Dries vs Matthew
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Dries van Wyk
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Matthew Macleod Smith
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Dries: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Matthew: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Dries and Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Dries: strongest on Carry (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 29%).Matthew: strongest on Ski (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 45%).
See the numbers
| Part | Dries: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 42% | 88% |
| Push | 29% | 68% |
| Pull | 59% | 58% |
| BBJ | 57% | 55% |
| Row | 73% | 86% |
| Carry | 95% | 63% |
| Lunges | 72% | 75% |
| Wall balls | 59% | 45% |
| Roxzone | 69% | 70% |
| Runs | 63% | 65% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Dries | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 42% | 88% |
| Sled push | 29% | 68% |
| Sled pull | 59% | 58% |
| Burpee broad jump | 57% | 55% |
| Row | 73% | 86% |
| Farmers carry | 95% | 63% |
| Sandbag lunges | 72% | 75% |
| Wall balls | 59% | 45% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 69% | 70% |
| Runs (8 km) | 63% | 65% |
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.Dries · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 44:10 running, 36:55 at the stations and 5:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:07).Below, Matthew · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 43:53 running, 37:08 at the stations and 5:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:05).
See the numbers
| Part | Dries · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Matthew · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:08 | 3:50 |
| SkiErg | 4:37 | 4:10 |
| Run 2 | 5:42 | 5:24 |
| Sled push | 3:18 | 2:34 |
| Run 3 | 5:40 | 6:02 |
| Sled pull | 4:38 | 4:40 |
| Run 4 | 5:44 | 5:50 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:49 | 6:00 |
| Run 5 | 5:47 | 5:57 |
| Row | 4:42 | 4:32 |
| Run 6 | 5:42 | 5:39 |
| Farmers carry | 1:41 | 2:13 |
| Run 7 | 5:45 | 5:28 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:03 | 4:54 |
| Run 8 | 5:42 | 5:44 |
| Wall balls | 7:07 | 8:05 |
| Roxzone | 5:28 | 5:27 |
| Finish | 1:26:25 | 1:26:22 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Dries | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:26:25 | 1:26:22 | 0:03 · Matthew faster |
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