Sheldon vs Gareth
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Sheldon O’Connor
RSA · Pro Men · 5 results Gareth Ken Harvett
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sheldon: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men · Gareth: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sheldon and Gareth sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sheldon: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 95%).Gareth: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 93%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sheldon: faster than | Gareth: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 98% | 94% |
| Push | 95% | 96% |
| Pull | 99% | 98% |
| BBJ | 99% | 99% |
| Row | 99% | 99% |
| Carry | 98% | 99% |
| Lunges | 98% | 99% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 93% |
| Roxzone | 99% | 99% |
| Runs | 99% | 99% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sheldon | Gareth |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 98% | 94% |
| Sled push | 95% | 96% |
| Sled pull | 99% | 98% |
| Burpee broad jump | 99% | 99% |
| Row | 99% | 99% |
| Farmers carry | 98% | 99% |
| Sandbag lunges | 98% | 99% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 93% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 99% | 99% |
| Runs (8 km) | 99% | 99% |
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.Sheldon · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 29:59 running, 26:42 at the stations and 4:41 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:18).Below, Gareth · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 30:17 running, 28:20 at the stations and 4:46 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:25).
See the numbers
| Part | Sheldon · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men | Gareth · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:54 | 4:49 |
| SkiErg | 4:08 | 4:16 |
| Run 2 | 3:10 | 3:05 |
| Sled push | 2:15 | 2:08 |
| Run 3 | 3:28 | 3:27 |
| Sled pull | 3:40 | 3:47 |
| Run 4 | 3:22 | 3:26 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:11 | 3:38 |
| Run 5 | 3:28 | 3:30 |
| Row | 4:18 | 4:27 |
| Run 6 | 3:24 | 3:27 |
| Farmers carry | 1:35 | 1:28 |
| Run 7 | 3:14 | 3:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:34 | 3:11 |
| Run 8 | 4:59 | 5:04 |
| Wall balls | 4:01 | 5:25 |
| Roxzone | 4:41 | 4:46 |
| Finish | 1:01:12 | 1:03:15 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sheldon | Gareth | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:01:12 | 1:03:15 | 2:03 · Sheldon faster |
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