The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:03:14 at Cape Town 2026 put Masixole Velem 574th of 652 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:28. A harder second half: 2:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:49Running 1 5:11v median +1:09
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Block 02 12:47Running 2 7:02v median +1:29
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Block 03 15:28Running 3 7:11v median +1:09
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Block 04 14:59Running 4 7:17v median +1:17
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Block 05 12:58Running 5 7:12v median +0:59
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Block 06 11:33Running 6 7:11v median +1:06
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Block 07 17:58Running 7 7:32v median +1:31
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Block 08 18:54Running 8 7:43v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:57
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.