Karien vs Michelle
RSA · Open Women · 1 result Karien Rynners
RSA · Open Women · 2 results Michelle Seaton-Smith
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Karien: Johannesburg 2026, Open Women · Michelle: Johannesburg 2026, Open Women
This chart shows where Karien and Michelle sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Karien: strongest on Pull (faster than 75% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 29%).Michelle: strongest on Carry (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Karien: faster than | Michelle: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 55% | 55% |
| Push | 60% | 21% |
| Pull | 75% | 68% |
| BBJ | 56% | 57% |
| Row | 68% | 55% |
| Carry | 29% | 80% |
| Lunges | 51% | 52% |
| Wall balls | 34% | 38% |
| Roxzone | 71% | 42% |
| Runs | 39% | 46% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Karien | Michelle |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 55% | 55% |
| Sled push | 60% | 21% |
| Sled pull | 75% | 68% |
| Burpee broad jump | 56% | 57% |
| Row | 68% | 55% |
| Farmers carry | 29% | 80% |
| Sandbag lunges | 51% | 52% |
| Wall balls | 34% | 38% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 71% | 42% |
| Runs (8 km) | 39% | 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.Karien · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women: 58:19 running, 48:23 at the stations and 8:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:54) and the shortest the sled push (2:54).Below, Michelle · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women: 55:57 running, 48:22 at the stations and 11:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Karien · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women | Michelle · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 9:14 | 8:05 |
| SkiErg | 5:40 | 5:40 |
| Run 2 | 6:19 | 5:52 |
| Sled push | 2:54 | 3:42 |
| Run 3 | 6:33 | 6:11 |
| Sled pull | 5:58 | 6:17 |
| Run 4 | 6:33 | 6:08 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:55 | 8:46 |
| Run 5 | 6:34 | 6:13 |
| Row | 5:54 | 6:11 |
| Run 6 | 6:38 | 6:25 |
| Farmers carry | 3:00 | 2:12 |
| Run 7 | 6:42 | 6:25 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:07 | 6:05 |
| Run 8 | 9:46 | 10:38 |
| Wall balls | 9:54 | 9:29 |
| Roxzone | 8:55 | 11:08 |
| Finish | 1:55:30 | 1:55:19 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Karien | Michelle | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Women · 30 May 2026 | 1:55:30 | 1:55:19 | 0:11 · Michelle faster |
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