Damien vs Herman
REU · Open Men · 1 result Damien Vally
RSA · Open Men · 5 results Herman Smit
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Damien: Johannesburg 2025, Open Men · Herman: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Damien and Herman sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Damien: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 39%).Herman: strongest on Pull (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 30%).
See the numbers
| Part | Damien: faster than | Herman: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 43% | 65% |
| Push | 63% | 30% |
| Pull | 64% | 99% |
| BBJ | 49% | 78% |
| Row | 65% | 89% |
| Carry | 74% | 90% |
| Lunges | 68% | 77% |
| Wall balls | 96% | 90% |
| Roxzone | 39% | 72% |
| Runs | 58% | 86% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Damien | Herman |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 43% | 65% |
| Sled push | 63% | 30% |
| Sled pull | 64% | 99% |
| Burpee broad jump | 49% | 78% |
| Row | 65% | 89% |
| Farmers carry | 74% | 90% |
| Sandbag lunges | 68% | 77% |
| Wall balls | 96% | 90% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 39% | 72% |
| Runs (8 km) | 58% | 86% |
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.Damien · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men: 48:58 running, 38:02 at the stations and 10:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:58).Below, Herman · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 39:32 running, 34:38 at the stations and 7:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:41).
See the numbers
| Part | Damien · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men | Herman · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:41 | 6:07 |
| SkiErg | 4:56 | 4:37 |
| Run 2 | 5:50 | 4:04 |
| Sled push | 3:32 | 3:42 |
| Run 3 | 6:10 | 4:22 |
| Sled pull | 5:23 | 3:38 |
| Run 4 | 6:12 | 4:45 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:58 | 5:33 |
| Run 5 | 6:27 | 4:27 |
| Row | 4:57 | 4:47 |
| Run 6 | 6:29 | 4:16 |
| Farmers carry | 2:00 | 1:50 |
| Run 7 | 6:27 | 4:26 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:08 | 4:51 |
| Run 8 | 7:42 | 7:05 |
| Wall balls | 5:09 | 5:41 |
| Roxzone | 10:10 | 7:35 |
| Finish | 1:37:04 | 1:21:39 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Damien | Herman | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2025 Open Men · 29 Nov 2025 | 1:37:04 | 1:37:01 | 0:03 · Herman faster |
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