The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:42 at Cape Town 2026 put Alex Bruce 265th of 652 men in the Open division, ahead of 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:22 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:01 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 8:25Running 1 3:52v median −0:10
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Block 02 11:25Running 2 8:21v median +2:48
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Block 03 13:08Running 3 8:39v median +2:37
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 5:21v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:43v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:24v median −0:41
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:25v median −0:36
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 6:06v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
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.