James vs Karabo
RSA · Open Men · 1 result James Nel
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Karabo Phalagae Tlabakoe Ntjie
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Karabo: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
no splitRowCarryLungesWall ballsRoxzoneRuns
This chart shows where James and Karabo sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Push (faster than 55% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 1%).Karabo: strongest on BBJ (faster than 69% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Karabo: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 11% | 3% |
| Push | 55% | 19% |
| Pull | 22% | 16% |
| BBJ | no split | 69% |
| Row | 49% | 4% |
| Carry | 16% | 27% |
| Lunges | 21% | 31% |
| Wall balls | 17% | 1% |
| Roxzone | 1% | 40% |
| Runs | 16% | 37% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Karabo |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 11% | 3% |
| Sled push | 55% | 19% |
| Sled pull | 22% | 16% |
| Burpee broad jump | — | 69% |
| Row | 49% | 4% |
| Farmers carry | 16% | 27% |
| Sandbag lunges | 21% | 31% |
| Wall balls | 17% | 1% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 1% | 40% |
| Runs (8 km) | 16% | 37% |
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: 57:56 running, 41:46 at the stations and 18:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:53) and the shortest the sled push (2:48).Below, Karabo · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 49:47 running, 1:01:44 at the stations and 7:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (25:02).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Karabo · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:10 | 4:14 |
| SkiErg | 5:10 | 5:30 |
| Run 2 | 8:06 | 5:58 |
| Sled push | 2:48 | 3:35 |
| Run 3 | 6:54 | 6:43 |
| Sled pull | 6:03 | 6:27 |
| Run 4 | 6:20 | 6:45 |
| Burpee broad jump | — | 5:08 |
| Run 5 | 6:29 | 7:06 |
| Row | 4:58 | 6:13 |
| Run 6 | 6:04 | 6:45 |
| Farmers carry | 3:10 | 2:48 |
| Run 7 | 6:16 | 5:07 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:44 | 7:01 |
| Run 8 | 13:37 | 7:09 |
| Wall balls | 11:53 | 25:02 |
| Roxzone | 18:10 | 7:18 |
| Finish | 1:57:56 | 1:58:41 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Karabo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:57:56 | 1:58:41 | 0:45 · James faster |
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