Brandon vs Ian
RSA · Open Men · 5 results Brandon Ackermann
RSA · Pro Men · 1 result Ian Macdonald
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Brandon: Cape Town 2026, Pro Men · Ian: Cape Town 2026, Pro Men
This chart shows where Brandon and Ian 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%).Ian: strongest on Push (faster than 41% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 7%).
See the numbers
| Part | Brandon: faster than | Ian: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 21% | 12% |
| Push | 19% | 41% |
| Pull | 20% | 25% |
| BBJ | 8% | 10% |
| Row | 16% | 28% |
| Carry | 22% | 7% |
| Lunges | 10% | 29% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 14% |
| Roxzone | 24% | 40% |
| Runs | 16% | 13% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Brandon | Ian |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 21% | 12% |
| Sled push | 19% | 41% |
| Sled pull | 20% | 25% |
| Burpee broad jump | 8% | 10% |
| Row | 16% | 28% |
| Farmers carry | 22% | 7% |
| Sandbag lunges | 10% | 29% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 14% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 24% | 40% |
| Runs (8 km) | 16% | 13% |
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, Ian · Cape Town 2026 · Pro Men: 50:31 running, 46:35 at the stations and 5:29 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:20).
See the numbers
| Part | Brandon · Cape Town 2026 · Pro Men | Ian · Cape Town 2026 · Pro Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:04 | 3:54 |
| SkiErg | 4:26 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 5:48 | 5:29 |
| Sled push | 4:11 | 3:35 |
| Run 3 | 5:56 | 5:44 |
| Sled pull | 6:47 | 6:31 |
| Run 4 | 6:08 | 7:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:37 | 6:19 |
| Run 5 | 6:01 | 6:28 |
| Row | 4:57 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 6:12 | 6:32 |
| Farmers carry | 2:48 | 3:32 |
| Run 7 | 6:21 | 6:54 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:10 | 6:01 |
| Run 8 | 7:28 | 7:44 |
| Wall balls | 10:04 | 11:20 |
| Roxzone | 6:43 | 5:29 |
| Finish | 1:41:34 | 1:42:29 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Brandon | Ian | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Pro Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:41:34 | 1:42:29 | 0:55 · Brandon faster |
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