The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:55 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Phumlani Mbulawa 113th of 181 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 1:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:08Running 1 3:54v median +0:10
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 5:40v median +0:14
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 6:14v median +0:20
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Block 04 13:41Running 4 6:23v median +0:33
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Block 05 12:55Running 5 6:27v median +0:31
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 6:10v median +0:21
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 6:13v median +0:22
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Block 08 15:13Running 8 7:02v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
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.