The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:12:52 at Cape Town 2026 put Lebo Malunga 607th of 652 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 24% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. The farmers carry cost the most time: 2:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:59 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 9:08Running 1 4:23v median +0:21
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Block 02 14:14Running 2 9:24v median +3:51
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Block 03 16:03Running 3 9:51v median +3:49
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Block 04 16:08Running 4 9:57v median +3:57
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Block 05 14:50Running 5 9:55v median +3:42
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Block 06 14:23Running 6 9:59v median +3:54
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Block 07 17:23Running 7 10:17v median +4:16
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Block 08 20:14Running 8 11:15v median +4:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
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.