The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:54:37 at Cape Town 2026 put Phaphani Mangaliso 646th of 652 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 16:35. The race faded late: the second half went 25:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 28:33 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 11:01Running 1 5:10v median +1:08
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Block 02 11:13Running 2 7:02v median +1:29
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Block 03 19:23Running 3 8:14v median +2:12
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Block 04 22:05Running 4 8:36v median +2:36
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Block 05 15:03Running 5 9:01v median +2:48
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Block 06 11:49Running 6 8:40v median +2:35
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Block 07 20:28Running 7 7:52v median +1:51
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Block 08 35:11Running 8 10:58v median +4:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 28:33
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.