The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tjaart Breedt finished 456th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:45:04.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:55 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:01 worse 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 8:15Running 1 3:32v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:53v median −0:40
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Block 03 13:32Running 3 6:35v median +0:33
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Block 04 13:38Running 4 6:30v median +0:30
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:07v median −0:06
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 5:43v median −0:22
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 5:50v median −0:11
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Block 08 20:32Running 8 5:59v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.