Patrick vs Alex
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Patrick Smythe
RSA · Open Men · 4 results Alex Macphail
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Patrick: Johannesburg 2025, Open Men · Alex: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Patrick and Alex sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Patrick: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 62%).Alex: strongest on Carry (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 83%).
See the numbers
| Part | Patrick: faster than | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 72% | 93% |
| Push | 78% | 87% |
| Pull | 81% | 83% |
| BBJ | 89% | 90% |
| Row | 76% | 95% |
| Carry | 89% | 98% |
| Lunges | 83% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 62% | 98% |
| Roxzone | 97% | 94% |
| Runs | 96% | 94% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Patrick | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 72% | 93% |
| Sled push | 78% | 87% |
| Sled pull | 81% | 83% |
| Burpee broad jump | 89% | 90% |
| Row | 76% | 95% |
| Farmers carry | 89% | 98% |
| Sandbag lunges | 83% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 62% | 98% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 97% | 94% |
| Runs (8 km) | 96% | 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.Patrick · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men: 36:11 running, 36:14 at the stations and 5:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:51).Below, Alex · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 36:49 running, 29:29 at the stations and 3:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:37).
See the numbers
| Part | Patrick · Johannesburg 2025 · Open Men | Alex · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:09 | 3:29 |
| SkiErg | 4:36 | 4:06 |
| Run 2 | 4:19 | 4:41 |
| Sled push | 3:06 | 2:27 |
| Run 3 | 4:54 | 4:33 |
| Sled pull | 4:48 | 4:19 |
| Run 4 | 4:41 | 4:38 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:46 | 4:19 |
| Run 5 | 4:39 | 4:54 |
| Row | 4:47 | 4:27 |
| Run 6 | 4:41 | 4:46 |
| Farmers carry | 1:49 | 1:29 |
| Run 7 | 4:47 | 4:48 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:31 | 3:45 |
| Run 8 | 5:02 | 5:00 |
| Wall balls | 7:51 | 4:37 |
| Roxzone | 5:27 | 3:55 |
| Finish | 1:17:46 | 1:10:04 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Patrick | Alex | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2025 Open Men · 29 Nov 2025 | 1:17:46 | 1:17:52 | 0:06 · Patrick faster |
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