Michelle vs Karien
RSA · Open Women · 2 results Michelle Seaton-Smith
RSA · Open Women · 1 result Karien Rynners
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michelle: Johannesburg 2026, Open Women · Karien: Johannesburg 2026, Open Women
This chart shows where Michelle and Karien sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michelle: strongest on Carry (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 21%).Karien: strongest on Pull (faster than 75% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 29%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michelle: faster than | Karien: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 55% | 55% |
| Push | 21% | 60% |
| Pull | 68% | 75% |
| BBJ | 57% | 56% |
| Row | 55% | 68% |
| Carry | 80% | 29% |
| Lunges | 52% | 51% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 34% |
| Roxzone | 42% | 71% |
| Runs | 46% | 39% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michelle | Karien |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 55% | 55% |
| Sled push | 21% | 60% |
| Sled pull | 68% | 75% |
| Burpee broad jump | 57% | 56% |
| Row | 55% | 68% |
| Farmers carry | 80% | 29% |
| Sandbag lunges | 52% | 51% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 34% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 42% | 71% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46% | 39% |
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.Michelle · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women: 55:57 running, 48:22 at the stations and 11:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:29).Below, Karien · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women: 58:19 running, 48:23 at the stations and 8:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:54) and the shortest the sled push (2:54).
See the numbers
| Part | Michelle · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women | Karien · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 8:05 | 9:14 |
| SkiErg | 5:40 | 5:40 |
| Run 2 | 5:52 | 6:19 |
| Sled push | 3:42 | 2:54 |
| Run 3 | 6:11 | 6:33 |
| Sled pull | 6:17 | 5:58 |
| Run 4 | 6:08 | 6:33 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:46 | 8:55 |
| Run 5 | 6:13 | 6:34 |
| Row | 6:11 | 5:54 |
| Run 6 | 6:25 | 6:38 |
| Farmers carry | 2:12 | 3:00 |
| Run 7 | 6:25 | 6:42 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:05 | 6:07 |
| Run 8 | 10:38 | 9:46 |
| Wall balls | 9:29 | 9:54 |
| Roxzone | 11:08 | 8:55 |
| Finish | 1:55:19 | 1:55:30 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michelle | Karien | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Women · 30 May 2026 | 1:55:19 | 1:55:30 | 0:11 · Michelle faster |
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