The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Virgel Nel finished 624th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 2:24:14.
The wall balls cost the most time: 10:13 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:23, behind 94% 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 9:50Running 1 4:52v median +0:50
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Block 02 12:31Running 2 7:03v median +1:30
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Block 03 18:07Running 3 7:36v median +1:34
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Block 04 19:46Running 4 7:49v median +1:49
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Block 05 13:46Running 5 8:03v median +1:50
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Block 06 10:52Running 6 8:01v median +1:56
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Block 07 18:43Running 7 7:46v median +1:45
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Block 08 28:24Running 8 10:33v median +4:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:23
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.