The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liam O Connell finished 92nd of 178 men in the Pro division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:20:59.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:37 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:28v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 5:02v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:17v median +0:17
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 5:21v median +0:19
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:39v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:40v median +0:38
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 5:47v median +0:39
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 6:07v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 173
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 173 men who finished.