Gareth vs Jacob
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Gareth Smithdorf
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Jacob Ntesang
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Gareth: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Jacob: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Gareth and Jacob sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Gareth: strongest on Push (faster than 38% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 1%).Jacob: strongest on Lunges (faster than 57% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Gareth: faster than | Jacob: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 3% | 10% |
| Push | 38% | 12% |
| Pull | 12% | 3% |
| BBJ | 8% | 20% |
| Row | 8% | 19% |
| Carry | 7% | 19% |
| Lunges | 1% | 57% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 26% |
| Roxzone | 11% | 10% |
| Runs | 7% | 3% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Gareth | Jacob |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 3% | 10% |
| Sled push | 38% | 12% |
| Sled pull | 12% | 3% |
| Burpee broad jump | 8% | 20% |
| Row | 8% | 19% |
| Farmers carry | 7% | 19% |
| Sandbag lunges | 1% | 57% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 26% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 11% | 10% |
| Runs (8 km) | 7% | 3% |
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.Gareth · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 1:09:31 running, 1:00:34 at the stations and 10:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (14:02) and the shortest the sled push (3:32).Below, Jacob · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 1:17:25 running, 52:19 at the stations and 10:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:11).
See the numbers
| Part | Gareth · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Jacob · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:01 | 3:41 |
| SkiErg | 5:24 | 5:08 |
| Run 2 | 7:00 | 7:38 |
| Sled push | 3:32 | 4:43 |
| Run 3 | 9:55 | 12:26 |
| Sled pull | 7:32 | 9:38 |
| Run 4 | 8:42 | 11:04 |
| Burpee broad jump | 10:48 | 8:36 |
| Run 5 | 8:48 | 14:15 |
| Row | 5:56 | 5:34 |
| Run 6 | 9:07 | 9:14 |
| Farmers carry | 3:39 | 2:58 |
| Run 7 | 9:08 | 8:46 |
| Sandbag lunges | 14:02 | 5:31 |
| Run 8 | 9:49 | 10:21 |
| Wall balls | 9:42 | 10:11 |
| Roxzone | 10:18 | 10:36 |
| Finish | 2:20:20 | 2:20:11 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Gareth | Jacob | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 4 Apr 2026 | 2:20:20 | 2:20:11 | 0:09 · Jacob faster |
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