Ross vs Phil
GBR · Open Men · 9 results Ross Nicholson
GBR · Open Men · 11 results Phil Hions
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ross: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Phil: Cardiff 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Ross and Phil sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ross: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 85%).Phil: strongest on Pull (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 92%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ross: faster than | Phil: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 85% | 98% |
| Push | 86% | 92% |
| Pull | 92% | 99% |
| BBJ | 97% | 98% |
| Row | 85% | 97% |
| Carry | 95% | 95% |
| Lunges | 99% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 98% |
| Roxzone | 97% | 98% |
| Runs | 91% | 96% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ross | Phil |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 85% | 98% |
| Sled push | 86% | 92% |
| Sled pull | 92% | 99% |
| Burpee broad jump | 97% | 98% |
| Row | 85% | 97% |
| Farmers carry | 95% | 95% |
| Sandbag lunges | 99% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 98% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 97% | 98% |
| Runs (8 km) | 91% | 96% |
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.Ross · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 32:20 running, 25:59 at the stations and 4:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:28).Below, Phil · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men: 32:23 running, 26:20 at the stations and 3:14 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:17).
See the numbers
| Part | Ross · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Phil · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:05 | 4:07 |
| SkiErg | 4:17 | 4:05 |
| Run 2 | 3:35 | 3:51 |
| Sled push | 2:46 | 2:20 |
| Run 3 | 4:21 | 3:55 |
| Sled pull | 3:28 | 3:18 |
| Run 4 | 4:13 | 3:58 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:09 | 3:37 |
| Run 5 | 4:18 | 3:56 |
| Row | 4:28 | 4:17 |
| Run 6 | 3:51 | 3:59 |
| Farmers carry | 1:31 | 1:32 |
| Run 7 | 3:54 | 3:57 |
| Sandbag lunges | 2:57 | 3:17 |
| Run 8 | 4:03 | 4:40 |
| Wall balls | 3:23 | 3:55 |
| Roxzone | 4:24 | 3:14 |
| Finish | 1:02:33 | 1:01:58 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Ross | Phil | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 30 Oct 2026 | 1:02:33 | 1:02:34 | 0:01 · Ross faster |
| Birmingham 2025 Open Men · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:04:20 | 1:06:06 | 1:46 · Ross faster |
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