The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Noel Mbizwo finished 513th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:52:43.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:21. A harder second half: 4:12 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 11:25Running 1 5:49v median +1:47
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:30v median −0:03
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Block 03 12:47Running 3 6:15v median +0:13
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Block 04 15:02Running 4 6:23v median +0:23
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Block 05 13:50Running 5 6:57v median +0:44
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:35v median +0:30
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Block 07 15:01Running 7 6:47v median +0:46
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Block 08 19:53Running 8 7:54v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.