Gerswin vs Michael
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Gerswin Petersen
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Bishop
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Gerswin: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Michael: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
no splitRowCarryLungesWall ballsRoxzoneRuns
This chart shows where Gerswin and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Gerswin: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 37% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 1%).Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 9%).
See the numbers
| Part | Gerswin: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 31% | 48% |
| Push | 13% | 90% |
| Pull | 23% | 76% |
| BBJ | no split | 43% |
| Row | 16% | 65% |
| Carry | 14% | 76% |
| Lunges | 4% | 28% |
| Wall balls | 37% | 9% |
| Roxzone | 1% | 14% |
| Runs | 20% | 11% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Gerswin | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 31% | 48% |
| Sled push | 13% | 90% |
| Sled pull | 23% | 76% |
| Burpee broad jump | — | 43% |
| Row | 16% | 65% |
| Farmers carry | 14% | 76% |
| Sandbag lunges | 4% | 28% |
| Wall balls | 37% | 9% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 1% | 14% |
| Runs (8 km) | 20% | 11% |
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.Gerswin · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 56:02 running, 43:02 at the stations and 17:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (10:53).Below, Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 1:01:33 running, 45:44 at the stations and 10:06 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (14:16).
See the numbers
| Part | Gerswin · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:17 | 7:22 |
| SkiErg | 4:44 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 6:11 | 6:34 |
| Sled push | 3:55 | 2:12 |
| Run 3 | 6:47 | 6:59 |
| Sled pull | 6:02 | 4:10 |
| Run 4 | 6:41 | 7:23 |
| Burpee broad jump | — | 6:33 |
| Run 5 | 7:06 | 8:07 |
| Row | 5:36 | 4:47 |
| Run 6 | 6:56 | 8:26 |
| Farmers carry | 3:17 | 2:01 |
| Run 7 | 6:40 | 7:30 |
| Sandbag lunges | 10:53 | 7:10 |
| Run 8 | 9:25 | 9:12 |
| Wall balls | 8:36 | 14:16 |
| Roxzone | 17:54 | 10:06 |
| Finish | 1:57:12 | 1:57:13 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Gerswin | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:57:12 | 1:57:13 | 0:01 · Gerswin faster |
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