Byron vs Francois
RSA · Open Men · 7 results Byron Louw
RSA · Open Men · 10 results Francois Marais
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Byron: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Francois: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
no splitWall ballsRoxzoneRuns
This chart shows where Byron and Francois sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Byron: strongest on Carry (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 28%).Francois: strongest on Runs (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 79%).
See the numbers
| Part | Byron: faster than | Francois: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 78% | 90% |
| Push | 28% | 81% |
| Pull | 42% | 96% |
| BBJ | 45% | 99% |
| Row | 41% | 99% |
| Carry | 80% | 98% |
| Lunges | 61% | no split |
| Wall balls | 76% | 99% |
| Roxzone | 70% | 79% |
| Runs | 79% | 99% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Byron | Francois |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 78% | 90% |
| Sled push | 28% | 81% |
| Sled pull | 42% | 96% |
| Burpee broad jump | 45% | 99% |
| Row | 41% | 99% |
| Farmers carry | 80% | 98% |
| Sandbag lunges | 61% | — |
| Wall balls | 76% | 99% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 70% | 79% |
| Runs (8 km) | 79% | 99% |
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.Byron · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 40:16 running, 37:47 at the stations and 5:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:27).Below, Francois · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 33:05 running, 23:25 at the stations and 5:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:18).
See the numbers
| Part | Byron · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Francois · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:21 | 2:53 |
| SkiErg | 4:17 | 4:09 |
| Run 2 | 4:45 | 4:11 |
| Sled push | 3:21 | 2:35 |
| Run 3 | 5:18 | 4:23 |
| Sled pull | 5:09 | 3:40 |
| Run 4 | 5:07 | 4:18 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:27 | 3:03 |
| Run 5 | 5:32 | 4:22 |
| Row | 5:04 | 4:18 |
| Run 6 | 5:00 | 4:19 |
| Farmers carry | 1:57 | 1:28 |
| Run 7 | 5:15 | 4:12 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:26 | — |
| Run 8 | 5:58 | 4:27 |
| Wall balls | 6:06 | 4:12 |
| Roxzone | 5:27 | 5:01 |
| Finish | 1:23:23 | 1:03:08 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Byron | Francois | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:23:23 | 1:23:20 | 0:03 · Francois faster |
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