The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Billington finished 501st of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:50:19.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:20. The race faded late: the second half went 2:58 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:03Running 1 4:43v median +0:41
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 6:05v median +0:32
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Block 03 13:04Running 3 6:18v median +0:16
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 6:24v median +0:24
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 6:43v median +0:30
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Block 06 9:48Running 6 6:51v median +0:46
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Block 07 14:12Running 7 6:25v median +0:24
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Block 08 18:16Running 8 7:18v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:53
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.