Alex vs Shankar
USA · Open Men · 1 result Alex Whelan
USA · Open Men · 1 result Shankar Raman
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Alex: Phoenix 2026, Open Men · Shankar: Phoenix 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Alex and Shankar sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Alex: strongest on Runs (faster than 39% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 3%).Shankar: strongest on BBJ (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex: faster than | Shankar: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 3% | 35% |
| Push | 7% | 8% |
| Pull | 7% | 3% |
| BBJ | 17% | 54% |
| Row | 4% | 19% |
| Carry | 16% | 13% |
| Lunges | 13% | 21% |
| Wall balls | 9% | 9% |
| Roxzone | 22% | 15% |
| Runs | 39% | 27% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Alex | Shankar |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 3% | 35% |
| Sled push | 7% | 8% |
| Sled pull | 7% | 3% |
| Burpee broad jump | 17% | 54% |
| Row | 4% | 19% |
| Farmers carry | 16% | 13% |
| Sandbag lunges | 13% | 21% |
| Wall balls | 9% | 9% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 22% | 15% |
| Runs (8 km) | 39% | 27% |
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.Alex · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 46:30 running, 52:31 at the stations and 9:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:31).Below, Shankar · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 49:48 running, 48:25 at the stations and 10:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men | Shankar · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:21 | 4:45 |
| SkiErg | 5:27 | 4:38 |
| Run 2 | 5:23 | 5:06 |
| Sled push | 4:21 | 4:15 |
| Run 3 | 5:45 | 6:37 |
| Sled pull | 6:44 | 7:35 |
| Run 4 | 5:36 | 5:17 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:00 | 5:30 |
| Run 5 | 5:51 | 6:06 |
| Row | 6:06 | 5:24 |
| Run 6 | 5:56 | 8:12 |
| Farmers carry | 2:42 | 2:48 |
| Run 7 | 5:52 | 6:22 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:40 | 6:47 |
| Run 8 | 6:46 | 7:23 |
| Wall balls | 11:31 | 11:29 |
| Roxzone | 9:19 | 10:11 |
| Finish | 1:48:10 | 1:48:18 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Alex | Shankar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix 2026 Open Men · 30 Jan 2026 | 1:48:10 | 1:48:18 | 0:08 · Alex faster |
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