Daniel vs John
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Daniel Pentikainen
RSA · Open Men · 2 results John Henry van der Westhuizen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Daniel: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · John: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Daniel and John sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Daniel: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 16%).John: strongest on Push (faster than 65% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 26%).
See the numbers
| Part | Daniel: faster than | John: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 64% | 35% |
| Push | 18% | 65% |
| Pull | 49% | 65% |
| BBJ | 64% | 54% |
| Row | 43% | 65% |
| Carry | 38% | 38% |
| Lunges | 63% | 32% |
| Wall balls | 87% | 39% |
| Roxzone | 36% | 28% |
| Runs | 16% | 26% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Daniel | John |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 64% | 35% |
| Sled push | 18% | 65% |
| Sled pull | 49% | 65% |
| Burpee broad jump | 64% | 54% |
| Row | 43% | 65% |
| Farmers carry | 38% | 38% |
| Sandbag lunges | 63% | 32% |
| Wall balls | 87% | 39% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 36% | 28% |
| Runs (8 km) | 16% | 26% |
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.Daniel · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 58:02 running, 36:44 at the stations and 7:41 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:26).Below, John · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 53:24 running, 40:39 at the stations and 8:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:31).
See the numbers
| Part | Daniel · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | John · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:58 | 5:07 |
| SkiErg | 4:25 | 4:41 |
| Run 2 | 8:41 | 6:53 |
| Sled push | 3:37 | 2:39 |
| Run 3 | 9:51 | 7:05 |
| Sled pull | 4:53 | 4:30 |
| Run 4 | 9:23 | 6:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:26 | 6:01 |
| Run 5 | 7:11 | 6:45 |
| Row | 5:02 | 4:47 |
| Run 6 | 6:28 | 6:25 |
| Farmers carry | 2:34 | 2:34 |
| Run 7 | 5:53 | 5:45 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:24 | 6:56 |
| Run 8 | 6:37 | 8:27 |
| Wall balls | 5:23 | 8:31 |
| Roxzone | 7:41 | 8:17 |
| Finish | 1:42:21 | 1:42:13 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Daniel | John | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:42:21 | 1:42:13 | 0:08 · John faster |
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