Ethan vs Bukhosi
RSA · Open Men · 9 results Ethan Gouws
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Bukhosi Shabalala
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ethan: Cape Town 2025, Open Men · Bukhosi: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ethan and Bukhosi sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ethan: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 45%).Bukhosi: strongest on Runs (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 74%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ethan: faster than | Bukhosi: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 85% | 96% |
| Push | 45% | 78% |
| Pull | 83% | 88% |
| BBJ | 99% | 97% |
| Row | 99% | 87% |
| Carry | 70% | 74% |
| Lunges | 93% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 97% |
| Roxzone | 99% | 96% |
| Runs | 98% | 97% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ethan | Bukhosi |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 85% | 96% |
| Sled push | 45% | 78% |
| Sled pull | 83% | 88% |
| Burpee broad jump | 99% | 97% |
| Row | 99% | 87% |
| Farmers carry | 70% | 74% |
| Sandbag lunges | 93% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 97% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 99% | 96% |
| Runs (8 km) | 98% | 97% |
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.Ethan · Cape Town 2025 · Open Men: 33:15 running, 28:24 at the stations and 4:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:16).Below, Bukhosi · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 34:23 running, 31:13 at the stations and 5:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:00).
See the numbers
| Part | Ethan · Cape Town 2025 · Open Men | Bukhosi · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:44 | 5:20 |
| SkiErg | 4:09 | 4:14 |
| Run 2 | 4:16 | 3:36 |
| Sled push | 3:11 | 2:45 |
| Run 3 | 4:34 | 4:05 |
| Sled pull | 4:13 | 4:23 |
| Run 4 | 4:12 | 3:54 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:02 | 4:07 |
| Run 5 | 4:18 | 4:04 |
| Row | 4:16 | 4:50 |
| Run 6 | 4:23 | 3:50 |
| Farmers carry | 1:57 | 2:04 |
| Run 7 | 4:15 | 3:56 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:50 | 3:50 |
| Run 8 | 4:33 | 5:39 |
| Wall balls | 3:46 | 5:00 |
| Roxzone | 4:01 | 5:26 |
| Finish | 1:05:31 | 1:10:54 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ethan | Bukhosi | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:11:03 | 1:10:54 | 0:09 · Bukhosi faster |
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