Mphokuhle vs Taiba
ZIM · Open Men · 1 result Mphokuhle Aaron Dube
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Taiba Balaka
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Mphokuhle: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Taiba: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Mphokuhle and Taiba sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Mphokuhle: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 66% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 15%).Taiba: strongest on Runs (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Mphokuhle: faster than | Taiba: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 26% | 13% |
| Push | 26% | 48% |
| Pull | 38% | 36% |
| BBJ | 27% | 43% |
| Row | 18% | 52% |
| Carry | 50% | 3% |
| Lunges | 52% | 34% |
| Wall balls | 15% | 19% |
| Roxzone | 66% | 51% |
| Runs | 47% | 54% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Mphokuhle | Taiba |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 26% | 13% |
| Sled push | 26% | 48% |
| Sled pull | 38% | 36% |
| Burpee broad jump | 27% | 43% |
| Row | 18% | 52% |
| Farmers carry | 50% | 3% |
| Sandbag lunges | 52% | 34% |
| Wall balls | 15% | 19% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 66% | 51% |
| Runs (8 km) | 47% | 54% |
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.Mphokuhle · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 47:39 running, 47:02 at the stations and 5:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:09).Below, Taiba · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 45:58 running, 47:40 at the stations and 6:37 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:33) and the shortest the sled push (2:57).
See the numbers
| Part | Mphokuhle · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Taiba · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:38 | 3:48 |
| SkiErg | 4:49 | 5:07 |
| Run 2 | 5:33 | 4:53 |
| Sled push | 3:22 | 2:57 |
| Run 3 | 6:02 | 5:50 |
| Sled pull | 5:19 | 5:23 |
| Run 4 | 6:13 | 5:56 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:34 | 6:33 |
| Run 5 | 6:19 | 6:15 |
| Row | 5:33 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 6:25 | 6:10 |
| Farmers carry | 2:23 | 4:20 |
| Run 7 | 6:39 | 6:18 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:52 | 6:51 |
| Run 8 | 6:50 | 6:48 |
| Wall balls | 12:09 | 11:33 |
| Roxzone | 5:39 | 6:37 |
| Finish | 1:40:11 | 1:40:09 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Mphokuhle | Taiba | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:40:11 | 1:40:09 | 0:02 · Taiba faster |
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