The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brandon Ackermann finished 413th of 536 men in the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:56:53.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:03. The race faded late: the second half went 5:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:39Running 1 4:21v median +0:11
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Block 02 10:27Running 2 6:50v median +1:07
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Block 03 13:31Running 3 7:26v median +0:59
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Block 04 15:47Running 4 7:43v median +1:24
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Block 05 12:44Running 5 7:39v median +1:01
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 7:07v median +0:49
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Block 07 14:08Running 7 7:45v median +1:27
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Block 08 23:01Running 8 11:44v median +4:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.