Philip vs Poloko
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Philip Bruwer
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Poloko Kholopo
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Philip: Johannesburg 2025, Open Men · Poloko: Johannesburg 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Philip and Poloko sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Philip: strongest on Carry (faster than 40% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 2%).Poloko: strongest on Row (faster than 45% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Philip: faster than | Poloko: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 30% | 18% |
| Push | 4% | 8% |
| Pull | 8% | 28% |
| BBJ | 13% | 8% |
| Row | 15% | 45% |
| Carry | 40% | 3% |
| Lunges | 2% | 10% |
| Wall balls | 17% | 22% |
| Roxzone | 20% | 19% |
| Runs | 25% | 18% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Philip | Poloko |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 30% | 18% |
| Sled push | 4% | 8% |
| Sled pull | 8% | 28% |
| Burpee broad jump | 13% | 8% |
| Row | 15% | 45% |
| Farmers carry | 40% | 3% |
| Sandbag lunges | 2% | 10% |
| Wall balls | 17% | 22% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 20% | 19% |
| Runs (8 km) | 25% | 18% |
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.Philip · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men: 58:32 running, 1:03:25 at the stations and 12:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:43).Below, Poloko · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men: 1:02:43 running, 58:50 at the stations and 12:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:55).
See the numbers
| Part | Philip · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men | Poloko · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:27 | 4:30 |
| SkiErg | 5:06 | 5:18 |
| Run 2 | 6:50 | 7:59 |
| Sled push | 6:43 | 6:03 |
| Run 3 | 7:32 | 7:17 |
| Sled pull | 8:50 | 7:00 |
| Run 4 | 7:16 | 8:10 |
| Burpee broad jump | 10:14 | 10:49 |
| Run 5 | 7:49 | 7:42 |
| Row | 5:48 | 5:14 |
| Run 6 | 7:40 | 8:21 |
| Farmers carry | 2:28 | 3:52 |
| Run 7 | 7:45 | 8:08 |
| Sandbag lunges | 11:33 | 8:39 |
| Run 8 | 9:13 | 10:36 |
| Wall balls | 12:43 | 11:55 |
| Roxzone | 12:01 | 12:08 |
| Finish | 2:13:48 | 2:13:32 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Philip | Poloko | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2025 Open Men · 29 Nov 2025 | 2:13:48 | 2:13:32 | 0:16 · Poloko faster |
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