Paul vs Sam
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Paul James
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Sam Rounce
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Barcelona 2026, Open Men · Sam: Barcelona 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Pull (faster than 63% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 29%).Sam: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 26%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 36% | 26% |
| Push | 36% | 53% |
| Pull | 63% | 56% |
| BBJ | 60% | 49% |
| Row | 29% | 79% |
| Carry | 62% | 61% |
| Lunges | 45% | 65% |
| Wall balls | 42% | 26% |
| Roxzone | 57% | 84% |
| Runs | 62% | 58% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 36% | 26% |
| Sled push | 36% | 53% |
| Sled pull | 63% | 56% |
| Burpee broad jump | 60% | 49% |
| Row | 29% | 79% |
| Farmers carry | 62% | 61% |
| Sandbag lunges | 45% | 65% |
| Wall balls | 42% | 26% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 57% | 84% |
| Runs (8 km) | 62% | 58% |
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 · Barcelona 2026 · Open Men: 37:52 running, 36:53 at the stations and 5:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:03).Below, Sam · Barcelona 2026 · Open Men: 38:25 running, 37:23 at the stations and 4:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:15).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Barcelona 2026 · Open Men | Sam · Barcelona 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:21 | 4:49 |
| SkiErg | 4:49 | 4:56 |
| Run 2 | 4:32 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 3:43 | 3:22 |
| Run 3 | 4:41 | 4:54 |
| Sled pull | 4:20 | 4:33 |
| Run 4 | 4:55 | 4:48 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:50 | 5:13 |
| Run 5 | 4:40 | 4:43 |
| Row | 5:06 | 4:35 |
| Run 6 | 4:43 | 4:48 |
| Farmers carry | 1:58 | 1:59 |
| Run 7 | 4:50 | 4:47 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:04 | 4:30 |
| Run 8 | 5:10 | 4:51 |
| Wall balls | 7:03 | 8:15 |
| Roxzone | 5:58 | 4:57 |
| Finish | 1:20:36 | 1:20:36 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona 2026 Open Men · 16 May 2026 | 1:20:36 | 1:20:36 | level |
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