Brandon vs Marvin
RSA · Open Men · 5 results Brandon Ackermann
RSA · Pro Men · 1 result Marvin John Absalom
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Brandon: Cape Town 2026, Pro Men · Marvin: Cape Town 2026, Pro Men
This chart shows where Brandon and Marvin sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Brandon: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 24% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 8%).Marvin: strongest on BBJ (faster than 47% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 2%).
See the numbers
| Part | Brandon: faster than | Marvin: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 21% | 9% |
| Push | 19% | 2% |
| Pull | 20% | 3% |
| BBJ | 8% | 47% |
| Row | 16% | 7% |
| Carry | 22% | 8% |
| Lunges | 10% | 28% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 11% |
| Roxzone | 24% | 7% |
| Runs | 16% | 31% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Brandon | Marvin |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 21% | 9% |
| Sled push | 19% | 2% |
| Sled pull | 20% | 3% |
| Burpee broad jump | 8% | 47% |
| Row | 16% | 7% |
| Farmers carry | 22% | 8% |
| Sandbag lunges | 10% | 28% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 11% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 24% | 7% |
| Runs (8 km) | 16% | 31% |
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.Brandon · Cape Town 2026 · Pro Men: 47:58 running, 47:00 at the stations and 6:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:04).Below, Marvin · Cape Town 2026 · Pro Men: 42:55 running, 50:47 at the stations and 8:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:04).
See the numbers
| Part | Brandon · Cape Town 2026 · Pro Men | Marvin · Cape Town 2026 · Pro Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:04 | 3:21 |
| SkiErg | 4:26 | 4:37 |
| Run 2 | 5:48 | 5:06 |
| Sled push | 4:11 | 5:59 |
| Run 3 | 5:56 | 6:06 |
| Sled pull | 6:47 | 8:52 |
| Run 4 | 6:08 | 5:22 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:37 | 4:24 |
| Run 5 | 6:01 | 5:15 |
| Row | 4:57 | 5:16 |
| Run 6 | 6:12 | 5:38 |
| Farmers carry | 2:48 | 3:30 |
| Run 7 | 6:21 | 5:28 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:10 | 6:05 |
| Run 8 | 7:28 | 6:39 |
| Wall balls | 10:04 | 12:04 |
| Roxzone | 6:43 | 8:38 |
| Finish | 1:41:34 | 1:42:11 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Brandon | Marvin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Pro Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:41:34 | 1:42:11 | 0:37 · Brandon faster |
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