Paul vs Joel
AUS · Open Men · 2 results Paul McDonogh
AUS · Open Men · 4 results Joel Popplewell
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Sydney 2026, Open Men · Joel: Melbourne 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Joel sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Lunges (faster than 22% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 1%).Joel: strongest on Row (faster than 43% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Joel: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 20% | 6% |
| Push | 9% | 20% |
| Pull | 17% | 4% |
| BBJ | 7% | 7% |
| Row | 13% | 43% |
| Carry | 21% | 32% |
| Lunges | 22% | 3% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 4% |
| Roxzone | 10% | 6% |
| Runs | 1% | 18% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Joel |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 20% | 6% |
| Sled push | 9% | 20% |
| Sled pull | 17% | 4% |
| Burpee broad jump | 7% | 7% |
| Row | 13% | 43% |
| Farmers carry | 21% | 32% |
| Sandbag lunges | 22% | 3% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 4% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 10% | 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1% | 18% |
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 · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 1:05:19 running, 48:21 at the stations and 11:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:45).Below, Joel · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men: 46:31 running, 55:54 at the stations and 13:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (13:14).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | Joel · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:44 | 3:35 |
| SkiErg | 4:45 | 5:06 |
| Run 2 | 7:33 | 5:16 |
| Sled push | 3:37 | 3:23 |
| Run 3 | 8:15 | 5:41 |
| Sled pull | 5:50 | 8:13 |
| Run 4 | 8:18 | 5:26 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:22 | 8:40 |
| Run 5 | 9:10 | 6:13 |
| Row | 5:19 | 4:51 |
| Run 6 | 8:31 | 6:20 |
| Farmers carry | 2:35 | 2:21 |
| Run 7 | 9:00 | 6:32 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:08 | 10:06 |
| Run 8 | 7:48 | 7:28 |
| Wall balls | 9:45 | 13:14 |
| Roxzone | 11:56 | 13:50 |
| Finish | 2:05:28 | 1:56:05 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Joel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 2:05:28 | 2:05:34 | 0:06 · Paul faster |
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