James vs Donovan
GBR · Open Men · 9 results James Markey
RSA · Open Men · 9 results Donovan van Antwerpen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Donovan: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Donovan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Carry (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 52%).Donovan: strongest on Carry (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 26%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Donovan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 52% | 42% |
| Push | 91% | 26% |
| Pull | 74% | 82% |
| BBJ | 75% | 82% |
| Row | 78% | 90% |
| Carry | 96% | 94% |
| Lunges | 55% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 91% | 52% |
| Roxzone | 86% | 65% |
| Runs | 74% | 73% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Donovan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 52% | 42% |
| Sled push | 91% | 26% |
| Sled pull | 74% | 82% |
| Burpee broad jump | 75% | 82% |
| Row | 78% | 90% |
| Farmers carry | 96% | 94% |
| Sandbag lunges | 55% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 91% | 52% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 86% | 65% |
| Runs (8 km) | 74% | 73% |
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 · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 38:04 running, 31:24 at the stations and 2:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (4:53).Below, Donovan · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 35:50 running, 34:04 at the stations and 7:59 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:57).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Donovan · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:58 | 3:33 |
| SkiErg | 4:34 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 4:23 | 4:12 |
| Sled push | 2:23 | 3:00 |
| Run 3 | 4:38 | 4:17 |
| Sled pull | 3:49 | 3:41 |
| Run 4 | 4:39 | 4:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:46 | 4:27 |
| Run 5 | 4:49 | 4:17 |
| Row | 4:33 | 4:21 |
| Run 6 | 4:49 | 4:21 |
| Farmers carry | 1:54 | 1:30 |
| Run 7 | 4:25 | 4:25 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:53 | 5:38 |
| Run 8 | 5:23 | 6:30 |
| Wall balls | 4:32 | 6:57 |
| Roxzone | 2:55 | 7:59 |
| Finish | 1:12:19 | 1:17:44 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Donovan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:17:45 | 1:17:44 | 0:01 · Donovan faster |
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