The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Donald Matabane finished 139th of 536 men in the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:27:04, faster than 74% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 54% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:26 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:23 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:23Running 1 5:12v median +1:02
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Block 02 10:27Running 2 7:02v median +1:19
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 5:36v median −0:51
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 5:28v median −0:51
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:45v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 6:11v median −0:07
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 6:13v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 7:28v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.