The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hilton Abrahams finished 490th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:48:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:15 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 6:39 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Cape Town 1 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:10Running 1 4:50v median +0:48
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 6:22v median +0:49
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Block 03 12:18Running 3 6:31v median +0:29
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Block 04 13:45Running 4 6:40v median +0:40
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:40v median +0:27
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:40v median +0:35
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Block 07 13:08Running 7 6:53v median +0:52
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Block 08 19:34Running 8 7:41v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.