Michael vs Abrie
BOT · Open Men · 2 results Michael Swartland
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Abrie Valentine
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cape Town 2025, Open Men · Abrie: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Abrie sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 51%).Abrie: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 17%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Abrie: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 88% | 17% |
| Push | 51% | 81% |
| Pull | 92% | 82% |
| BBJ | 89% | 84% |
| Row | 87% | 81% |
| Carry | 83% | 89% |
| Lunges | 78% | 87% |
| Wall balls | 98% | 89% |
| Roxzone | 88% | 64% |
| Runs | 64% | 57% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Abrie |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 88% | 17% |
| Sled push | 51% | 81% |
| Sled pull | 92% | 82% |
| Burpee broad jump | 89% | 84% |
| Row | 87% | 81% |
| Farmers carry | 83% | 89% |
| Sandbag lunges | 78% | 87% |
| Wall balls | 98% | 89% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 88% | 64% |
| Runs (8 km) | 64% | 57% |
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.Michael · Cape Town 2025 · Open Men: 44:12 running, 30:25 at the stations and 5:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (4:36).Below, Abrie · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 45:18 running, 31:56 at the stations and 5:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:20).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cape Town 2025 · Open Men | Abrie · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:31 | 4:21 |
| SkiErg | 4:07 | 5:00 |
| Run 2 | 5:17 | 5:43 |
| Sled push | 3:05 | 2:24 |
| Run 3 | 5:37 | 5:42 |
| Sled pull | 3:49 | 3:59 |
| Run 4 | 5:47 | 5:43 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:07 | 4:27 |
| Run 5 | 5:58 | 5:44 |
| Row | 4:35 | 4:37 |
| Run 6 | 5:50 | 5:55 |
| Farmers carry | 1:46 | 1:48 |
| Run 7 | 5:49 | 5:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:36 | 4:21 |
| Run 8 | 6:23 | 6:41 |
| Wall balls | 4:20 | 5:20 |
| Roxzone | 5:15 | 5:45 |
| Finish | 1:19:43 | 1:22:53 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Abrie | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:22:59 | 1:22:53 | 0:06 · Abrie faster |
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