The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxwell Makhetho finished 634th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 2:27:48.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 17:11 behind the median. A harder second half: 21:29 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 13:23Running 1 7:38v median +3:36
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Block 02 10:58Running 2 6:54v median +1:21
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Block 03 14:38Running 3 7:00v median +0:58
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Block 04 17:15Running 4 7:53v median +1:53
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Block 05 13:53Running 5 7:10v median +0:57
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Block 06 14:51Running 6 9:48v median +3:43
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Block 07 17:53Running 7 6:53v median +0:52
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Block 08 35:42Running 8 10:53v median +4:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:23
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.