The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dirk Maass finished 341st of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:35:22.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:28 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:14 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:43 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 7:58Running 1 3:37v median −0:25
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 5:59v median +0:26
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 6:31v median +0:29
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Block 04 15:11Running 4 6:48v median +0:48
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:28v median +0:15
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:04v median −0:01
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Block 07 12:12Running 7 6:07v median +0:06
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 6:25v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
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.