The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Pearson finished 323rd of 536 men in the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:45:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 7:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:16v median +0:06
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Block 02 9:49Running 2 5:44v median +0:01
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 6:05v median −0:22
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 6:03v median −0:16
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:03v median −0:35
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 6:05v median −0:13
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Block 07 14:01Running 7 6:16v median −0:02
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Block 08 22:44Running 8 7:28v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.