The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:58:56 at Cape Town 2026 put Michael Djan 551st of 652 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:25 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:13, behind 85% of the field.
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 9:12Running 1 4:27v median +0:25
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Block 02 10:59Running 2 6:55v median +1:22
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 7:02v median +1:00
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Block 04 17:03Running 4 7:29v median +1:29
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Block 05 14:32Running 5 8:29v median +2:16
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Block 06 10:43Running 6 7:48v median +1:43
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Block 07 16:00Running 7 7:55v median +1:54
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Block 08 18:51Running 8 9:33v median +3:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:13
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.