Richard vs Owen
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Richard Wood
RSA · Open Men · 4 results Owen Botha
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Richard: Cape Town 2024, Open Men · Owen: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Richard and Owen sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Richard: strongest on Pull (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 2%).Owen: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 41%).
See the numbers
| Part | Richard: faster than | Owen: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 42% | 91% |
| Push | 37% | 61% |
| Pull | 76% | 91% |
| BBJ | 17% | 96% |
| Row | 11% | 90% |
| Carry | 53% | 99% |
| Lunges | 40% | 69% |
| Wall balls | 2% | 89% |
| Roxzone | 11% | 47% |
| Runs | 22% | 41% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Richard | Owen |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 42% | 91% |
| Sled push | 37% | 61% |
| Sled pull | 76% | 91% |
| Burpee broad jump | 17% | 96% |
| Row | 11% | 90% |
| Farmers carry | 53% | 99% |
| Sandbag lunges | 40% | 69% |
| Wall balls | 2% | 89% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 11% | 47% |
| Runs (8 km) | 22% | 41% |
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.Richard · Cape Town 2024 · Open Men: 49:13 running, 44:26 at the stations and 10:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:57).Below, Owen · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 51:17 running, 31:22 at the stations and 7:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:32).
See the numbers
| Part | Richard · Cape Town 2024 · Open Men | Owen · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:34 | 4:16 |
| SkiErg | 4:22 | 4:08 |
| Run 2 | 5:19 | 6:00 |
| Sled push | 2:17 | 3:00 |
| Run 3 | 6:01 | 6:13 |
| Sled pull | 3:54 | 3:58 |
| Run 4 | 5:56 | 6:31 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:45 | 3:47 |
| Run 5 | 6:33 | 7:05 |
| Row | 5:30 | 4:33 |
| Run 6 | 6:05 | 6:36 |
| Farmers carry | 2:08 | 1:23 |
| Run 7 | 6:13 | 7:15 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:33 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 7:32 | 7:21 |
| Wall balls | 12:57 | 5:32 |
| Roxzone | 10:28 | 7:04 |
| Finish | 1:44:01 | 1:29:37 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Richard | Owen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2024 Open Men · 21 Sep 2024 | 1:44:01 | 1:42:48 | 1:13 · Owen faster |
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