Melissa vs Xanthe
RSA · Open Women · 1 result Melissa Nel
RSA · Open Women · 4 results Xanthe Coertzen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Melissa: Johannesburg (I) 2025, Open Women · Xanthe: Johannesburg (I) 2025, Open Women
This chart shows where Melissa and Xanthe sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Melissa: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 29%).Xanthe: strongest on Ski (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 24%).
See the numbers
| Part | Melissa: faster than | Xanthe: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 70% | 78% |
| Push | 86% | 24% |
| Pull | 96% | 57% |
| BBJ | 94% | 66% |
| Row | 88% | 40% |
| Carry | 77% | 38% |
| Lunges | 92% | 55% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 69% |
| Roxzone | 91% | 60% |
| Runs | 29% | 68% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Melissa | Xanthe |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 70% | 78% |
| Sled push | 86% | 24% |
| Sled pull | 96% | 57% |
| Burpee broad jump | 94% | 66% |
| Row | 88% | 40% |
| Farmers carry | 77% | 38% |
| Sandbag lunges | 92% | 55% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 69% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 91% | 60% |
| Runs (8 km) | 29% | 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.Melissa · Johannesburg (I) 2025 · Open Women: 1:01:53 running, 32:18 at the stations and 5:49 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (5:21).Below, Xanthe · Johannesburg (I) 2025 · Open Women: 49:55 running, 42:40 at the stations and 7:49 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:00).
See the numbers
| Part | Melissa · Johannesburg (I) 2025 · Open Women | Xanthe · Johannesburg (I) 2025 · Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:13 | 3:55 |
| SkiErg | 5:11 | 5:04 |
| Run 2 | 8:54 | 5:44 |
| Sled push | 2:16 | 3:23 |
| Run 3 | 9:02 | 6:18 |
| Sled pull | 4:34 | 6:40 |
| Run 4 | 8:53 | 6:14 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:00 | 7:00 |
| Run 5 | 4:23 | 6:24 |
| Row | 5:21 | 6:16 |
| Run 6 | 8:53 | 6:35 |
| Farmers carry | 2:02 | 2:27 |
| Run 7 | 8:43 | 6:44 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:52 | 5:09 |
| Run 8 | 8:53 | 8:01 |
| Wall balls | 4:02 | 6:40 |
| Roxzone | 5:49 | 7:49 |
| Finish | 1:39:54 | 1:40:13 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Melissa | Xanthe | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg (I) 2025 Open Women · 1 Mar 2025 | 1:39:54 | 1:40:13 | 0:19 · Melissa faster |
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