James vs Matthew
GBR · Open Men · 2 results James Phillips
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Matthew Gibbs
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Matthew: London 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Ski (faster than 40% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 4%).Matthew: strongest on BBJ (faster than 73% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 40% | 34% |
| Push | 4% | 31% |
| Pull | 6% | 37% |
| BBJ | 10% | 73% |
| Row | 27% | 35% |
| Carry | 28% | 10% |
| Lunges | 15% | 20% |
| Wall balls | 10% | 58% |
| Roxzone | 13% | 21% |
| Runs | 29% | 19% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 40% | 34% |
| Sled push | 4% | 31% |
| Sled pull | 6% | 37% |
| Burpee broad jump | 10% | 73% |
| Row | 27% | 35% |
| Farmers carry | 28% | 10% |
| Sandbag lunges | 15% | 20% |
| Wall balls | 10% | 58% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 13% | 21% |
| Runs (8 km) | 29% | 19% |
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.James · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 46:10 running, 50:58 at the stations and 6:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:57).Below, Matthew · London 2025 · Open Men: 46:29 running, 37:49 at the stations and 6:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:45).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Matthew · London 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:33 | 5:11 |
| SkiErg | 4:39 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 5:17 | 4:57 |
| Sled push | 4:52 | 3:07 |
| Run 3 | 5:35 | 5:05 |
| Sled pull | 6:34 | 4:40 |
| Run 4 | 5:47 | 5:05 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:50 | 4:20 |
| Run 5 | 5:43 | 5:24 |
| Row | 5:07 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 5:58 | 5:40 |
| Farmers carry | 3:10 | 3:05 |
| Run 7 | 5:30 | 5:45 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:48 | 6:33 |
| Run 8 | 6:47 | 9:22 |
| Wall balls | 10:57 | 6:45 |
| Roxzone | 6:10 | 6:40 |
| Finish | 1:43:13 | 1:30:48 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:43:13 | 1:43:12 | 0:01 · Matthew faster |
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