Paul vs Ric
GBR · Open Men · 15 results Paul Simpson
GBR · Open Men · 15 results Ric Hayes
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: London ExCeL 2025, Open Men · Ric: Manchester 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Ric sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Ski (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 41%).Ric: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 34%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Ric: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 93% | 50% |
| Push | 74% | 34% |
| Pull | 41% | 69% |
| BBJ | 47% | 36% |
| Row | 52% | 76% |
| Carry | 72% | 49% |
| Lunges | 49% | 38% |
| Wall balls | 47% | 90% |
| Roxzone | 53% | 35% |
| Runs | 46% | 56% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Ric |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 93% | 50% |
| Sled push | 74% | 34% |
| Sled pull | 41% | 69% |
| Burpee broad jump | 47% | 36% |
| Row | 52% | 76% |
| Farmers carry | 72% | 49% |
| Sandbag lunges | 49% | 38% |
| Wall balls | 47% | 90% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 53% | 35% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46% | 56% |
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.Paul · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men: 33:53 running, 37:04 at the stations and 11:33 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:32).Below, Ric · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 40:20 running, 34:41 at the stations and 6:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:05).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men | Ric · Manchester 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:16 | 3:31 |
| SkiErg | 4:25 | 4:23 |
| Run 2 | 3:47 | 5:17 |
| Sled push | 2:30 | 2:57 |
| Run 3 | 3:59 | 5:47 |
| Sled pull | 5:03 | 3:58 |
| Run 4 | 4:09 | 5:32 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:38 | 6:05 |
| Run 5 | 4:17 | 5:21 |
| Row | 4:55 | 4:30 |
| Run 6 | 4:12 | 5:22 |
| Farmers carry | 1:49 | 2:11 |
| Run 7 | 4:16 | 5:22 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:12 | 5:54 |
| Run 8 | 5:57 | 4:08 |
| Wall balls | 7:32 | 4:44 |
| Roxzone | 11:33 | 6:24 |
| Finish | 1:22:21 | 1:21:19 |
Head to head: 3 races they both ran
| Race | Paul | Ric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London ExCeL 2025 Doubles Men · 4 Dec 2025 | 1:10:53 | 1:12:13 | 1:20 · Paul faster |
| London ExCeL 2025 Open Men · 4 Dec 2025 | 1:22:21 | 1:22:21 | level |
| Manchester 2024 Open Men · 9 Nov 2024 | 1:34:58 | 1:26:32 | 8:26 · Ric faster |
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