Michael vs Adrian
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Michael Barnard
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Adrian Steyn
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Adrian: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Adrian 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 95% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 37%).Adrian: strongest on Lunges (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 58%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Adrian: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 84% | 93% |
| Push | 37% | 78% |
| Pull | 67% | 75% |
| BBJ | 71% | 88% |
| Row | 47% | 96% |
| Carry | 76% | 58% |
| Lunges | 90% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 88% | 85% |
| Roxzone | 95% | 73% |
| Runs | 89% | 85% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Adrian |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 84% | 93% |
| Sled push | 37% | 78% |
| Sled pull | 67% | 75% |
| Burpee broad jump | 71% | 88% |
| Row | 47% | 96% |
| Farmers carry | 76% | 58% |
| Sandbag lunges | 90% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 88% | 85% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 95% | 73% |
| Runs (8 km) | 89% | 85% |
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: 37:27 running, 33:19 at the stations and 3:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:21).Below, Adrian · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 38:52 running, 30:35 at the stations and 5:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:32).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Adrian · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:24 | 3:21 |
| SkiErg | 4:13 | 4:05 |
| Run 2 | 4:31 | 4:38 |
| Sled push | 3:08 | 2:26 |
| Run 3 | 5:00 | 5:06 |
| Sled pull | 4:26 | 4:12 |
| Run 4 | 5:17 | 5:09 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:59 | 4:07 |
| Run 5 | 5:10 | 5:07 |
| Row | 4:59 | 4:19 |
| Run 6 | 4:41 | 5:13 |
| Farmers carry | 2:01 | 2:17 |
| Run 7 | 4:40 | 5:01 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:12 | 3:38 |
| Run 8 | 4:44 | 5:17 |
| Wall balls | 5:21 | 5:32 |
| Roxzone | 3:53 | 5:20 |
| Finish | 1:14:29 | 1:14:41 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Adrian | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:14:29 | 1:14:41 | 0:12 · Michael faster |
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