Matthew vs Ruan
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Matthew Hannington
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Ruan Kruger
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Matthew: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Ruan: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Matthew and Ruan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Matthew: strongest on Lunges (faster than 70% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 4%).Ruan: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 74% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 8%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew: faster than | Ruan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 4% | 35% |
| Push | 51% | 28% |
| Pull | 43% | 8% |
| BBJ | 35% | 36% |
| Row | 29% | 33% |
| Carry | 68% | 45% |
| Lunges | 70% | 54% |
| Wall balls | 45% | 74% |
| Roxzone | 45% | 9% |
| Runs | 25% | 46% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Matthew | Ruan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4% | 35% |
| Sled push | 51% | 28% |
| Sled pull | 43% | 8% |
| Burpee broad jump | 35% | 36% |
| Row | 29% | 33% |
| Farmers carry | 68% | 45% |
| Sandbag lunges | 70% | 54% |
| Wall balls | 45% | 74% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 45% | 9% |
| Runs (8 km) | 25% | 46% |
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.Matthew · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 53:29 running, 41:05 at the stations and 6:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:03).Below, Ruan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 47:52 running, 41:49 at the stations and 11:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (7:13).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Ruan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:02 | 5:42 |
| SkiErg | 5:26 | 4:41 |
| Run 2 | 5:53 | 5:36 |
| Sled push | 2:54 | 3:21 |
| Run 3 | 6:31 | 5:47 |
| Sled pull | 5:04 | 7:13 |
| Run 4 | 6:39 | 6:08 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:03 | 6:57 |
| Run 5 | 6:55 | 5:55 |
| Row | 5:17 | 5:12 |
| Run 6 | 6:51 | 5:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:09 | 2:27 |
| Run 7 | 6:29 | 6:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:09 | 5:46 |
| Run 8 | 8:09 | 6:40 |
| Wall balls | 8:03 | 6:12 |
| Roxzone | 6:57 | 11:15 |
| Finish | 1:41:22 | 1:40:49 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Matthew | Ruan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:41:22 | 1:40:49 | 0:33 · Ruan faster |
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