Herman vs Thomas
RSA · Open Men · 5 results Herman Smit
RSA · Open Men · 4 results Thomas Chemaly
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Herman: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men · Thomas: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Herman and Thomas sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Herman: strongest on Pull (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 30%).Thomas: strongest on Pull (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 42%).
See the numbers
| Part | Herman: faster than | Thomas: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 65% | 77% |
| Push | 30% | 56% |
| Pull | 99% | 97% |
| BBJ | 78% | 95% |
| Row | 89% | 86% |
| Carry | 90% | 90% |
| Lunges | 77% | 89% |
| Wall balls | 90% | 42% |
| Roxzone | 72% | 77% |
| Runs | 86% | 94% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Herman | Thomas |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 65% | 77% |
| Sled push | 30% | 56% |
| Sled pull | 99% | 97% |
| Burpee broad jump | 78% | 95% |
| Row | 89% | 86% |
| Farmers carry | 90% | 90% |
| Sandbag lunges | 77% | 89% |
| Wall balls | 90% | 42% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 72% | 77% |
| Runs (8 km) | 86% | 94% |
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.Herman · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 39:32 running, 34:38 at the stations and 7:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:41).Below, Thomas · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 35:56 running, 32:55 at the stations and 5:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:18).
See the numbers
| Part | Herman · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men | Thomas · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:07 | 3:22 |
| SkiErg | 4:37 | 4:18 |
| Run 2 | 4:04 | 4:29 |
| Sled push | 3:42 | 2:46 |
| Run 3 | 4:22 | 4:38 |
| Sled pull | 3:38 | 3:19 |
| Run 4 | 4:45 | 4:43 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:33 | 3:41 |
| Run 5 | 4:27 | 4:31 |
| Row | 4:47 | 4:32 |
| Run 6 | 4:16 | 4:34 |
| Farmers carry | 1:50 | 1:47 |
| Run 7 | 4:26 | 4:42 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:51 | 4:14 |
| Run 8 | 7:05 | 4:57 |
| Wall balls | 5:41 | 8:18 |
| Roxzone | 7:35 | 5:10 |
| Finish | 1:21:39 | 1:13:53 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Herman | Thomas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:21:39 | 1:21:40 | 0:01 · Herman faster |
Close the gap at your next race.
The RoxHype app is your training plan to race day: built from your splits, your kit and your race date, and adjusted every week.
- A week-by-week plan that counts down to your race
- Extra work on your slowest stations
- Adjusts every week to what you actually did
Free to download. Used by more than 40,000 HYROX athletes.
