The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Xolisa Menemene finished 473rd of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:47:02.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 8:02 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cape Town gained about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:47v median −0:15
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 5:23v median −0:10
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 5:18v median −0:44
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Block 04 15:27Running 4 5:52v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:47v median −0:26
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:53v median −0:12
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Block 07 12:49Running 7 5:45v median −0:16
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Block 08 21:50Running 8 6:10v median −0:18
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.