Melissa vs Kira
RSA · Open Women · 1 result Melissa Watkins
RSA · Open Women · 1 result Kira Koopman
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Melissa: Cape Town 2026, Open Women · Kira: Cape Town 2026, Open Women
This chart shows where Melissa and Kira sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Melissa: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 66% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 32%).Kira: strongest on Row (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 41%).
See the numbers
| Part | Melissa: faster than | Kira: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 60% | 62% |
| Push | 35% | 53% |
| Pull | 32% | 53% |
| BBJ | 54% | 52% |
| Row | 66% | 80% |
| Carry | 36% | 41% |
| Lunges | 50% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 66% | 56% |
| Roxzone | 65% | 45% |
| Runs | 62% | 61% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Melissa | Kira |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 60% | 62% |
| Sled push | 35% | 53% |
| Sled pull | 32% | 53% |
| Burpee broad jump | 54% | 52% |
| Row | 66% | 80% |
| Farmers carry | 36% | 41% |
| Sandbag lunges | 50% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 66% | 56% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 65% | 45% |
| Runs (8 km) | 62% | 61% |
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.Melissa · Cape Town 2026 · Open Women: 48:40 running, 42:00 at the stations and 6:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:06).Below, Kira · Cape Town 2026 · Open Women: 48:53 running, 40:56 at the stations and 7:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:19).
See the numbers
| Part | Melissa · Cape Town 2026 · Open Women | Kira · Cape Town 2026 · Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:11 | 4:18 |
| SkiErg | 5:11 | 5:09 |
| Run 2 | 6:09 | 5:48 |
| Sled push | 2:57 | 2:40 |
| Run 3 | 6:17 | 6:11 |
| Sled pull | 6:44 | 5:47 |
| Run 4 | 6:22 | 6:25 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:06 | 7:19 |
| Run 5 | 6:30 | 6:49 |
| Row | 5:22 | 5:12 |
| Run 6 | 6:21 | 6:26 |
| Farmers carry | 2:36 | 2:32 |
| Run 7 | 6:21 | 6:22 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:36 | 5:17 |
| Run 8 | 6:29 | 6:34 |
| Wall balls | 6:28 | 7:00 |
| Roxzone | 6:04 | 7:10 |
| Finish | 1:36:38 | 1:36:52 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Melissa | Kira | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Women · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:36:38 | 1:36:52 | 0:14 · Melissa faster |
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