Sphiwe vs Carl
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Sphiwe Mahlangu
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Carl van der Merwe
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sphiwe: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Carl: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sphiwe and Carl sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sphiwe: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 66% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 25%).Carl: strongest on Lunges (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sphiwe: faster than | Carl: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 52% | 44% |
| Push | 25% | 6% |
| Pull | 48% | 31% |
| BBJ | 32% | 28% |
| Row | 52% | 41% |
| Carry | 27% | 22% |
| Lunges | 43% | 54% |
| Wall balls | 42% | 45% |
| Roxzone | 66% | 24% |
| Runs | 33% | 51% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sphiwe | Carl |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 52% | 44% |
| Sled push | 25% | 6% |
| Sled pull | 48% | 31% |
| Burpee broad jump | 32% | 28% |
| Row | 52% | 41% |
| Farmers carry | 27% | 22% |
| Sandbag lunges | 43% | 54% |
| Wall balls | 42% | 45% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 66% | 24% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33% | 51% |
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.Sphiwe · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 51:16 running, 42:24 at the stations and 5:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:16).Below, Carl · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 46:31 running, 44:14 at the stations and 8:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:07).
See the numbers
| Part | Sphiwe · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Carl · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:35 | 3:55 |
| SkiErg | 4:32 | 4:36 |
| Run 2 | 6:13 | 5:12 |
| Sled push | 3:25 | 4:30 |
| Run 3 | 6:32 | 6:11 |
| Sled pull | 4:56 | 5:39 |
| Run 4 | 6:49 | 5:36 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:10 | 7:33 |
| Run 5 | 6:52 | 6:16 |
| Row | 4:56 | 5:04 |
| Run 6 | 6:52 | 6:15 |
| Farmers carry | 2:49 | 2:59 |
| Run 7 | 6:58 | 6:27 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:20 | 5:46 |
| Run 8 | 6:24 | 6:39 |
| Wall balls | 8:16 | 8:07 |
| Roxzone | 5:38 | 8:40 |
| Finish | 1:39:11 | 1:39:18 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sphiwe | Carl | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:39:11 | 1:39:18 | 0:07 · Sphiwe faster |
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