Ben vs Wikus
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Ben Malate
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Wikus Esterhuysen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ben: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men · Wikus: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ben and Wikus sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ben: strongest on Runs (faster than 61% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 12%).Wikus: strongest on Push (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than | Wikus: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 29% | 58% |
| Push | 20% | 90% |
| Pull | 12% | 74% |
| BBJ | 30% | 24% |
| Row | 37% | 24% |
| Carry | 26% | 10% |
| Lunges | 18% | 56% |
| Wall balls | 35% | 49% |
| Roxzone | 43% | 6% |
| Runs | 61% | 50% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ben | Wikus |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 29% | 58% |
| Sled push | 20% | 90% |
| Sled pull | 12% | 74% |
| Burpee broad jump | 30% | 24% |
| Row | 37% | 24% |
| Farmers carry | 26% | 10% |
| Sandbag lunges | 18% | 56% |
| Wall balls | 35% | 49% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 43% | 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 61% | 50% |
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.Ben · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 45:08 running, 51:58 at the stations and 9:33 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:02).Below, Wikus · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 47:24 running, 44:48 at the stations and 14:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (9:07) and the shortest the sled push (2:26).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men | Wikus · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:04 | 7:26 |
| SkiErg | 5:00 | 4:41 |
| Run 2 | 4:39 | 4:48 |
| Sled push | 4:06 | 2:26 |
| Run 3 | 4:52 | 5:12 |
| Sled pull | 7:54 | 4:56 |
| Run 4 | 5:01 | 5:32 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:34 | 9:07 |
| Run 5 | 4:57 | 5:12 |
| Row | 5:33 | 5:49 |
| Run 6 | 5:17 | 6:10 |
| Farmers carry | 2:49 | 3:21 |
| Run 7 | 5:10 | 5:10 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:00 | 5:39 |
| Run 8 | 8:08 | 7:54 |
| Wall balls | 10:02 | 8:49 |
| Roxzone | 9:33 | 14:43 |
| Finish | 1:46:30 | 1:46:46 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ben | Wikus | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:46:30 | 1:46:46 | 0:16 · Ben faster |
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