The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jj Benn finished 415th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:41:23.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:43 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:53Running 1 4:18v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:44v median +0:11
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Block 03 13:38Running 3 9:01v median +2:59
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 5:55v median −0:05
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:42v median +0:29
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Block 06 9:36Running 6 6:10v median +0:05
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 6:10v median +0:09
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Block 08 16:44Running 8 7:23v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.