Gerhard vs Michael
RSA · Open Men · 8 results Gerhard Kotze
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Michael Barnard
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Gerhard: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Michael: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Gerhard and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Gerhard: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 64%).Michael: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 37%).
See the numbers
| Part | Gerhard: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 71% | 84% |
| Push | 87% | 37% |
| Pull | 93% | 67% |
| BBJ | 73% | 71% |
| Row | 79% | 47% |
| Carry | 90% | 76% |
| Lunges | 93% | 90% |
| Wall balls | 93% | 88% |
| Roxzone | 64% | 95% |
| Runs | 88% | 89% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Gerhard | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 71% | 84% |
| Sled push | 87% | 37% |
| Sled pull | 93% | 67% |
| Burpee broad jump | 73% | 71% |
| Row | 79% | 47% |
| Farmers carry | 90% | 76% |
| Sandbag lunges | 93% | 90% |
| Wall balls | 93% | 88% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 64% | 95% |
| Runs (8 km) | 88% | 89% |
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.Gerhard · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 38:17 running, 30:28 at the stations and 5:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (4:55).Below, Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 37:27 running, 33:19 at the stations and 3:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:21).
See the numbers
| Part | Gerhard · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:24 | 3:24 |
| SkiErg | 4:21 | 4:13 |
| Run 2 | 4:29 | 4:31 |
| Sled push | 2:16 | 3:08 |
| Run 3 | 4:48 | 5:00 |
| Sled pull | 3:35 | 4:26 |
| Run 4 | 4:57 | 5:17 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:55 | 4:59 |
| Run 5 | 5:07 | 5:10 |
| Row | 4:38 | 4:59 |
| Run 6 | 5:08 | 4:41 |
| Farmers carry | 1:46 | 2:01 |
| Run 7 | 4:59 | 4:40 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:02 | 4:12 |
| Run 8 | 5:26 | 4:44 |
| Wall balls | 4:55 | 5:21 |
| Roxzone | 5:42 | 3:53 |
| Finish | 1:14:20 | 1:14:29 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Gerhard | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:14:20 | 1:14:29 | 0:09 · Gerhard faster |
| Cape Town 2026 Doubles Mixed · 4 Apr 2026 | 1:09:41 | 1:16:58 | 7:17 · Gerhard faster |
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