John vs David
COD · Pro Men · 2 results John Buana Kayembe
RSA · Pro Men · 3 results David Pelser
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
John: Cape Town 2024, Pro Men · David: Johannesburg (I) 2025, Pro Men
This chart shows where John and David 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%).David: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 13%).
See the numbers
| Part | John: faster than | David: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 25% | 16% |
| Push | 67% | 13% |
| Pull | 18% | 27% |
| BBJ | 38% | 73% |
| Row | 39% | 82% |
| Carry | 50% | 99% |
| Lunges | 64% | 26% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 55% |
| Roxzone | 42% | 33% |
| Runs | 20% | 47% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | John | David |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 25% | 16% |
| Sled push | 67% | 13% |
| Sled pull | 18% | 27% |
| Burpee broad jump | 38% | 73% |
| Row | 39% | 82% |
| Farmers carry | 50% | 99% |
| Sandbag lunges | 64% | 26% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 55% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 42% | 33% |
| Runs (8 km) | 20% | 47% |
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, David · Johannesburg (I) 2025 · Pro Men: 43:55 running, 41:39 at the stations and 7:16 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (8:35).
See the numbers
| Part | John · Cape Town 2024 · Pro Men | David · Johannesburg (I) 2025 · Pro Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:14 | 3:35 |
| SkiErg | 4:13 | 4:38 |
| Run 2 | 4:31 | 5:03 |
| Sled push | 2:46 | 4:47 |
| Run 3 | 5:31 | 5:33 |
| Sled pull | 8:50 | 8:35 |
| Run 4 | 5:38 | 5:32 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:01 | 4:16 |
| Run 5 | 6:05 | 5:44 |
| Row | 4:42 | 4:34 |
| Run 6 | 5:33 | 5:44 |
| Farmers carry | 2:25 | 1:08 |
| Run 7 | 5:37 | 5:46 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:53 | 6:13 |
| Run 8 | 7:14 | 6:59 |
| Wall balls | 5:43 | 7:28 |
| Roxzone | 6:59 | 7:16 |
| Finish | 1:29:47 | 1:32:44 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | John | David | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg (I) 2025 Pro Men · 1 Mar 2025 | 1:32:11 | 1:32:44 | 0:33 · John faster |
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