Nicholas vs Rafa
USA · Open Men · 1 result Nicholas Nowak
ESP · Open Men · 1 result Rafa Salama
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nicholas: Boston 2026, Open Men · Rafa: Boston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Nicholas and Rafa sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nicholas: strongest on Lunges (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 44%).Rafa: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 57%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas: faster than | Rafa: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 44% | 61% |
| Push | 96% | 69% |
| Pull | 81% | 77% |
| BBJ | 58% | 83% |
| Row | 68% | 92% |
| Carry | 91% | 85% |
| Lunges | 98% | 90% |
| Wall balls | 92% | 57% |
| Roxzone | 73% | 96% |
| Runs | 88% | 90% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nicholas | Rafa |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 44% | 61% |
| Sled push | 96% | 69% |
| Sled pull | 81% | 77% |
| Burpee broad jump | 58% | 83% |
| Row | 68% | 92% |
| Farmers carry | 91% | 85% |
| Sandbag lunges | 98% | 90% |
| Wall balls | 92% | 57% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 73% | 96% |
| Runs (8 km) | 88% | 90% |
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.Nicholas · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 36:46 running, 31:57 at the stations and 6:05 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:44).Below, Rafa · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 35:54 running, 34:22 at the stations and 4:33 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:04).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas · Boston 2026 · Open Men | Rafa · Boston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:39 | 3:20 |
| SkiErg | 4:42 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 4:06 | 4:06 |
| Sled push | 2:29 | 3:18 |
| Run 3 | 4:38 | 5:08 |
| Sled pull | 4:22 | 4:31 |
| Run 4 | 5:00 | 4:40 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:44 | 4:34 |
| Run 5 | 4:54 | 4:36 |
| Row | 4:48 | 4:28 |
| Run 6 | 4:42 | 4:19 |
| Farmers carry | 1:44 | 1:50 |
| Run 7 | 4:33 | 4:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:22 | 4:03 |
| Run 8 | 5:14 | 5:16 |
| Wall balls | 4:46 | 7:04 |
| Roxzone | 6:05 | 4:33 |
| Finish | 1:14:40 | 1:14:40 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nicholas | Rafa | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston 2026 Open Men · 8 Oct 2026 | 1:14:40 | 1:14:40 | level |
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