The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:39 at Cape Town 2026 put Mark Anderson 177th of 652 men in the Open division, ahead of 73% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 54% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:10 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:13, was faster than 91% of the field.
Cape Town gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 214 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:41v median −0:21
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 4:58v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:08v median −0:54
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Block 04 11:57Running 4 5:13v median −0:47
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:26v median −0:47
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:16v median −0:49
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 5:23v median −0:38
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Block 08 12:24Running 8 5:37v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
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.