Michael vs Rob
RSA · Pro Men · 2 results Michael Nkutshweu
RSA · Pro Men · 5 results Rob Els
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Johannesburg 2025, Pro Men · Rob: Johannesburg 2025, Pro Men
This chart shows where Michael and Rob sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Lunges (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 17%).Rob: strongest on Ski (faster than 68% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 13%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Rob: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 31% | 68% |
| Push | 29% | 33% |
| Pull | 17% | 46% |
| BBJ | 83% | 15% |
| Row | 18% | 23% |
| Carry | 39% | 49% |
| Lunges | 84% | 13% |
| Wall balls | 26% | 18% |
| Roxzone | 39% | 20% |
| Runs | 27% | 50% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Rob |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 31% | 68% |
| Sled push | 29% | 33% |
| Sled pull | 17% | 46% |
| Burpee broad jump | 83% | 15% |
| Row | 18% | 23% |
| Farmers carry | 39% | 49% |
| Sandbag lunges | 84% | 13% |
| Wall balls | 26% | 18% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 39% | 20% |
| Runs (8 km) | 27% | 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.Michael · Johannesburg 2025 · Pro Men: 47:19 running, 44:01 at the stations and 7:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (9:26).Below, Rob · Johannesburg 2025 · Pro Men: 41:30 running, 48:19 at the stations and 8:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:24).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Johannesburg 2025 · Pro Men | Rob · Johannesburg 2025 · Pro Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:35 | 2:54 |
| SkiErg | 4:35 | 4:20 |
| Run 2 | 4:36 | 4:31 |
| Sled push | 5:12 | 5:01 |
| Run 3 | 5:56 | 5:03 |
| Sled pull | 9:26 | 7:11 |
| Run 4 | 5:59 | 5:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:41 | 6:56 |
| Run 5 | 6:40 | 5:23 |
| Row | 5:16 | 5:09 |
| Run 6 | 6:16 | 5:29 |
| Farmers carry | 2:21 | 2:16 |
| Run 7 | 6:11 | 6:06 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:08 | 7:02 |
| Run 8 | 7:06 | 6:49 |
| Wall balls | 9:23 | 10:24 |
| Roxzone | 7:40 | 8:51 |
| Finish | 1:38:53 | 1:38:33 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Rob | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2025 Pro Men · 29 Nov 2025 | 1:38:53 | 1:38:33 | 0:20 · Rob faster |
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