The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phambili Jacob finished 601st of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 2:10:31.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:01 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 9:58Running 1 5:12v median +1:10
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Block 02 10:39Running 2 7:22v median +1:49
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Block 03 14:19Running 3 8:50v median +2:48
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Block 04 18:10Running 4 8:42v median +2:42
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Block 05 15:15Running 5 9:51v median +3:38
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Block 06 12:07Running 6 8:43v median +2:38
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Block 07 15:00Running 7 8:50v median +2:49
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Block 08 24:09Running 8 11:15v median +4:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:01
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.