Michael vs John
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Michael Mactavie
COD · Open Men · 1 result John Tambwe Kapita
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · John: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and John sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on BBJ (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 17%).John: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 36%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | John: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 28% | 91% |
| Push | 17% | 92% |
| Pull | 94% | 71% |
| BBJ | 98% | 89% |
| Row | 54% | 81% |
| Carry | 56% | 63% |
| Lunges | 92% | 78% |
| Wall balls | 82% | 36% |
| Roxzone | 94% | 98% |
| Runs | 91% | 96% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | John |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 28% | 91% |
| Sled push | 17% | 92% |
| Sled pull | 94% | 71% |
| Burpee broad jump | 98% | 89% |
| Row | 54% | 81% |
| Farmers carry | 56% | 63% |
| Sandbag lunges | 92% | 78% |
| Wall balls | 82% | 36% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 94% | 98% |
| Runs (8 km) | 91% | 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.Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 36:40 running, 32:28 at the stations and 3:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:48).Below, John · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 34:20 running, 35:00 at the stations and 3:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:43) and the shortest the sled push (2:10).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | John · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:16 | 2:43 |
| SkiErg | 4:47 | 4:07 |
| Run 2 | 4:31 | 4:02 |
| Sled push | 3:43 | 2:10 |
| Run 3 | 4:43 | 4:29 |
| Sled pull | 3:33 | 4:19 |
| Run 4 | 4:46 | 4:32 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:19 | 4:06 |
| Run 5 | 5:00 | 4:54 |
| Row | 4:55 | 4:37 |
| Run 6 | 4:41 | 4:28 |
| Farmers carry | 2:18 | 2:13 |
| Run 7 | 4:39 | 4:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:04 | 4:44 |
| Run 8 | 5:03 | 4:44 |
| Wall balls | 5:48 | 8:43 |
| Roxzone | 3:54 | 3:36 |
| Finish | 1:12:52 | 1:12:49 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | John | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:12:52 | 1:12:49 | 0:03 · John faster |
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