The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bilal Ali finished 422nd of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:41:50.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:47. Stronger after halfway: 3:49 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 6:48 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Cape Town 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:37Running 1 3:41v median −0:21
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Block 02 9:46Running 2 5:07v median −0:26
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Block 03 13:44Running 3 6:05v median +0:03
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Block 04 13:55Running 4 5:47v median −0:13
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 5:59v median −0:14
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:42v median −0:23
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Block 07 12:34Running 7 6:07v median +0:06
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Block 08 15:31Running 8 6:10v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.