The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dirk Brand finished 279th of 536 men in the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:40:57.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:39 quicker than the median and 148th of 536. The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 3:56v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:45v median +0:02
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 7:09v median +0:42
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Block 04 14:04Running 4 7:16v median +0:57
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Block 05 12:22Running 5 7:11v median +0:33
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Block 06 9:34Running 6 7:17v median +0:59
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Block 07 13:44Running 7 7:09v median +0:51
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Block 08 14:53Running 8 8:18v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.