Simon vs Ruan
NED · Open Men · 2 results Simon Menssink
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Ruan Grobler
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Simon: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men · Ruan: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Simon and Ruan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Simon: strongest on Push (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 8%).Ruan: strongest on Pull (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 49%).
See the numbers
| Part | Simon: faster than | Ruan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 55% | 87% |
| Push | 95% | 60% |
| Pull | 8% | 87% |
| BBJ | 57% | 66% |
| Row | 74% | 75% |
| Carry | 63% | 69% |
| Lunges | 65% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 74% | 52% |
| Roxzone | 71% | 78% |
| Runs | 67% | 57% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Simon | Ruan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 55% | 87% |
| Sled push | 95% | 60% |
| Sled pull | 8% | 87% |
| Burpee broad jump | 57% | 66% |
| Row | 74% | 75% |
| Farmers carry | 63% | 69% |
| Sandbag lunges | 65% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 74% | 52% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 71% | 78% |
| Runs (8 km) | 67% | 57% |
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.Simon · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 43:33 running, 41:56 at the stations and 7:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (8:51).Below, Ruan · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 45:55 running, 39:47 at the stations and 7:14 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:33).
See the numbers
| Part | Simon · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men | Ruan · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:59 | 7:02 |
| SkiErg | 4:43 | 4:23 |
| Run 2 | 4:29 | 4:47 |
| Sled push | 2:16 | 3:06 |
| Run 3 | 5:40 | 4:57 |
| Sled pull | 8:51 | 4:26 |
| Run 4 | 5:30 | 5:00 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:41 | 6:11 |
| Run 5 | 5:01 | 5:13 |
| Row | 5:02 | 5:01 |
| Run 6 | 4:48 | 5:25 |
| Farmers carry | 2:13 | 2:09 |
| Run 7 | 4:25 | 5:23 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:19 | 5:58 |
| Run 8 | 6:41 | 8:08 |
| Wall balls | 6:51 | 8:33 |
| Roxzone | 7:38 | 7:14 |
| Finish | 1:32:59 | 1:32:50 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Simon | Ruan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:32:59 | 1:32:50 | 0:09 · Ruan faster |
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