The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Michael Ward at Cape Town 2026: 1:12:25, 49th of 652 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:54 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:59, ahead of 94% of the field.
Cape Town gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 214 athletes who raced both. 4:49 faster than at Miami 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:15Running 1 3:05v median −0:57
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:20v median −1:13
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:14v median −0:48
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 5:01v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 5:10v median −1:03
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:12v median −0:53
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:07v median −0:54
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 5:10v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:59
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.