The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Pilling finished 260th of 536 men in the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:38:54, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 3:57 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 8:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 6:17 faster at Cape Town 1 2026 than at Cape Town 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 5:40v median +1:30
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Block 02 12:26Running 2 5:16v median −0:27
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Block 03 13:46Running 3 5:38v median −0:49
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 5:38v median −0:41
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 6:04v median −0:34
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Block 06 8:57Running 6 6:42v median +0:24
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 5:48v median −0:30
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 6:20v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.