Graham vs Nico
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Graham Matthews
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Nico Bester
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Graham: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Nico: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Graham and Nico sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Graham: strongest on Runs (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 9%).Nico: strongest on Ski (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Graham: faster than | Nico: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 67% | 77% |
| Push | 14% | 43% |
| Pull | 60% | 71% |
| BBJ | 48% | 21% |
| Row | 59% | 35% |
| Carry | 48% | 30% |
| Lunges | 46% | 23% |
| Wall balls | 9% | 49% |
| Roxzone | 67% | 55% |
| Runs | 87% | 74% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Graham | Nico |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 67% | 77% |
| Sled push | 14% | 43% |
| Sled pull | 60% | 71% |
| Burpee broad jump | 48% | 21% |
| Row | 59% | 35% |
| Farmers carry | 48% | 30% |
| Sandbag lunges | 46% | 23% |
| Wall balls | 9% | 49% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 67% | 55% |
| Runs (8 km) | 87% | 74% |
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.Graham · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 38:21 running, 46:53 at the stations and 5:34 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (14:20).Below, Nico · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 41:25 running, 42:56 at the stations and 6:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (8:07).
See the numbers
| Part | Graham · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Nico · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:14 | 3:39 |
| SkiErg | 4:24 | 4:18 |
| Run 2 | 4:42 | 5:00 |
| Sled push | 3:50 | 3:01 |
| Run 3 | 4:36 | 5:21 |
| Sled pull | 4:37 | 4:19 |
| Run 4 | 4:34 | 5:21 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:17 | 8:07 |
| Run 5 | 4:52 | 5:36 |
| Row | 4:51 | 5:10 |
| Run 6 | 4:42 | 5:29 |
| Farmers carry | 2:24 | 2:45 |
| Run 7 | 4:41 | 5:22 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:11 | 7:34 |
| Run 8 | 5:00 | 5:37 |
| Wall balls | 14:20 | 7:41 |
| Roxzone | 5:34 | 6:19 |
| Finish | 1:30:41 | 1:30:32 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Graham | Nico | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:30:41 | 1:30:32 | 0:09 · Nico faster |
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