Derek vs Herschelle
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Derek Gardiner
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Herschelle Melody
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Derek: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Herschelle: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Derek and Herschelle sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Derek: strongest on Row (faster than 81% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 7%).Herschelle: strongest on Ski (faster than 70% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 32%).
See the numbers
| Part | Derek: faster than | Herschelle: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 53% | 70% |
| Push | 40% | 65% |
| Pull | 70% | 32% |
| BBJ | 51% | 68% |
| Row | 81% | 49% |
| Carry | 12% | 54% |
| Lunges | 7% | 61% |
| Wall balls | 66% | 52% |
| Roxzone | 36% | 34% |
| Runs | 71% | 52% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Derek | Herschelle |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 53% | 70% |
| Sled push | 40% | 65% |
| Sled pull | 70% | 32% |
| Burpee broad jump | 51% | 68% |
| Row | 81% | 49% |
| Farmers carry | 12% | 54% |
| Sandbag lunges | 7% | 61% |
| Wall balls | 66% | 52% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 36% | 34% |
| Runs (8 km) | 71% | 52% |
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.Derek · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 43:29 running, 43:38 at the stations and 7:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (9:37).Below, Herschelle · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 46:16 running, 37:59 at the stations and 7:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Derek · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Herschelle · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:57 | 4:06 |
| SkiErg | 4:30 | 4:22 |
| Run 2 | 5:31 | 5:40 |
| Sled push | 3:27 | 2:39 |
| Run 3 | 5:35 | 5:38 |
| Sled pull | 4:47 | 5:33 |
| Run 4 | 5:29 | 5:45 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:23 | 5:13 |
| Run 5 | 5:31 | 6:04 |
| Row | 4:43 | 4:58 |
| Run 6 | 5:32 | 5:53 |
| Farmers carry | 3:13 | 2:19 |
| Run 7 | 5:26 | 6:31 |
| Sandbag lunges | 9:37 | 5:26 |
| Run 8 | 6:29 | 6:39 |
| Wall balls | 6:58 | 7:29 |
| Roxzone | 7:42 | 7:50 |
| Finish | 1:34:45 | 1:31:56 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Derek | Herschelle | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 4 Apr 2026 | 1:34:45 | 1:34:36 | 0:09 · Herschelle faster |
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