The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:29:20 at Cape Town 2026 put Gustaaf Boshoff 636th of 652 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:07. The race faded late: the second half went 13:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 16:46 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
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 9:12Running 1 4:39v median +0:37
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Block 02 13:17Running 2 9:30v median +3:57
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Block 03 15:23Running 3 9:44v median +3:42
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Block 04 19:14Running 4 10:26v median +4:26
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Block 05 16:31Running 5 11:02v median +4:49
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Block 06 14:06Running 6 10:57v median +4:52
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Block 07 20:44Running 7 10:36v median +4:35
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Block 08 24:13Running 8 9:28v median +3:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:46
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.