Daniel vs Smith
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Daniel van der Merwe
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Smith Pepper
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Daniel: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men · Smith: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Daniel and Smith sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Daniel: strongest on Ski (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 61%).Smith: strongest on Runs (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 65%).
See the numbers
| Part | Daniel: faster than | Smith: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 99% | 76% |
| Push | 89% | 68% |
| Pull | 61% | 65% |
| BBJ | 75% | 94% |
| Row | 93% | 91% |
| Carry | 98% | 67% |
| Lunges | 90% | 92% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 72% |
| Roxzone | 94% | 92% |
| Runs | 93% | 96% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Daniel | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 99% | 76% |
| Sled push | 89% | 68% |
| Sled pull | 61% | 65% |
| Burpee broad jump | 75% | 94% |
| Row | 93% | 91% |
| Farmers carry | 98% | 67% |
| Sandbag lunges | 90% | 92% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 72% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 94% | 92% |
| Runs (8 km) | 93% | 96% |
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.Daniel · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 36:35 running, 33:50 at the stations and 5:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:49).Below, Smith · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 34:59 running, 35:04 at the stations and 5:59 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:59).
See the numbers
| Part | Daniel · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men | Smith · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:46 | 5:33 |
| SkiErg | 4:06 | 4:31 |
| Run 2 | 3:52 | 3:42 |
| Sled push | 2:27 | 2:57 |
| Run 3 | 4:09 | 4:11 |
| Sled pull | 5:22 | 5:12 |
| Run 4 | 4:06 | 4:04 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:42 | 4:28 |
| Run 5 | 4:13 | 3:56 |
| Row | 4:39 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 4:07 | 3:59 |
| Farmers carry | 1:33 | 2:10 |
| Run 7 | 4:09 | 3:54 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:12 | 4:03 |
| Run 8 | 6:12 | 5:40 |
| Wall balls | 5:49 | 6:59 |
| Roxzone | 5:51 | 5:59 |
| Finish | 1:16:07 | 1:15:53 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Daniel | Smith | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:16:07 | 1:15:53 | 0:14 · Smith faster |
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