The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Meelan Deepak Vanmali finished 562nd of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 2:01:22.
If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 3:08 behind the median. A harder second half: 10:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cape Town gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 214 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 4:55v median +0:53
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 7:02v median +1:29
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Block 03 12:54Running 3 7:42v median +1:40
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Block 04 15:44Running 4 7:39v median +1:39
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Block 05 14:00Running 5 8:40v median +2:27
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Block 06 13:45Running 6 8:15v median +2:10
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Block 07 17:15Running 7 8:35v median +2:34
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Block 08 20:33Running 8 10:25v median +3:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.