The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Douglas Mathers finished 225th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:26:54, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:55 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:41 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Johannesburg 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:41v median −0:21
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 4:56v median −0:37
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:15v median −0:47
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 5:14v median −0:46
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:12v median −1:01
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:10v median −0:55
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 5:16v median −0:45
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 5:32v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.