Michael vs Gerhard
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Michael Barnard
RSA · Open Men · 8 results Gerhard Kotze
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Gerhard: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Gerhard 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%).Gerhard: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 64%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Gerhard: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 84% | 71% |
| Push | 37% | 87% |
| Pull | 67% | 93% |
| BBJ | 71% | 73% |
| Row | 47% | 79% |
| Carry | 76% | 90% |
| Lunges | 90% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 88% | 93% |
| Roxzone | 95% | 64% |
| Runs | 89% | 88% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Gerhard |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 84% | 71% |
| Sled push | 37% | 87% |
| Sled pull | 67% | 93% |
| Burpee broad jump | 71% | 73% |
| Row | 47% | 79% |
| Farmers carry | 76% | 90% |
| Sandbag lunges | 90% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 88% | 93% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 95% | 64% |
| Runs (8 km) | 89% | 88% |
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, Gerhard · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 38:17 running, 30:28 at the stations and 5:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (4:55).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Gerhard · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:24 | 3:24 |
| SkiErg | 4:13 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 4:31 | 4:29 |
| Sled push | 3:08 | 2:16 |
| Run 3 | 5:00 | 4:48 |
| Sled pull | 4:26 | 3:35 |
| Run 4 | 5:17 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:59 | 4:55 |
| Run 5 | 5:10 | 5:07 |
| Row | 4:59 | 4:38 |
| Run 6 | 4:41 | 5:08 |
| Farmers carry | 2:01 | 1:46 |
| Run 7 | 4:40 | 4:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:12 | 4:02 |
| Run 8 | 4:44 | 5:26 |
| Wall balls | 5:21 | 4:55 |
| Roxzone | 3:53 | 5:42 |
| Finish | 1:14:29 | 1:14:20 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Michael | Gerhard | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:14:29 | 1:14:20 | 0:09 · Gerhard faster |
| Cape Town 2026 Doubles Mixed · 4 Apr 2026 | 1:16:58 | 1:09:41 | 7:17 · Gerhard faster |
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