Jo vs John
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Jo Cooper
RSA · Open Men · 2 results John Henry van der Westhuizen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Jo: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · John: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Jo and John sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Jo: strongest on Push (faster than 92% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 14%).John: strongest on Push (faster than 65% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 26%).
See the numbers
| Part | Jo: faster than | John: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 88% | 35% |
| Push | 92% | 65% |
| Pull | 86% | 65% |
| BBJ | 67% | 54% |
| Row | 56% | 65% |
| Carry | 17% | 38% |
| Lunges | 70% | 32% |
| Wall balls | 74% | 39% |
| Roxzone | 26% | 28% |
| Runs | 14% | 26% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Jo | John |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 88% | 35% |
| Sled push | 92% | 65% |
| Sled pull | 86% | 65% |
| Burpee broad jump | 67% | 54% |
| Row | 56% | 65% |
| Farmers carry | 17% | 38% |
| Sandbag lunges | 70% | 32% |
| Wall balls | 74% | 39% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 26% | 28% |
| Runs (8 km) | 14% | 26% |
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.Jo · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 59:23 running, 34:47 at the stations and 8:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:12) and the shortest the sled push (2:10).Below, John · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 53:24 running, 40:39 at the stations and 8:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:31).
See the numbers
| Part | Jo · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | John · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:21 | 5:07 |
| SkiErg | 4:10 | 4:41 |
| Run 2 | 6:30 | 6:53 |
| Sled push | 2:10 | 2:39 |
| Run 3 | 6:52 | 7:05 |
| Sled pull | 3:50 | 4:30 |
| Run 4 | 7:04 | 6:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:14 | 6:01 |
| Run 5 | 8:26 | 6:45 |
| Row | 4:53 | 4:47 |
| Run 6 | 7:43 | 6:25 |
| Farmers carry | 3:09 | 2:34 |
| Run 7 | 6:33 | 5:45 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:09 | 6:56 |
| Run 8 | 9:54 | 8:27 |
| Wall balls | 6:12 | 8:31 |
| Roxzone | 8:24 | 8:17 |
| Finish | 1:42:26 | 1:42:13 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Jo | John | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:42:26 | 1:42:13 | 0:13 · John faster |
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