The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Murray finished in the top 10% of the field at Cape Town 2026, in 1:13:03 for 56th of 652 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:01, ahead of 93% 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 7:02Running 1 2:51v median −1:11
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:10v median −1:23
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:09v median −0:53
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 4:43v median −1:17
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:47v median −1:26
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:35v median −1:30
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 4:30v median −1:31
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Block 08 11:29Running 8 4:47v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
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.