Michelle vs Mphatli
RSA · Open Women · 2 results Michelle Smith
RSA · Open Women · 2 results Mphatli Kekana
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michelle: Johannesburg 2026, Open Women · Mphatli: Johannesburg 2026, Open Women
This chart shows where Michelle and Mphatli sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michelle: strongest on Push (faster than 92% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 63%).Mphatli: strongest on BBJ (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 52%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michelle: faster than | Mphatli: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 85% | 69% |
| Push | 92% | 84% |
| Pull | 87% | 70% |
| BBJ | 67% | 96% |
| Row | 77% | 83% |
| Carry | 78% | 67% |
| Lunges | 63% | 76% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 89% |
| Roxzone | 81% | 52% |
| Runs | 86% | 87% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michelle | Mphatli |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 85% | 69% |
| Sled push | 92% | 84% |
| Sled pull | 87% | 70% |
| Burpee broad jump | 67% | 96% |
| Row | 77% | 83% |
| Farmers carry | 78% | 67% |
| Sandbag lunges | 63% | 76% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 89% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 81% | 52% |
| Runs (8 km) | 86% | 87% |
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.Michelle · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women: 44:44 running, 40:04 at the stations and 7:59 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (8:00).Below, Mphatli · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women: 44:33 running, 37:49 at the stations and 10:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (6:09).
See the numbers
| Part | Michelle · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women | Mphatli · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:19 | 7:11 |
| SkiErg | 5:12 | 5:28 |
| Run 2 | 4:37 | 4:17 |
| Sled push | 2:15 | 2:29 |
| Run 3 | 5:07 | 4:44 |
| Sled pull | 5:27 | 6:09 |
| Run 4 | 4:59 | 4:39 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:00 | 5:12 |
| Run 5 | 4:57 | 4:50 |
| Row | 5:41 | 5:33 |
| Run 6 | 5:04 | 6:35 |
| Farmers carry | 2:14 | 2:22 |
| Run 7 | 5:10 | 4:51 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:35 | 4:55 |
| Run 8 | 7:30 | 7:27 |
| Wall balls | 5:41 | 5:40 |
| Roxzone | 7:59 | 10:19 |
| Finish | 1:32:40 | 1:32:34 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Michelle | Mphatli | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Women · 30 May 2026 | 1:32:40 | 1:32:34 | 0:06 · Mphatli faster |
| Johannesburg 2025 Open Women · 29 Nov 2025 | 1:36:40 | 1:42:40 | 6:00 · Michelle faster |
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