The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ashwin Wildemans finished 316th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:33:16, faster than 52% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:13 quicker than the median and 146th of 652. Stronger after halfway: 1:47 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:33Running 1 5:09v median +1:07
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:56v median −0:37
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 6:03v median +0:01
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 5:56v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:53v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:51v median −0:14
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 5:54v median −0:07
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Block 08 14:03Running 8 6:48v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.