Donovan vs Mthobisi
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Donovan Gois
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Mthobisi Makhoba
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Donovan: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men · Mthobisi: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Donovan and Mthobisi sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Donovan: strongest on Push (faster than 81% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 26%).Mthobisi: strongest on Lunges (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 36%).
See the numbers
| Part | Donovan: faster than | Mthobisi: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 60% | 55% |
| Push | 81% | 94% |
| Pull | 74% | 82% |
| BBJ | 51% | 81% |
| Row | 65% | 36% |
| Carry | 26% | 88% |
| Lunges | 32% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 76% | 56% |
| Roxzone | 51% | 47% |
| Runs | 64% | 48% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Donovan | Mthobisi |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 60% | 55% |
| Sled push | 81% | 94% |
| Sled pull | 74% | 82% |
| Burpee broad jump | 51% | 81% |
| Row | 65% | 36% |
| Farmers carry | 26% | 88% |
| Sandbag lunges | 32% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 76% | 56% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 51% | 47% |
| Runs (8 km) | 64% | 48% |
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.Donovan · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 44:13 running, 40:53 at the stations and 8:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:59) and the shortest the sled push (2:40).Below, Mthobisi · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 48:25 running, 36:20 at the stations and 9:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:14).
See the numbers
| Part | Donovan · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men | Mthobisi · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:29 | 8:00 |
| SkiErg | 4:40 | 4:43 |
| Run 2 | 4:51 | 5:07 |
| Sled push | 2:40 | 2:18 |
| Run 3 | 5:03 | 5:19 |
| Sled pull | 4:57 | 4:36 |
| Run 4 | 4:58 | 5:21 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:59 | 5:25 |
| Run 5 | 4:56 | 5:31 |
| Row | 5:09 | 5:34 |
| Run 6 | 4:45 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 2:49 | 1:52 |
| Run 7 | 4:44 | 5:23 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:52 | 3:37 |
| Run 8 | 7:27 | 8:23 |
| Wall balls | 6:47 | 8:14 |
| Roxzone | 8:58 | 9:10 |
| Finish | 1:33:53 | 1:33:47 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Donovan | Mthobisi | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:33:53 | 1:33:47 | 0:06 · Mthobisi faster |
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