Ryan vs Willie
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Ryan Edward Cooper
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Willie Jacobs
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ryan: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men · Willie: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ryan and Willie sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ryan: strongest on Ski (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 57%).Willie: strongest on Ski (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 30%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ryan: faster than | Willie: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 99% | 91% |
| Push | 99% | 75% |
| Pull | 90% | 38% |
| BBJ | 57% | 45% |
| Row | 95% | 88% |
| Carry | 86% | 30% |
| Lunges | 79% | 76% |
| Wall balls | 96% | 77% |
| Roxzone | 61% | 85% |
| Runs | 62% | 85% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ryan | Willie |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 99% | 91% |
| Sled push | 99% | 75% |
| Sled pull | 90% | 38% |
| Burpee broad jump | 57% | 45% |
| Row | 95% | 88% |
| Farmers carry | 86% | 30% |
| Sandbag lunges | 79% | 76% |
| Wall balls | 96% | 77% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 61% | 85% |
| Runs (8 km) | 62% | 85% |
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.Ryan · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 44:47 running, 33:13 at the stations and 8:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:40).Below, Willie · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 39:47 running, 39:50 at the stations and 6:41 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:24).
See the numbers
| Part | Ryan · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men | Willie · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:26 | 6:30 |
| SkiErg | 4:01 | 4:19 |
| Run 2 | 4:45 | 4:16 |
| Sled push | 1:56 | 2:48 |
| Run 3 | 5:04 | 4:37 |
| Sled pull | 4:18 | 6:15 |
| Run 4 | 4:58 | 4:24 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:40 | 7:24 |
| Run 5 | 5:10 | 4:19 |
| Row | 4:35 | 4:48 |
| Run 6 | 5:02 | 4:23 |
| Farmers carry | 1:55 | 2:45 |
| Run 7 | 4:56 | 4:31 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:45 | 4:52 |
| Run 8 | 7:26 | 6:46 |
| Wall balls | 5:03 | 6:39 |
| Roxzone | 8:19 | 6:41 |
| Finish | 1:26:11 | 1:26:07 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ryan | Willie | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:26:11 | 1:26:07 | 0:04 · Willie faster |
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