Mphatli vs Michelle
RSA · Open Women · 2 results Mphatli Kekana
RSA · Open Women · 2 results Michelle Smith
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Mphatli: Johannesburg 2026, Open Women · Michelle: Johannesburg 2026, Open Women
This chart shows where Mphatli and Michelle sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Mphatli: strongest on BBJ (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 52%).Michelle: strongest on Push (faster than 92% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 63%).
See the numbers
| Part | Mphatli: faster than | Michelle: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 69% | 85% |
| Push | 84% | 92% |
| Pull | 70% | 87% |
| BBJ | 96% | 67% |
| Row | 83% | 77% |
| Carry | 67% | 78% |
| Lunges | 76% | 63% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 89% |
| Roxzone | 52% | 81% |
| Runs | 87% | 86% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Mphatli | Michelle |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 69% | 85% |
| Sled push | 84% | 92% |
| Sled pull | 70% | 87% |
| Burpee broad jump | 96% | 67% |
| Row | 83% | 77% |
| Farmers carry | 67% | 78% |
| Sandbag lunges | 76% | 63% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 89% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 52% | 81% |
| Runs (8 km) | 87% | 86% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Mphatli · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women: 44:33 running, 37:49 at the stations and 10:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (6:09).Below, Michelle · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women: 44:44 running, 40:04 at the stations and 7:59 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (8:00).
See the numbers
| Part | Mphatli · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women | Michelle · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:11 | 7:19 |
| SkiErg | 5:28 | 5:12 |
| Run 2 | 4:17 | 4:37 |
| Sled push | 2:29 | 2:15 |
| Run 3 | 4:44 | 5:07 |
| Sled pull | 6:09 | 5:27 |
| Run 4 | 4:39 | 4:59 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:12 | 8:00 |
| Run 5 | 4:50 | 4:57 |
| Row | 5:33 | 5:41 |
| Run 6 | 6:35 | 5:04 |
| Farmers carry | 2:22 | 2:14 |
| Run 7 | 4:51 | 5:10 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:55 | 5:35 |
| Run 8 | 7:27 | 7:30 |
| Wall balls | 5:40 | 5:41 |
| Roxzone | 10:19 | 7:59 |
| Finish | 1:32:34 | 1:32:40 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Mphatli | Michelle | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Women · 30 May 2026 | 1:32:34 | 1:32:40 | 0:06 · Mphatli faster |
| Johannesburg 2025 Open Women · 29 Nov 2025 | 1:42:40 | 1:36:40 | 6:00 · Michelle faster |
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