The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Macphail took 2nd of 39 in the 35–39 age group at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:10:04.
The wall balls were the standout, 3:03 quicker than the median and 6th of 181. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:55, ahead of 90% of the field.
The field ran 9:59 faster at Cape Town 1 2026 than at Johannesburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:29v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:41v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:33v median −1:21
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 4:38v median −1:12
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:54v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:46v median −1:03
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:48v median −1:03
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Block 08 9:37Running 8 5:00v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 163
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 163 men who finished.