The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2025, Phillip Meyer crossed the line in 1:32:42: 337th of 781 men, faster than 57% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:19 on the median. A harder second half: 3:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:16Running 1 3:46v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 5:23v median −0:07
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:37v median −0:28
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 5:44v median −0:18
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:12v median −0:05
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:49v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 5:41v median −0:16
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 7:13v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:31
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.