%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30	0	0.0%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00	1	2.4%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30	1	2.4%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

Runs 50% Stations 38% 12%

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

Their gain was shared out: 50% on the runs, 38% at the stations, 12% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)4:59

Roxzone (moving)1:09

Sled pull1:01

Burpee broad jump0:35

Sandbag lunges0:30

Wall balls0:25

Row0:24

Sled push0:23

SkiErg0:18

Farmers carry0:11

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (4:59), then moving between stations (1:09); the smallest gap was farmers carry (0:11).

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Part	Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km)	4:59
Roxzone (moving)	1:09
Sled pull	1:01
Burpee broad jump	0:35
Sandbag lunges	0:30
Wall balls	0:25
Row	0:24
Sled push	0:23
SkiErg	0:18
Farmers carry	0:11

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:17:26

3:524:245:192:195:334:435:293:235:324:515:541:495:403:436:034:124:40

Typical of the fastest 25%1:06:46

3:114:064:311:564:573:424:532:485:034:274:571:384:583:135:083:473:31

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Typical finisher: 43:22 running, 29:24 at the stations and 4:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:51).

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Part	Typical finisher	Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1	3:52	3:11
SkiErg	4:24	4:06
Run 2	5:19	4:31
Sled push	2:19	1:56
Run 3	5:33	4:57
Sled pull	4:43	3:42
Run 4	5:29	4:53
Burpee broad jump	3:23	2:48
Run 5	5:32	5:03
Row	4:51	4:27
Run 6	5:54	4:57
Farmers carry	1:49	1:38
Run 7	5:40	4:58
Sandbag lunges	3:43	3:13
Run 8	6:03	5:08
Wall balls	4:12	3:47
Roxzone	4:40	3:31
Finish	1:17:26	1:07:10

Every station, against the season

Part	Typical	Fastest 10%	Fastest 25%	Against the season
SkiErg	4:24	4:02	4:06	0:07 faster
Sled push	2:19	1:50	1:56	0:12 faster
Sled pull	4:43	3:29	3:42	0:17 slower
Burpee broad jump	3:23	2:47	2:48	0:08 faster
Row	4:51	4:25	4:27	0:02 faster
Farmers carry	1:49	1:36	1:38	0:06 faster
Sandbag lunges	3:43	3:10	3:13	0:16 faster
Wall balls	4:12	3:28	3:47	0:01 faster
Roxzone (moving)	4:40	3:26	3:31	1:51 faster
Runs (8 km)	42:35	37:30	37:36	0:07 faster

Slower here than the season: sled pull (0:17). Faster: the roxzone (1:51) and sandbag lunges (0:16).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

3:003:304:004:305:005:306:006:30

Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed a little from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (3:52) and the slowest the last run (6:03).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on run 6 (0:57 faster).

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Run	Typical	Fastest 25%
Run 1	3:52	3:11
Run 2	5:19	4:31
Run 3	5:33	4:57
Run 4	5:29	4:53
Run 5	5:32	5:03
Run 6	5:54	4:57
Run 7	5:40	4:58
Run 8	6:03	5:08

Run 1 reads short here (3:52 against about 5:32 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 7% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 10% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-243 7%

25-297 17%

30-346 15%

35-3913 32%

40-448 20%

45-493 7%

50-541 2%

How many teams raced in each team age group.The largest share of the teams were in their thirties (19, 46%); the biggest single group was 35-39, with 13.

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Age group	How many	Share
16-24	3	7%
25-29	7	17%
30-34	6	15%
35-39	13	32%
40-44	8	20%
45-49	3	7%
50-54	1	2%

Who raced: countries

South Africa79 96%

Congo - Kinshasa1 1%

Réunion1 1%

Thailand1 1%

The countries with the most athletes in this division, counting every team member (82 athletes in 41 teams).The biggest is South Africa (79, 96%), then Congo - Kinshasa (1, 1%) and Réunion (1, 1%).

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Country	How many	Share
South Africa	79	96%
Congo - Kinshasa	1	1%
Réunion	1	1%
Thailand	1	1%

Top three

All 41 teams, with splits →

#	Team	Age group	Time
1	Vicky MacIntosh, Danél Louw RSA, RSA	30-34	55:02
2	Andrea Erasmus, Carien Fourie RSA, RSA	30-34	1:03:25
3	Stephani van Zyl, Margot Rademeyer RSA, RSA	25-29	1:06:13

Relay Men

Robert Young's relay team won Relay Men in 56:22, a clear 7:46 ahead of the next team.Jason Luboyera's relay team were second in 1:04:08 and Tyler McClure's relay team third in 1:05:02.

1:07:31 typical finish

1:01:02 fastest 10% finished under

1:04:35 – 1:17:30 the middle half of the field

— where the fastest 25% gained most needs a field of 30 or more

Fewer than 30 teams, so there is no distribution and no station breakdown for this division.

Top three

All 7 teams, with splits →

#	Team	Age group	Time
1	Robert Young, Daniel Ochse, Bronson Shaw, Jacques Badenhorst	U40	56:22
2	Jason Luboyera, Mark Miller, Matthew- John McKenzie Hunter, Dylan Wasserfall	U40	1:04:08
3	Tyler McClure, Cameron Dell, Daniel Ryklief, John Campbell	U40	1:05:02

Relay Women

Liney Bezuidenhout's relay team won Relay Women in 1:02:46, a clear 12:49 ahead of the next team.Ludivine Huet-Haupt's relay team were second in 1:15:35 and Ciemone Freeme's relay team third in 1:20:59.

1:31:31 typical finish

1:16:40 fastest 10% finished under

1:21:46 – 1:49:33 the middle half of the field

— where the fastest 25% gained most needs a field of 30 or more

Fewer than 30 teams, so there is no distribution and no station breakdown for this division.

Top three

All 13 teams, with splits →

#	Team	Age group	Time
1	Liney Bezuidenhout, Chantel Jade Struwig, Stephani Van Zyl, Tabea Poo	U40	1:02:46
2	Ludivine Huet-Haupt, Maria Richards, Joanna Cendrowska, Georgia Love	40+	1:15:35
3	Ciemone Freeme, Megan McWilliam, Samantha Frankel, Nicole van Wyk	40+	1:20:59

Relay Mixed

Julia Forrest's relay team won Relay Mixed in 54:13, a clear 6:50 ahead of the next team.Tatijana Ignjatov's relay team were second in 1:01:03 and Sarah Gore's relay team third in 1:05:03.

1:22:22 typical finish

1:06:10 fastest 10% finished under

1:11:06 – 1:33:16 the middle half of the field

— where the fastest 25% gained most needs a field of 30 or more

Fewer than 30 teams, so there is no distribution and no station breakdown for this division.

Top three

All 27 teams, with splits →

#	Team	Age group	Time
1	Julia Forrest, Keegan Ritchie, Carmen Buchacher, Keaton Edwards	U40	54:13
2	Tatijana Ignjatov, Caelen De wet, Vesna Ignjatov, Daniel Warren	U40	1:01:03
3	Sarah Gore, Alyson van der Westhuizen, Leon Bolius, Richard Wollboldt	U40	1:05:03

Adaptive Men

Darren Thomas won Adaptive Men in 41:48.

41:48 typical finish

41:48 fastest 10% finished under

41:48 – 41:48 the middle half of the field

— where the fastest 25% gained most needs a field of 30 or more

Fewer than 30 finishers, so there is no distribution and no station breakdown for this division.

Top three

All 1 finishers, with splits →

#	Athlete	Age group	Time
1	Darren Thomas	Seated Without Core Function	41:48

Adaptive Women

Rebecca Storm Nagel won Adaptive Women in 1:08:44.

1:08:44 typical finish

1:08:44 fastest 10% finished under

1:08:44 – 1:08:44 the middle half of the field

— where the fastest 25% gained most needs a field of 30 or more

Fewer than 30 finishers, so there is no distribution and no station breakdown for this division.

Top three

All 1 finishers, with splits →

#	Athlete	Age group	Time
1	Rebecca Storm Nagel	Seated Without Hip Function	1:08:44

Edition by edition

Cape Town: every edition

Venue page →

Edition	Finishes	Typical Open Men	vs fastest edition
Cape Town 2024	891	1:26:55	fastest
Cape Town 2025	3,439	1:35:32	8:37 slower
Cape Town 2026 · Apr this page	3,791	1:37:27	10:32 slower
Cape Town 2026 · Aug	4,679	1:34:06	7:11 slower

The fastest typical Open Men finish here was 1:26:55, in 2024; this edition was 10:32 slower.

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Cape Town: the venue, other editions, what to train

VenueCape Town →4 editions · 12,800 finishes · running 50% of the typical finish at the latest edition

Other editionsCape Town 2026 · Aug · 4,679 finishes Cape Town 2025 · 3,439 finishes Cape Town 2024 · 891 finishes Next: Cape Town 2027 →

Train where the time wentPacing the eight runs ↗Moving fast between stations ↗Wall balls guide and workouts ↗Open Men benchmarks