Ruan vs Thapelo
RSA · Open Men · 5 results Ruan Venter
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Thapelo Muparutsa
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ruan: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Thapelo: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ruan and Thapelo sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ruan: strongest on Pull (faster than 72% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 29%).Thapelo: strongest on Push (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 25%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ruan: faster than | Thapelo: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 41% | 68% |
| Push | 58% | 76% |
| Pull | 72% | 40% |
| BBJ | 32% | 49% |
| Row | 29% | 25% |
| Carry | 38% | 50% |
| Lunges | 61% | 33% |
| Wall balls | 34% | 46% |
| Roxzone | 60% | 48% |
| Runs | 38% | 41% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ruan | Thapelo |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 41% | 68% |
| Sled push | 58% | 76% |
| Sled pull | 72% | 40% |
| Burpee broad jump | 32% | 49% |
| Row | 29% | 25% |
| Farmers carry | 38% | 50% |
| Sandbag lunges | 61% | 33% |
| Wall balls | 34% | 46% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 60% | 48% |
| Runs (8 km) | 38% | 41% |
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.Ruan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 52:13 running, 42:30 at the stations and 6:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:21).Below, Thapelo · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 51:26 running, 42:21 at the stations and 7:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:25).
See the numbers
| Part | Ruan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Thapelo · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:59 | 4:19 |
| SkiErg | 4:37 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 5:50 | 5:51 |
| Sled push | 3:02 | 2:43 |
| Run 3 | 7:24 | 6:11 |
| Sled pull | 4:43 | 5:55 |
| Run 4 | 6:38 | 6:49 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:32 | 6:28 |
| Run 5 | 7:56 | 7:05 |
| Row | 5:24 | 5:27 |
| Run 6 | 6:21 | 6:47 |
| Farmers carry | 2:29 | 2:18 |
| Run 7 | 6:49 | 6:41 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:22 | 6:43 |
| Run 8 | 7:16 | 7:43 |
| Wall balls | 9:21 | 8:25 |
| Roxzone | 6:11 | 7:00 |
| Finish | 1:40:47 | 1:40:40 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ruan | Thapelo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 4 Apr 2026 | 1:40:47 | 1:40:40 | 0:07 · Thapelo faster |
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