The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Waldo Abrahams finished in the top 10% of the field at Cape Town 2025, in 1:13:09 for 59th of 781 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 97% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 75% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:30 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:13, ahead of 98% of the field.
The field ran 2:13 faster at Cape Town 2025 than at Cape Town 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:22Running 1 3:00v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:14v median −1:16
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:31v median −1:34
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 4:24v median −1:38
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:23v median −1:54
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:23v median −1:37
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:24v median −1:33
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 4:41v median −2:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 729
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 729 men who finished.