The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Carter finished 498th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:50:13.
The wall balls cost the most time: 4:36 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:14 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 8:44Running 1 4:02v median +0:00
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Block 02 10:43Running 2 5:22v median −0:11
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Block 03 13:50Running 3 7:20v median +1:18
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 6:24v median +0:24
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:43v median +0:30
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:28v median −0:37
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 6:10v median +0:09
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Block 08 23:43Running 8 11:29v median +5:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
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.