The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarel Coetzer finished 438th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:42:54.
A station race more than a running one: 93% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 7:17 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 7:31 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 8:54Running 1 4:38v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 5:59v median +0:26
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 9:18v median +3:16
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 6:35v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:34v median +0:21
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Block 06 23:07Running 6 19:16v median +13:11
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Block 07 12:49Running 7 6:35v median +0:34
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Block 08 7:22Running 8 7:01v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.