Smith vs James
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Smith Pepper
RSA · Pro Men · 2 results James de Klerk
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Smith: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men · James: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Smith and James sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Smith: strongest on Runs (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 65%).James: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 33%).
See the numbers
| Part | Smith: faster than | James: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 76% | 69% |
| Push | 68% | 33% |
| Pull | 65% | 67% |
| BBJ | 94% | 88% |
| Row | 91% | 91% |
| Carry | 67% | 72% |
| Lunges | 92% | 91% |
| Wall balls | 72% | 59% |
| Roxzone | 92% | 98% |
| Runs | 96% | 98% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Smith | James |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 76% | 69% |
| Sled push | 68% | 33% |
| Sled pull | 65% | 67% |
| Burpee broad jump | 94% | 88% |
| Row | 91% | 91% |
| Farmers carry | 67% | 72% |
| Sandbag lunges | 92% | 91% |
| Wall balls | 72% | 59% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 92% | 98% |
| Runs (8 km) | 96% | 98% |
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.Smith · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 34:59 running, 35:04 at the stations and 5:59 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:59).Below, James · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 33:38 running, 37:14 at the stations and 5:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:58).
See the numbers
| Part | Smith · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men | James · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:33 | 5:26 |
| SkiErg | 4:31 | 4:35 |
| Run 2 | 3:42 | 3:27 |
| Sled push | 2:57 | 3:37 |
| Run 3 | 4:11 | 3:56 |
| Sled pull | 5:12 | 5:07 |
| Run 4 | 4:04 | 4:09 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:28 | 4:58 |
| Run 5 | 3:56 | 3:57 |
| Row | 4:44 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 3:59 | 3:40 |
| Farmers carry | 2:10 | 2:06 |
| Run 7 | 3:54 | 3:35 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:03 | 4:09 |
| Run 8 | 5:40 | 5:28 |
| Wall balls | 6:59 | 7:58 |
| Roxzone | 5:59 | 5:09 |
| Finish | 1:15:53 | 1:15:53 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Smith | James | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:15:53 | 1:15:53 | level |
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