Poloko vs Philip
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Poloko Kholopo
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Philip Bruwer
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Poloko: Johannesburg 2025, Open Men · Philip: Johannesburg 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Poloko and Philip sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Poloko: strongest on Row (faster than 45% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 3%).Philip: strongest on Carry (faster than 40% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 2%).
See the numbers
| Part | Poloko: faster than | Philip: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 18% | 30% |
| Push | 8% | 4% |
| Pull | 28% | 8% |
| BBJ | 8% | 13% |
| Row | 45% | 15% |
| Carry | 3% | 40% |
| Lunges | 10% | 2% |
| Wall balls | 22% | 17% |
| Roxzone | 19% | 20% |
| Runs | 18% | 25% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Poloko | Philip |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 18% | 30% |
| Sled push | 8% | 4% |
| Sled pull | 28% | 8% |
| Burpee broad jump | 8% | 13% |
| Row | 45% | 15% |
| Farmers carry | 3% | 40% |
| Sandbag lunges | 10% | 2% |
| Wall balls | 22% | 17% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 19% | 20% |
| Runs (8 km) | 18% | 25% |
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.Poloko · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men: 1:02:43 running, 58:50 at the stations and 12:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:55).Below, Philip · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men: 58:32 running, 1:03:25 at the stations and 12:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:43).
See the numbers
| Part | Poloko · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men | Philip · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:30 | 4:27 |
| SkiErg | 5:18 | 5:06 |
| Run 2 | 7:59 | 6:50 |
| Sled push | 6:03 | 6:43 |
| Run 3 | 7:17 | 7:32 |
| Sled pull | 7:00 | 8:50 |
| Run 4 | 8:10 | 7:16 |
| Burpee broad jump | 10:49 | 10:14 |
| Run 5 | 7:42 | 7:49 |
| Row | 5:14 | 5:48 |
| Run 6 | 8:21 | 7:40 |
| Farmers carry | 3:52 | 2:28 |
| Run 7 | 8:08 | 7:45 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:39 | 11:33 |
| Run 8 | 10:36 | 9:13 |
| Wall balls | 11:55 | 12:43 |
| Roxzone | 12:08 | 12:01 |
| Finish | 2:13:32 | 2:13:48 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Poloko | Philip | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2025 Open Men · 29 Nov 2025 | 2:13:32 | 2:13:48 | 0:16 · Poloko faster |
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