Melusi vs Abonga
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Melusi Zulu
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Abonga Ketwa
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Melusi: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Abonga: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Melusi and Abonga sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Melusi: strongest on Ski (faster than 37% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 9%).Abonga: strongest on Carry (faster than 59% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Melusi: faster than | Abonga: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 37% | 16% |
| Push | 20% | 6% |
| Pull | 13% | 11% |
| BBJ | 10% | 17% |
| Row | 26% | 22% |
| Carry | 28% | 59% |
| Lunges | 12% | 31% |
| Wall balls | 15% | 23% |
| Roxzone | 17% | 16% |
| Runs | 9% | 11% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Melusi | Abonga |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 37% | 16% |
| Sled push | 20% | 6% |
| Sled pull | 13% | 11% |
| Burpee broad jump | 10% | 17% |
| Row | 26% | 22% |
| Farmers carry | 28% | 59% |
| Sandbag lunges | 12% | 31% |
| Wall balls | 15% | 23% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 17% | 16% |
| Runs (8 km) | 9% | 11% |
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.Melusi · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 1:05:05 running, 55:36 at the stations and 9:32 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:14).Below, Abonga · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 1:01:22 running, 49:57 at the stations and 9:41 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:26).
See the numbers
| Part | Melusi · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Abonga · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:01 | 7:18 |
| SkiErg | 4:39 | 5:02 |
| Run 2 | 6:58 | 7:12 |
| Sled push | 4:04 | 4:26 |
| Run 3 | 7:47 | 7:54 |
| Sled pull | 7:29 | 6:51 |
| Run 4 | 8:08 | 7:35 |
| Burpee broad jump | 10:20 | 8:28 |
| Run 5 | 8:43 | 7:17 |
| Row | 5:26 | 5:28 |
| Run 6 | 8:25 | 7:51 |
| Farmers carry | 2:41 | 2:16 |
| Run 7 | 8:06 | 7:34 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:44 | 7:00 |
| Run 8 | 9:57 | 8:41 |
| Wall balls | 12:14 | 10:26 |
| Roxzone | 9:32 | 9:41 |
| Finish | 2:10:06 | 2:00:51 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Melusi | Abonga | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 4 Apr 2026 | 2:10:06 | 2:10:18 | 0:12 · Melusi faster |
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