Wikus vs Ben
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Wikus Esterhuysen
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Ben Malate
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Wikus: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men · Ben: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Wikus and Ben sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Wikus: strongest on Push (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 6%).Ben: strongest on Runs (faster than 61% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 12%).
See the numbers
| Part | Wikus: faster than | Ben: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 58% | 29% |
| Push | 90% | 20% |
| Pull | 74% | 12% |
| BBJ | 24% | 30% |
| Row | 24% | 37% |
| Carry | 10% | 26% |
| Lunges | 56% | 18% |
| Wall balls | 49% | 35% |
| Roxzone | 6% | 43% |
| Runs | 50% | 61% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Wikus | Ben |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 58% | 29% |
| Sled push | 90% | 20% |
| Sled pull | 74% | 12% |
| Burpee broad jump | 24% | 30% |
| Row | 24% | 37% |
| Farmers carry | 10% | 26% |
| Sandbag lunges | 56% | 18% |
| Wall balls | 49% | 35% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 6% | 43% |
| Runs (8 km) | 50% | 61% |
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.Wikus · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 47:24 running, 44:48 at the stations and 14:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (9:07) and the shortest the sled push (2:26).Below, Ben · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 45:08 running, 51:58 at the stations and 9:33 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:02).
See the numbers
| Part | Wikus · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men | Ben · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:26 | 7:04 |
| SkiErg | 4:41 | 5:00 |
| Run 2 | 4:48 | 4:39 |
| Sled push | 2:26 | 4:06 |
| Run 3 | 5:12 | 4:52 |
| Sled pull | 4:56 | 7:54 |
| Run 4 | 5:32 | 5:01 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:07 | 8:34 |
| Run 5 | 5:12 | 4:57 |
| Row | 5:49 | 5:33 |
| Run 6 | 6:10 | 5:17 |
| Farmers carry | 3:21 | 2:49 |
| Run 7 | 5:10 | 5:10 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:39 | 8:00 |
| Run 8 | 7:54 | 8:08 |
| Wall balls | 8:49 | 10:02 |
| Roxzone | 14:43 | 9:33 |
| Finish | 1:46:46 | 1:46:30 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Wikus | Ben | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:46:46 | 1:46:30 | 0:16 · Ben faster |
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