Robert vs Gerhan
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Robert Ball
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Gerhan van der Merwe
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Robert: Johannesburg 2025, Open Men · Gerhan: Johannesburg 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Robert and Gerhan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Robert: strongest on Lunges (faster than 82% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 30%).Gerhan: strongest on Runs (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 9%).
See the numbers
| Part | Robert: faster than | Gerhan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 61% | 65% |
| Push | 64% | 35% |
| Pull | 52% | 46% |
| BBJ | 59% | 44% |
| Row | 66% | 38% |
| Carry | 71% | 9% |
| Lunges | 82% | 23% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 41% |
| Roxzone | 64% | 74% |
| Runs | 67% | 80% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Robert | Gerhan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 61% | 65% |
| Sled push | 64% | 35% |
| Sled pull | 52% | 46% |
| Burpee broad jump | 59% | 44% |
| Row | 66% | 38% |
| Farmers carry | 71% | 9% |
| Sandbag lunges | 82% | 23% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 41% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 64% | 74% |
| Runs (8 km) | 67% | 80% |
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.Robert · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men: 46:06 running, 42:45 at the stations and 8:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:43).Below, Gerhan · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men: 42:07 running, 47:25 at the stations and 7:30 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:21).
See the numbers
| Part | Robert · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men | Gerhan · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:41 | 3:10 |
| SkiErg | 4:43 | 4:41 |
| Run 2 | 5:19 | 4:59 |
| Sled push | 3:31 | 4:19 |
| Run 3 | 6:16 | 5:48 |
| Sled pull | 5:53 | 6:05 |
| Run 4 | 6:14 | 5:22 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:25 | 7:17 |
| Run 5 | 5:57 | 5:31 |
| Row | 4:56 | 5:21 |
| Run 6 | 5:57 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 2:02 | 3:11 |
| Run 7 | 5:44 | 5:35 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:32 | 7:11 |
| Run 8 | 6:58 | 6:11 |
| Wall balls | 10:43 | 9:21 |
| Roxzone | 8:11 | 7:30 |
| Finish | 1:36:54 | 1:36:56 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Robert | Gerhan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2025 Open Men · 29 Nov 2025 | 1:36:54 | 1:36:56 | 0:02 · Robert faster |
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