The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thapelo Mathetsa finished 515th of 781 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:44:59.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 6:28 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:42 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 9:38Running 1 5:02v median +1:06
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Block 02 9:42Running 2 5:24v median −0:06
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:39v median −0:26
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Block 04 14:06Running 4 5:40v median −0:22
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:20v median +0:03
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:16v median +0:16
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 6:13v median +0:16
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Block 08 22:03Running 8 7:40v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.