Michael vs Gerswin
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Bishop
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Gerswin Petersen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Gerswin: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
no splitRowCarryLungesWall ballsRoxzoneRuns
This chart shows where Michael and Gerswin sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 9%).Gerswin: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 37% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Gerswin: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 48% | 31% |
| Push | 90% | 13% |
| Pull | 76% | 23% |
| BBJ | 43% | no split |
| Row | 65% | 16% |
| Carry | 76% | 14% |
| Lunges | 28% | 4% |
| Wall balls | 9% | 37% |
| Roxzone | 14% | 1% |
| Runs | 11% | 20% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Gerswin |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 48% | 31% |
| Sled push | 90% | 13% |
| Sled pull | 76% | 23% |
| Burpee broad jump | 43% | — |
| Row | 65% | 16% |
| Farmers carry | 76% | 14% |
| Sandbag lunges | 28% | 4% |
| Wall balls | 9% | 37% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 14% | 1% |
| Runs (8 km) | 11% | 20% |
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: 1:01:33 running, 45:44 at the stations and 10:06 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (14:16).Below, Gerswin · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 56:02 running, 43:02 at the stations and 17:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (10:53).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Gerswin · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:22 | 6:17 |
| SkiErg | 4:34 | 4:44 |
| Run 2 | 6:34 | 6:11 |
| Sled push | 2:12 | 3:55 |
| Run 3 | 6:59 | 6:47 |
| Sled pull | 4:10 | 6:02 |
| Run 4 | 7:23 | 6:41 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:33 | — |
| Run 5 | 8:07 | 7:06 |
| Row | 4:47 | 5:36 |
| Run 6 | 8:26 | 6:56 |
| Farmers carry | 2:01 | 3:17 |
| Run 7 | 7:30 | 6:40 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:10 | 10:53 |
| Run 8 | 9:12 | 9:25 |
| Wall balls | 14:16 | 8:36 |
| Roxzone | 10:06 | 17:54 |
| Finish | 1:57:13 | 1:57:12 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Gerswin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:57:13 | 1:57:12 | 0:01 · Gerswin faster |
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