The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:54 at Cape Town 2026 put Chris Basabadwa 471st of 652 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 6% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 15:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:25 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 9:41Running 1 4:16v median +0:14
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 7:00v median +1:27
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 4:16v median −1:46
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 4:14v median −1:46
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 4:30v median −1:43
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 3:53v median −2:12
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 4:00v median −2:01
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Block 08 27:41Running 8 4:32v median −1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.