Michael vs Christiaan
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Michael Davids
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Christiaan Bubb
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Christiaan: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Christiaan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 71% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 12%).Christiaan: strongest on Row (faster than 81% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 12%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Christiaan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 36% | 48% |
| Push | 53% | 57% |
| Pull | 12% | 71% |
| BBJ | 51% | 44% |
| Row | 62% | 81% |
| Carry | 28% | 76% |
| Lunges | 18% | 13% |
| Wall balls | 27% | 12% |
| Roxzone | 71% | 43% |
| Runs | 35% | 46% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Christiaan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 36% | 48% |
| Sled push | 53% | 57% |
| Sled pull | 12% | 71% |
| Burpee broad jump | 51% | 44% |
| Row | 62% | 81% |
| Farmers carry | 28% | 76% |
| Sandbag lunges | 18% | 13% |
| Wall balls | 27% | 12% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 71% | 43% |
| Runs (8 km) | 35% | 46% |
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 · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 50:36 running, 45:40 at the stations and 5:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:40).Below, Christiaan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 47:53 running, 46:34 at the stations and 7:07 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (13:18).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Christiaan · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:44 | 4:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:40 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 5:21 | 5:43 |
| Sled push | 2:51 | 2:45 |
| Run 3 | 5:58 | 5:56 |
| Sled pull | 6:44 | 4:18 |
| Run 4 | 5:42 | 5:56 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:11 | 6:29 |
| Run 5 | 5:58 | 6:16 |
| Row | 4:49 | 4:37 |
| Run 6 | 6:32 | 6:10 |
| Farmers carry | 2:47 | 2:01 |
| Run 7 | 7:12 | 6:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:58 | 8:31 |
| Run 8 | 10:09 | 7:25 |
| Wall balls | 9:40 | 13:18 |
| Roxzone | 5:26 | 7:07 |
| Finish | 1:41:34 | 1:41:26 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Michael | Christiaan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:41:34 | 1:41:26 | 0:08 · Christiaan faster |
| Cape Town 2026 Doubles Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:48:07 | 1:27:49 | 20:18 · Christiaan faster |
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