Arul vs Smangele
RSA · Open Women · 1 result Arul Narain
RSA · Open Women · 2 results Smangele Malema
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Arul: Cape Town 2026, Open Women · Smangele: Cape Town 2026, Open Women
This chart shows where Arul and Smangele sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Arul: strongest on Carry (faster than 23% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 1%).Smangele: strongest on Carry (faster than 16% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Arul: faster than | Smangele: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 3% | 7% |
| Push | 2% | 14% |
| Pull | 1% | 15% |
| BBJ | 20% | 10% |
| Row | 2% | 9% |
| Carry | 23% | 16% |
| Lunges | 13% | 5% |
| Wall balls | 6% | 5% |
| Roxzone | 2% | 12% |
| Runs | 6% | 3% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Arul | Smangele |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 3% | 7% |
| Sled push | 2% | 14% |
| Sled pull | 1% | 15% |
| Burpee broad jump | 20% | 10% |
| Row | 2% | 9% |
| Farmers carry | 23% | 16% |
| Sandbag lunges | 13% | 5% |
| Wall balls | 6% | 5% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 2% | 12% |
| Runs (8 km) | 6% | 3% |
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.Arul · Cape Town 2026 · Open Women: 1:19:23 running, 1:10:04 at the stations and 15:06 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (15:27).Below, Smangele · Cape Town 2026 · Open Women: 1:24:04 running, 1:09:11 at the stations and 10:41 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (16:37).
See the numbers
| Part | Arul · Cape Town 2026 · Open Women | Smangele · Cape Town 2026 · Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:08 | 6:23 |
| SkiErg | 6:25 | 6:11 |
| Run 2 | 10:20 | 8:09 |
| Sled push | 6:07 | 4:05 |
| Run 3 | 11:06 | 7:58 |
| Sled pull | 11:52 | 8:39 |
| Run 4 | 11:00 | 8:30 |
| Burpee broad jump | 11:00 | 13:22 |
| Run 5 | 11:03 | 9:10 |
| Row | 7:47 | 6:46 |
| Run 6 | 9:04 | 8:19 |
| Farmers carry | 2:55 | 3:07 |
| Run 7 | 9:48 | 9:21 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:30 | 10:24 |
| Run 8 | 11:54 | 26:14 |
| Wall balls | 15:27 | 16:37 |
| Roxzone | 15:06 | 10:41 |
| Finish | 2:44:25 | 2:43:47 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Arul | Smangele | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Women · 4 Apr 2026 | 2:44:25 | 2:43:47 | 0:38 · Smangele faster |
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