The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathieu Marquet finished 89th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:15:57, faster than 86% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:42 quicker than the median and 52nd of 652. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:50 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:33, was faster than 86% 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 8:15Running 1 3:47v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:05v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:59v median −1:03
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 5:00v median −1:00
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:12v median −1:01
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:04v median −1:01
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:05v median −0:56
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 5:22v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.