Themba vs Luke
Themba Mathebula
Luke Theron
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Themba: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men · Luke: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Themba and Luke sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Themba: strongest on Ski (faster than 50% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 15%).Luke: strongest on Ski (faster than 73% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Themba: faster than | Luke: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 50% | 73% |
| Push | 15% | 35% |
| Pull | 15% | 34% |
| BBJ | 39% | 20% |
| Row | 33% | 35% |
| Carry | 21% | 57% |
| Lunges | 21% | 19% |
| Wall balls | 43% | 47% |
| Roxzone | 30% | 6% |
| Runs | 35% | 45% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Themba | Luke |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 50% | 73% |
| Sled push | 15% | 35% |
| Sled pull | 15% | 34% |
| Burpee broad jump | 39% | 20% |
| Row | 33% | 35% |
| Farmers carry | 21% | 57% |
| Sandbag lunges | 21% | 19% |
| Wall balls | 43% | 47% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 30% | 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 35% | 45% |
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.Themba · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 51:59 running, 50:25 at the stations and 10:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:22).Below, Luke · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 49:19 running, 49:03 at the stations and 15:03 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (9:44).
See the numbers
| Part | Themba · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men | Luke · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:57 | 7:14 |
| SkiErg | 4:46 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 7:32 | 4:48 |
| Sled push | 4:23 | 3:35 |
| Run 3 | 6:00 | 4:59 |
| Sled pull | 7:36 | 6:28 |
| Run 4 | 5:36 | 5:14 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:57 | 9:44 |
| Run 5 | 5:14 | 5:45 |
| Row | 5:37 | 5:35 |
| Run 6 | 5:38 | 5:34 |
| Farmers carry | 2:56 | 2:17 |
| Run 7 | 5:51 | 5:32 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:48 | 7:56 |
| Run 8 | 9:12 | 10:13 |
| Wall balls | 9:22 | 8:56 |
| Roxzone | 10:45 | 15:03 |
| Finish | 1:53:02 | 1:53:19 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Themba | Luke | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:53:02 | 1:53:19 | 0:17 · Themba faster |
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