The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Gruskin finished 123rd of 536 men in the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:25:41, faster than 77% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:41 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:33 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:36v median −0:34
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 5:38v median −0:05
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 6:08v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 5:45v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:46v median −0:52
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 5:34v median −0:44
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:46v median −0:32
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 6:19v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.