John vs Joshua
COD · Pro Men · 2 results John Buana Kayembe
RSA · Pro Men · 6 results Joshua Bassingthwaighte
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
John: Cape Town 2024, Pro Men · Joshua: Cape Town 2026, Pro Men
This chart shows where John and Joshua sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.John: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 70% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 18%).Joshua: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 58%).
See the numbers
| Part | John: faster than | Joshua: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 25% | 58% |
| Push | 67% | 69% |
| Pull | 18% | 90% |
| BBJ | 38% | 91% |
| Row | 39% | 88% |
| Carry | 50% | 63% |
| Lunges | 64% | 86% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 94% |
| Roxzone | 42% | 90% |
| Runs | 20% | 65% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | John | Joshua |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 25% | 58% |
| Sled push | 67% | 69% |
| Sled pull | 18% | 90% |
| Burpee broad jump | 38% | 91% |
| Row | 39% | 88% |
| Farmers carry | 50% | 63% |
| Sandbag lunges | 64% | 86% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 94% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 42% | 90% |
| Runs (8 km) | 20% | 65% |
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.John · Cape Town 2024 · Pro Men: 44:23 running, 38:34 at the stations and 6:59 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (8:50).Below, Joshua · Cape Town 2026 · Pro Men: 36:05 running, 29:00 at the stations and 3:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:40).
See the numbers
| Part | John · Cape Town 2024 · Pro Men | Joshua · Cape Town 2026 · Pro Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:14 | 3:07 |
| SkiErg | 4:13 | 4:09 |
| Run 2 | 4:31 | 4:26 |
| Sled push | 2:46 | 3:07 |
| Run 3 | 5:31 | 4:36 |
| Sled pull | 8:50 | 3:56 |
| Run 4 | 5:38 | 4:43 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:01 | 2:57 |
| Run 5 | 6:05 | 4:47 |
| Row | 4:42 | 4:11 |
| Run 6 | 5:33 | 4:48 |
| Farmers carry | 2:25 | 2:01 |
| Run 7 | 5:37 | 4:44 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:53 | 3:59 |
| Run 8 | 7:14 | 4:54 |
| Wall balls | 5:43 | 4:40 |
| Roxzone | 6:59 | 3:27 |
| Finish | 1:29:47 | 1:08:25 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | John | Joshua | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg (I) 2025 Pro Men · 1 Mar 2025 | 1:32:11 | 1:31:43 | 0:28 · Joshua faster |
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