Matthew vs Shafwaan
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Matthew van Reenen
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Shafwaan Laubscher
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Matthew: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Shafwaan: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Matthew and Shafwaan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Matthew: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 33% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 7%).Shafwaan: strongest on Push (faster than 70% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 5%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew: faster than | Shafwaan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 14% | 5% |
| Push | 8% | 70% |
| Pull | 9% | 20% |
| BBJ | 15% | 19% |
| Row | 24% | 8% |
| Carry | 17% | 15% |
| Lunges | 7% | 25% |
| Wall balls | 17% | 35% |
| Roxzone | 33% | 12% |
| Runs | 8% | 14% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Matthew | Shafwaan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 14% | 5% |
| Sled push | 8% | 70% |
| Sled pull | 9% | 20% |
| Burpee broad jump | 15% | 19% |
| Row | 24% | 8% |
| Farmers carry | 17% | 15% |
| Sandbag lunges | 7% | 25% |
| Wall balls | 17% | 35% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 33% | 12% |
| Runs (8 km) | 8% | 14% |
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.Matthew · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 1:07:40 running, 57:11 at the stations and 7:59 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:42).Below, Shafwaan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 59:04 running, 47:40 at the stations and 10:14 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:48) and the shortest the sled push (2:32).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Shafwaan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:34 | 4:46 |
| SkiErg | 5:01 | 5:25 |
| Run 2 | 7:19 | 7:00 |
| Sled push | 5:13 | 2:32 |
| Run 3 | 9:25 | 7:20 |
| Sled pull | 7:54 | 6:07 |
| Run 4 | 8:17 | 7:42 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:23 | 8:18 |
| Run 5 | 8:21 | 8:00 |
| Row | 5:28 | 5:54 |
| Run 6 | 7:35 | 7:35 |
| Farmers carry | 3:02 | 3:13 |
| Run 7 | 8:01 | 7:46 |
| Sandbag lunges | 9:28 | 7:23 |
| Run 8 | 12:07 | 8:55 |
| Wall balls | 11:42 | 8:48 |
| Roxzone | 7:59 | 10:14 |
| Finish | 2:12:39 | 1:56:50 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Matthew | Shafwaan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 4 Apr 2026 | 2:12:39 | 2:12:35 | 0:04 · Shafwaan faster |
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