The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:29 at Cape Town 2026 put Michael Barnard 71st of 652 men in the Open division, ahead of 89% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:17 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:53, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cape Town gained about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:24v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 4:31v median −1:02
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 5:00v median −1:02
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:17v median −0:43
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:10v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:41v median −1:24
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:40v median −1:21
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 4:44v median −1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:53
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.