The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:08:36 at Cape Town 2026 put Kashif Ali 592nd of 652 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 29% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 17:04 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 12:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:31Running 1 4:40v median +0:38
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Block 02 10:05Running 2 6:20v median +0:47
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Block 03 13:36Running 3 7:12v median +1:10
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Block 04 17:19Running 4 6:43v median +0:43
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 6:56v median +0:43
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Block 06 10:06Running 6 6:36v median +0:31
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Block 07 13:54Running 7 6:46v median +0:45
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Block 08 32:03Running 8 7:21v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
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.