Desmond vs Thomas
IRL · Open Men · 1 result Desmond McMahon
USA · Open Men · 5 results Thomas McManus
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Desmond: Boston 2025, Open Men · Thomas: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Desmond and Thomas sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Desmond: strongest on Carry (faster than 70% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 8%).Thomas: strongest on Carry (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Desmond: faster than | Thomas: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 21% | 63% |
| Push | 34% | 94% |
| Pull | 52% | 53% |
| BBJ | 8% | 17% |
| Row | 54% | 29% |
| Carry | 70% | 95% |
| Lunges | 19% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 12% | 68% |
| Roxzone | 37% | 6% |
| Runs | 18% | 14% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Desmond | Thomas |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 21% | 63% |
| Sled push | 34% | 94% |
| Sled pull | 52% | 53% |
| Burpee broad jump | 8% | 17% |
| Row | 54% | 29% |
| Farmers carry | 70% | 95% |
| Sandbag lunges | 19% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 12% | 68% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 37% | 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 18% | 14% |
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.Desmond · Boston 2025 · Open Men: 52:02 running, 48:23 at the stations and 7:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:50).Below, Thomas · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 52:25 running, 37:42 at the stations and 11:52 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:58).
See the numbers
| Part | Desmond · Boston 2025 · Open Men | Thomas · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:41 | 6:32 |
| SkiErg | 4:54 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 6:10 | 5:28 |
| Sled push | 2:54 | 2:11 |
| Run 3 | 6:13 | 6:50 |
| Sled pull | 5:13 | 5:12 |
| Run 4 | 6:22 | 7:08 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:04 | 7:58 |
| Run 5 | 6:22 | 8:19 |
| Row | 4:52 | 5:09 |
| Run 6 | 6:14 | 6:14 |
| Farmers carry | 1:53 | 1:31 |
| Run 7 | 6:12 | 6:17 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:43 | 5:10 |
| Run 8 | 6:48 | 5:38 |
| Wall balls | 12:50 | 6:05 |
| Roxzone | 7:27 | 11:52 |
| Finish | 1:47:43 | 1:41:53 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Desmond | Thomas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston 2025 Open Men · 26 Sep 2025 | 1:47:43 | 1:48:05 | 0:22 · Desmond faster |
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