The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Martin finished 598th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 2:09:57.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:20. A harder second half: 11:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:09Running 1 5:03v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 6:59v median +1:26
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Block 03 13:56Running 3 7:23v median +1:21
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Block 04 18:14Running 4 7:26v median +1:26
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Block 05 13:42Running 5 8:07v median +1:54
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Block 06 10:22Running 6 8:03v median +1:58
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Block 07 17:26Running 7 7:55v median +1:54
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Block 08 27:11Running 8 10:13v median +3:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:29
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.