The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:35 at Cape Town 2026 put Alan Olivier 384th of 652 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 30% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:03Running 1 4:18v median +0:16
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 5:56v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 6:22v median +0:20
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Block 04 14:05Running 4 6:50v median +0:50
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 7:06v median +0:53
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Block 06 9:34Running 6 7:03v median +0:58
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Block 07 12:52Running 7 7:10v median +1:09
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Block 08 14:43Running 8 7:39v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.