James vs Riaan
RSA · Open Men · 1 result James Brandt
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Riaan Hamilton
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Riaan: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Riaan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Lunges (faster than 72% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 15%).Riaan: strongest on Carry (faster than 79% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 13%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Riaan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 67% | 24% |
| Push | 63% | 40% |
| Pull | 21% | 49% |
| BBJ | 15% | 13% |
| Row | 39% | 56% |
| Carry | 44% | 79% |
| Lunges | 72% | 17% |
| Wall balls | 40% | 53% |
| Roxzone | 34% | 58% |
| Runs | 20% | 19% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Riaan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 67% | 24% |
| Sled push | 63% | 40% |
| Sled pull | 21% | 49% |
| Burpee broad jump | 15% | 13% |
| Row | 39% | 56% |
| Farmers carry | 44% | 79% |
| Sandbag lunges | 72% | 17% |
| Wall balls | 40% | 53% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 34% | 58% |
| Runs (8 km) | 20% | 19% |
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.James · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 55:50 running, 43:01 at the stations and 7:46 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (8:46).Below, Riaan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 56:31 running, 44:13 at the stations and 6:07 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (9:03).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Riaan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:12 | 6:46 |
| SkiErg | 4:24 | 4:50 |
| Run 2 | 6:25 | 6:37 |
| Sled push | 2:41 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 6:55 | 6:32 |
| Sled pull | 6:06 | 4:54 |
| Run 4 | 7:18 | 6:46 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:46 | 9:03 |
| Run 5 | 7:46 | 7:09 |
| Row | 5:07 | 4:54 |
| Run 6 | 7:15 | 6:52 |
| Farmers carry | 2:28 | 1:58 |
| Run 7 | 7:25 | 7:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:03 | 8:01 |
| Run 8 | 8:33 | 8:19 |
| Wall balls | 8:26 | 7:28 |
| Roxzone | 7:46 | 6:07 |
| Finish | 1:46:28 | 1:46:39 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Riaan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:46:28 | 1:46:39 | 0:11 · James faster |
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