The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:08 at Cape Town 2026 put Waldo Abrahams 115th of 178 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:39. A harder second half: 5:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:00 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Cape Town 1 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:11v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 4:22v median −0:16
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 4:35v median −0:25
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 4:37v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:39v median −0:31
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 4:41v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:43v median −0:25
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Block 08 17:42Running 8 5:00v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.