Daniel vs Michael
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Daniel Eckstein
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Simmermacher
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Daniel: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Michael: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Daniel and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Daniel: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 22%).Michael: strongest on BBJ (faster than 66% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 16%).
See the numbers
| Part | Daniel: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 41% | 33% |
| Push | 35% | 59% |
| Pull | 31% | 44% |
| BBJ | 53% | 66% |
| Row | 49% | 32% |
| Carry | 50% | 65% |
| Lunges | 22% | 62% |
| Wall balls | 60% | 50% |
| Roxzone | 23% | 50% |
| Runs | 26% | 16% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Daniel | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 41% | 33% |
| Sled push | 35% | 59% |
| Sled pull | 31% | 44% |
| Burpee broad jump | 53% | 66% |
| Row | 49% | 32% |
| Farmers carry | 50% | 65% |
| Sandbag lunges | 22% | 62% |
| Wall balls | 60% | 50% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 23% | 50% |
| Runs (8 km) | 26% | 16% |
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.Daniel · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 55:27 running, 43:16 at the stations and 8:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (7:37).Below, Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 1:00:44 running, 40:01 at the stations and 6:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:09).
See the numbers
| Part | Daniel · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:33 | 4:40 |
| SkiErg | 4:37 | 4:42 |
| Run 2 | 6:32 | 6:38 |
| Sled push | 3:35 | 3:01 |
| Run 3 | 7:11 | 8:11 |
| Sled pull | 6:17 | 5:42 |
| Run 4 | 7:07 | 9:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:18 | 5:39 |
| Run 5 | 6:57 | 8:27 |
| Row | 5:06 | 5:21 |
| Run 6 | 7:00 | 8:57 |
| Farmers carry | 2:18 | 2:06 |
| Run 7 | 7:06 | 7:37 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:37 | 5:21 |
| Run 8 | 9:01 | 7:08 |
| Wall balls | 7:28 | 8:09 |
| Roxzone | 8:51 | 6:51 |
| Finish | 1:47:27 | 1:47:26 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Daniel | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 4 Apr 2026 | 1:47:27 | 1:47:26 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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