Abdul vs Ruan
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Abdul Brown
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Ruan Hessell
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Abdul: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Ruan: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Abdul and Ruan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Abdul: strongest on Push (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 16%).Ruan: strongest on Runs (faster than 68% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 17%).
See the numbers
| Part | Abdul: faster than | Ruan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 36% | 47% |
| Push | 85% | 17% |
| Pull | 31% | 40% |
| BBJ | 18% | 59% |
| Row | 16% | 46% |
| Carry | 69% | 21% |
| Lunges | 44% | 64% |
| Wall balls | 46% | 25% |
| Roxzone | 58% | 35% |
| Runs | 61% | 68% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Abdul | Ruan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 36% | 47% |
| Sled push | 85% | 17% |
| Sled pull | 31% | 40% |
| Burpee broad jump | 18% | 59% |
| Row | 16% | 46% |
| Farmers carry | 69% | 21% |
| Sandbag lunges | 44% | 64% |
| Wall balls | 46% | 25% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 58% | 35% |
| Runs (8 km) | 61% | 68% |
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.Abdul · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 45:41 running, 44:21 at the stations and 6:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (8:46).Below, Ruan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 44:00 running, 44:35 at the stations and 7:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Abdul · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Ruan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:16 | 2:54 |
| SkiErg | 4:40 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 4:50 | 4:12 |
| Sled push | 2:31 | 4:17 |
| Run 3 | 6:21 | 6:39 |
| Sled pull | 6:17 | 5:54 |
| Run 4 | 6:13 | 6:02 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:46 | 6:04 |
| Run 5 | 5:52 | 6:25 |
| Row | 5:39 | 5:09 |
| Run 6 | 5:30 | 5:44 |
| Farmers carry | 2:03 | 2:51 |
| Run 7 | 5:34 | 5:21 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:02 | 5:17 |
| Run 8 | 6:05 | 6:43 |
| Wall balls | 8:23 | 10:29 |
| Roxzone | 6:24 | 7:44 |
| Finish | 1:36:19 | 1:36:10 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Abdul | Ruan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 4 Apr 2026 | 1:36:19 | 1:36:10 | 0:09 · Ruan faster |
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