Shane vs Msawenkosi
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Shane van der Merwe
RSA · Open Men · 4 results Msawenkosi Sikhosana
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Shane: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Msawenkosi: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Shane and Msawenkosi sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Shane: strongest on Push (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 26%).Msawenkosi: strongest on Push (faster than 75% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Shane: faster than | Msawenkosi: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 56% | 56% |
| Push | 78% | 75% |
| Pull | 62% | 40% |
| BBJ | 59% | 37% |
| Row | 39% | 21% |
| Carry | 63% | 50% |
| Lunges | 74% | 33% |
| Wall balls | 28% | 65% |
| Roxzone | 53% | 62% |
| Runs | 26% | 30% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Shane | Msawenkosi |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 56% | 56% |
| Sled push | 78% | 75% |
| Sled pull | 62% | 40% |
| Burpee broad jump | 59% | 37% |
| Row | 39% | 21% |
| Farmers carry | 63% | 50% |
| Sandbag lunges | 74% | 33% |
| Wall balls | 28% | 65% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 53% | 62% |
| Runs (8 km) | 26% | 30% |
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.Shane · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 53:23 running, 39:02 at the stations and 6:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:35).Below, Msawenkosi · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 52:28 running, 40:35 at the stations and 5:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (6:55).
See the numbers
| Part | Shane · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Msawenkosi · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:17 | 5:37 |
| SkiErg | 4:30 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 6:07 | 5:43 |
| Sled push | 2:26 | 2:29 |
| Run 3 | 6:43 | 6:45 |
| Sled pull | 4:35 | 5:12 |
| Run 4 | 6:58 | 7:01 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:39 | 6:54 |
| Run 5 | 7:08 | 7:09 |
| Row | 5:07 | 5:30 |
| Run 6 | 7:10 | 6:34 |
| Farmers carry | 2:13 | 2:23 |
| Run 7 | 6:59 | 6:37 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:57 | 6:55 |
| Run 8 | 8:01 | 7:01 |
| Wall balls | 9:35 | 6:42 |
| Roxzone | 6:27 | 5:50 |
| Finish | 1:38:42 | 1:38:44 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Shane | Msawenkosi | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:38:42 | 1:38:44 | 0:02 · Shane faster |
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