The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:36 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Nicholas Hughes 77th of 536 men in the Open division, ahead of 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:40 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Cape Town 1 2026 and Cape Town 2025 were 3:40 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:14v median −0:56
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:45v median −0:58
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 5:07v median −1:20
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 4:58v median −1:21
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:17v median −1:21
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:02v median −1:16
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 4:47v median −1:31
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 5:35v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 495
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 495 men who finished.