The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2026, Simon Stanford crossed the line in 1:19:17: 130th of 652 men, faster than 80% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 65% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:43 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:26Running 1 3:57v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:29v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:30v median −0:32
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 5:25v median −0:35
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:49v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:41v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 5:37v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 5:58v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
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.