The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dario Torrente finished 188th of 191 men in the Pro division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 2:11:45.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:36. A harder second half: 10:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:59 faster at Cape Town 1 2026 than at Cape Town 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 11:48Running 1 7:53v median +4:35
-
Block 02 11:29Running 2 8:42v median +3:55
-
Block 03 17:40Running 3 9:15v median +3:55
-
Block 04 13:26Running 4 10:22v median +5:02
-
Block 05 14:56Running 5 10:20v median +4:56
-
Block 06 14:14Running 6 10:21v median +5:10
-
Block 07 21:10Running 7 11:29v median +6:08
-
Block 08 18:27Running 8 11:23v median +5:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 173
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 173 men who finished.