Carl vs Sphiwe
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Carl van der Merwe
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Sphiwe Mahlangu
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Carl: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Sphiwe: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Carl and Sphiwe sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Carl: strongest on Lunges (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 6%).Sphiwe: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 66% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 25%).
See the numbers
| Part | Carl: faster than | Sphiwe: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 44% | 52% |
| Push | 6% | 25% |
| Pull | 31% | 48% |
| BBJ | 28% | 32% |
| Row | 41% | 52% |
| Carry | 22% | 27% |
| Lunges | 54% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 45% | 42% |
| Roxzone | 24% | 66% |
| Runs | 51% | 33% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Carl | Sphiwe |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 44% | 52% |
| Sled push | 6% | 25% |
| Sled pull | 31% | 48% |
| Burpee broad jump | 28% | 32% |
| Row | 41% | 52% |
| Farmers carry | 22% | 27% |
| Sandbag lunges | 54% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 45% | 42% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 24% | 66% |
| Runs (8 km) | 51% | 33% |
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.Carl · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 46:31 running, 44:14 at the stations and 8:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:07).Below, Sphiwe · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 51:16 running, 42:24 at the stations and 5:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:16).
See the numbers
| Part | Carl · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Sphiwe · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:55 | 4:35 |
| SkiErg | 4:36 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 5:12 | 6:13 |
| Sled push | 4:30 | 3:25 |
| Run 3 | 6:11 | 6:32 |
| Sled pull | 5:39 | 4:56 |
| Run 4 | 5:36 | 6:49 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:33 | 7:10 |
| Run 5 | 6:16 | 6:52 |
| Row | 5:04 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 6:15 | 6:52 |
| Farmers carry | 2:59 | 2:49 |
| Run 7 | 6:27 | 6:58 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:46 | 6:20 |
| Run 8 | 6:39 | 6:24 |
| Wall balls | 8:07 | 8:16 |
| Roxzone | 8:40 | 5:38 |
| Finish | 1:39:18 | 1:39:11 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Carl | Sphiwe | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:39:18 | 1:39:11 | 0:07 · Sphiwe faster |
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