Sam vs James
GBR · Open Men · 6 results Sam Richardson
GBR · Open Men · 3 results James Heywood
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Barcelona 2025, Open Men · James: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and James sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 56%).James: strongest on Lunges (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 60%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | James: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 98% | 88% |
| Push | 94% | 60% |
| Pull | 86% | 95% |
| BBJ | 80% | 78% |
| Row | 91% | 83% |
| Carry | 56% | 72% |
| Lunges | 93% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 98% | 86% |
| Roxzone | 88% | 91% |
| Runs | 81% | 79% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | James |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 98% | 88% |
| Sled push | 94% | 60% |
| Sled pull | 86% | 95% |
| Burpee broad jump | 80% | 78% |
| Row | 91% | 83% |
| Farmers carry | 56% | 72% |
| Sandbag lunges | 93% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 98% | 86% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 88% | 91% |
| Runs (8 km) | 81% | 79% |
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.Sam · Barcelona 2025 · Open Men: 35:18 running, 28:25 at the stations and 5:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:20).Below, James · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 34:46 running, 29:46 at the stations and 4:46 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:06).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Barcelona 2025 · Open Men | James · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:55 | 5:04 |
| SkiErg | 3:58 | 4:15 |
| Run 2 | 3:59 | 4:11 |
| Sled push | 2:25 | 3:11 |
| Run 3 | 4:33 | 4:16 |
| Sled pull | 3:54 | 3:16 |
| Run 4 | 4:36 | 4:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:06 | 4:21 |
| Run 5 | 4:31 | 4:16 |
| Row | 4:20 | 4:29 |
| Run 6 | 4:34 | 4:11 |
| Farmers carry | 2:01 | 1:52 |
| Run 7 | 4:29 | 4:12 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:42 | 3:16 |
| Run 8 | 4:41 | 4:21 |
| Wall balls | 3:59 | 5:06 |
| Roxzone | 5:09 | 4:46 |
| Finish | 1:08:45 | 1:09:11 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | James | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 28 Oct 2026 | 1:09:12 | 1:09:11 | 0:01 · James faster |
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