Daniel vs James
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Daniel van der Merwe
RSA · Pro Men · 2 results James de Klerk
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Daniel: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men · James: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Daniel and James 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%).James: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 33%).
See the numbers
| Part | Daniel: faster than | James: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 99% | 69% |
| Push | 89% | 33% |
| Pull | 61% | 67% |
| BBJ | 75% | 88% |
| Row | 93% | 91% |
| Carry | 98% | 72% |
| Lunges | 90% | 91% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 59% |
| Roxzone | 94% | 98% |
| Runs | 93% | 98% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Daniel | James |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 99% | 69% |
| Sled push | 89% | 33% |
| Sled pull | 61% | 67% |
| Burpee broad jump | 75% | 88% |
| Row | 93% | 91% |
| Farmers carry | 98% | 72% |
| Sandbag lunges | 90% | 91% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 59% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 94% | 98% |
| Runs (8 km) | 93% | 98% |
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, James · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 33:38 running, 37:14 at the stations and 5:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:58).
See the numbers
| Part | Daniel · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men | James · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:46 | 5:26 |
| SkiErg | 4:06 | 4:35 |
| Run 2 | 3:52 | 3:27 |
| Sled push | 2:27 | 3:37 |
| Run 3 | 4:09 | 3:56 |
| Sled pull | 5:22 | 5:07 |
| Run 4 | 4:06 | 4:09 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:42 | 4:58 |
| Run 5 | 4:13 | 3:57 |
| Row | 4:39 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 4:07 | 3:40 |
| Farmers carry | 1:33 | 2:06 |
| Run 7 | 4:09 | 3:35 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:12 | 4:09 |
| Run 8 | 6:12 | 5:28 |
| Wall balls | 5:49 | 7:58 |
| Roxzone | 5:51 | 5:09 |
| Finish | 1:16:07 | 1:15:53 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Daniel | James | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:16:07 | 1:15:53 | 0:14 · James faster |
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