The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eben Daniels finished 644th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 2:45:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 14:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 21:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:20, behind 93% 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 10:22Running 1 5:06v median +1:04
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Block 02 12:47Running 2 7:35v median +2:02
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Block 03 15:48Running 3 8:38v median +2:36
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Block 04 25:00Running 4 9:10v median +3:10
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Block 05 16:49Running 5 10:00v median +3:47
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Block 06 13:09Running 6 9:08v median +3:03
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Block 07 29:16Running 7 9:12v median +3:11
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Block 08 30:23Running 8 13:38v median +7:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:20
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.