Michael vs John
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Michael Ward
COD · Open Men · 1 result John Tambwe Kapita
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · John: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and John sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on BBJ (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 49%).John: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 36%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | John: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 88% | 91% |
| Push | 49% | 92% |
| Pull | 77% | 71% |
| BBJ | 98% | 89% |
| Row | 95% | 81% |
| Carry | 86% | 63% |
| Lunges | 81% | 78% |
| Wall balls | 93% | 36% |
| Roxzone | 93% | 98% |
| Runs | 88% | 96% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | John |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 88% | 91% |
| Sled push | 49% | 92% |
| Sled pull | 77% | 71% |
| Burpee broad jump | 98% | 89% |
| Row | 95% | 81% |
| Farmers carry | 86% | 63% |
| Sandbag lunges | 81% | 78% |
| Wall balls | 93% | 36% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 93% | 98% |
| Runs (8 km) | 88% | 96% |
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: 38:19 running, 30:15 at the stations and 3:59 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:55).Below, John · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 34:20 running, 35:00 at the stations and 3:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:43) and the shortest the sled push (2:10).
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| Part | Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | John · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:05 | 2:43 |
| SkiErg | 4:10 | 4:07 |
| Run 2 | 4:20 | 4:02 |
| Sled push | 2:56 | 2:10 |
| Run 3 | 5:14 | 4:29 |
| Sled pull | 4:08 | 4:19 |
| Run 4 | 5:01 | 4:32 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:15 | 4:06 |
| Run 5 | 5:10 | 4:54 |
| Row | 4:21 | 4:37 |
| Run 6 | 5:12 | 4:28 |
| Farmers carry | 1:50 | 2:13 |
| Run 7 | 5:07 | 4:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:40 | 4:44 |
| Run 8 | 5:10 | 4:44 |
| Wall balls | 4:55 | 8:43 |
| Roxzone | 3:59 | 3:36 |
| Finish | 1:12:25 | 1:12:49 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | John | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:12:25 | 1:12:49 | 0:24 · Michael faster |
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