The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kevin Rowland finished 172nd of 181 men in the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 2:22:03.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:49 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 14:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:23 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 10:21Running 1 5:00v median +1:16
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Block 02 11:45Running 2 7:52v median +2:26
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Block 03 14:18Running 3 8:37v median +2:43
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Block 04 19:54Running 4 8:48v median +2:58
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Block 05 15:59Running 5 9:59v median +4:03
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Block 06 12:20Running 6 9:36v median +3:47
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Block 07 19:52Running 7 9:46v median +3:55
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Block 08 26:19Running 8 11:50v median +5:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:23
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.