Matthew vs Dries
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Matthew Macleod Smith
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Dries van Wyk
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Matthew: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Dries: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Matthew and Dries sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Matthew: strongest on Ski (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 45%).Dries: strongest on Carry (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 29%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew: faster than | Dries: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 88% | 42% |
| Push | 68% | 29% |
| Pull | 58% | 59% |
| BBJ | 55% | 57% |
| Row | 86% | 73% |
| Carry | 63% | 95% |
| Lunges | 75% | 72% |
| Wall balls | 45% | 59% |
| Roxzone | 70% | 69% |
| Runs | 65% | 63% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Matthew | Dries |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 88% | 42% |
| Sled push | 68% | 29% |
| Sled pull | 58% | 59% |
| Burpee broad jump | 55% | 57% |
| Row | 86% | 73% |
| Farmers carry | 63% | 95% |
| Sandbag lunges | 75% | 72% |
| Wall balls | 45% | 59% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 70% | 69% |
| Runs (8 km) | 65% | 63% |
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.Matthew · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 43:53 running, 37:08 at the stations and 5:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:05).Below, Dries · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 44:10 running, 36:55 at the stations and 5:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:07).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Dries · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:50 | 4:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:10 | 4:37 |
| Run 2 | 5:24 | 5:42 |
| Sled push | 2:34 | 3:18 |
| Run 3 | 6:02 | 5:40 |
| Sled pull | 4:40 | 4:38 |
| Run 4 | 5:50 | 5:44 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:00 | 5:49 |
| Run 5 | 5:57 | 5:47 |
| Row | 4:32 | 4:42 |
| Run 6 | 5:39 | 5:42 |
| Farmers carry | 2:13 | 1:41 |
| Run 7 | 5:28 | 5:45 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:54 | 5:03 |
| Run 8 | 5:44 | 5:42 |
| Wall balls | 8:05 | 7:07 |
| Roxzone | 5:27 | 5:28 |
| Finish | 1:26:22 | 1:26:25 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Matthew | Dries | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:26:22 | 1:26:25 | 0:03 · Matthew faster |
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