The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sebastian Pahl finished in the top 10% of the field at Cape Town 2026, in 1:02:43 for 7th of 652 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:15, was faster than 99% of the field.
Cape Town ran fast: the 214 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:55 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:05Running 1 2:57v median −1:05
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Block 02 5:30Running 2 3:51v median −1:42
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 4:01v median −2:01
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:00v median −2:00
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Block 05 8:09Running 5 4:03v median −2:10
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 3:55v median −2:10
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Block 07 7:33Running 7 3:56v median −2:05
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 4:03v median −2:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 608
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 608 men who finished.