The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brendan Vogt finished 558th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:59:51.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:55 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
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 8:18Running 1 3:49v median −0:13
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Block 02 10:16Running 2 6:05v median +0:32
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 6:14v median +0:12
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Block 04 15:59Running 4 6:31v median +0:31
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Block 05 13:21Running 5 7:27v median +1:14
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Block 06 9:26Running 6 6:41v median +0:36
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Block 07 18:09Running 7 6:59v median +0:58
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Block 08 20:22Running 8 9:40v median +3:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:55
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.