Mfundho vs Ruan
RSA · Open Men · 4 results Mfundho Xivambu
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Ruan Hessell
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Mfundho: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Ruan: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Mfundho and Ruan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Mfundho: strongest on Runs (faster than 65% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 22%).Ruan: strongest on Runs (faster than 68% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 17%).
See the numbers
| Part | Mfundho: faster than | Ruan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 53% | 47% |
| Push | 22% | 17% |
| Pull | 23% | 40% |
| BBJ | 54% | 59% |
| Row | 41% | 46% |
| Carry | 38% | 21% |
| Lunges | 53% | 64% |
| Wall balls | 34% | 25% |
| Roxzone | 42% | 35% |
| Runs | 65% | 68% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Mfundho | Ruan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 53% | 47% |
| Sled push | 22% | 17% |
| Sled pull | 23% | 40% |
| Burpee broad jump | 54% | 59% |
| Row | 41% | 46% |
| Farmers carry | 38% | 21% |
| Sandbag lunges | 53% | 64% |
| Wall balls | 34% | 25% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 42% | 35% |
| Runs (8 km) | 65% | 68% |
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.Mfundho · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 44:34 running, 44:05 at the stations and 7:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:20).Below, Ruan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 44:00 running, 44:35 at the stations and 7:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Mfundho · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Ruan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:02 | 2:54 |
| SkiErg | 4:30 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 5:20 | 4:12 |
| Sled push | 4:00 | 4:17 |
| Run 3 | 5:40 | 6:39 |
| Sled pull | 6:39 | 5:54 |
| Run 4 | 5:33 | 6:02 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:17 | 6:04 |
| Run 5 | 5:50 | 6:25 |
| Row | 5:13 | 5:09 |
| Run 6 | 5:55 | 5:44 |
| Farmers carry | 2:29 | 2:51 |
| Run 7 | 5:46 | 5:21 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:38 | 5:17 |
| Run 8 | 6:28 | 6:43 |
| Wall balls | 9:20 | 10:29 |
| Roxzone | 7:20 | 7:44 |
| Finish | 1:35:55 | 1:36:10 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Mfundho | Ruan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 4 Apr 2026 | 1:35:55 | 1:36:10 | 0:15 · Mfundho faster |
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