James vs Kirubel
USA · Open Men · 1 result James Bursey
USA · Open Men · 1 result Kirubel Demissie
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Washington DC 2026, Open Men · Kirubel: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Kirubel sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 22% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 5%).Kirubel: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 26% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 2%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Kirubel: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 13% | 6% |
| Push | 9% | 5% |
| Pull | 6% | 2% |
| BBJ | 17% | 14% |
| Row | 5% | 16% |
| Carry | 8% | 8% |
| Lunges | 6% | 21% |
| Wall balls | 22% | 19% |
| Roxzone | 10% | 26% |
| Runs | 20% | 15% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Kirubel |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 13% | 6% |
| Sled push | 9% | 5% |
| Sled pull | 6% | 2% |
| Burpee broad jump | 17% | 14% |
| Row | 5% | 16% |
| Farmers carry | 8% | 8% |
| Sandbag lunges | 6% | 21% |
| Wall balls | 22% | 19% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 10% | 26% |
| Runs (8 km) | 20% | 15% |
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.James · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 51:28 running, 55:59 at the stations and 13:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:52).Below, Kirubel · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 54:05 running, 55:35 at the stations and 10:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:22).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men | Kirubel · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:26 | 5:29 |
| SkiErg | 5:17 | 5:30 |
| Run 2 | 5:59 | 6:41 |
| Sled push | 4:29 | 4:51 |
| Run 3 | 6:35 | 7:00 |
| Sled pull | 7:43 | 8:55 |
| Run 4 | 7:24 | 7:20 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:29 | 8:52 |
| Run 5 | 7:53 | 7:19 |
| Row | 6:12 | 5:41 |
| Run 6 | 7:16 | 7:03 |
| Farmers carry | 3:00 | 3:02 |
| Run 7 | 7:30 | 7:04 |
| Sandbag lunges | 9:57 | 7:22 |
| Run 8 | 4:25 | 6:09 |
| Wall balls | 10:52 | 11:22 |
| Roxzone | 13:02 | 10:45 |
| Finish | 2:00:22 | 2:00:15 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Kirubel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 2:00:22 | 2:00:15 | 0:07 · Kirubel faster |
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