The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mikko Lahtio took 3rd of 112 in the 40–44 age group at Cape Town 2026, in 1:08:55.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:02 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:30 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:39, ahead of 97% 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. Mikko Lahtio's fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:06v median −0:56
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:23v median −1:10
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Block 03 7:47Running 3 4:31v median −1:31
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 4:26v median −1:34
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:38v median −1:35
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:38v median −1:27
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 4:44v median −1:17
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 4:34v median −1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:39
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.