The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:56 at Cape Town 2026 won the 45–49 age group for Greg Goodall, first of 49.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:01, was faster than 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 8:08Running 1 3:30v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:32v median −1:01
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 4:30v median −1:32
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 4:20v median −1:40
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:19v median −1:54
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:13v median −1:52
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:03v median −1:58
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 4:05v median −2:23
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.