The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adrian Matthys finished 187th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:24:52, faster than 71% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:01Running 1 3:50v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:15v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 5:38v median −0:24
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 5:41v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 6:06v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:40v median −0:25
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:22v median −0:39
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 5:35v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
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.