Brian vs Stephen
USA · Open Men · 1 result Brian Smasal
USA · Open Men · 2 results Stephen McGowan
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Brian: Houston 2026, Open Men · Stephen: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Brian and Stephen sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Brian: strongest on Push (faster than 58% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 2%).Stephen: strongest on Pull (faster than 57% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Brian: faster than | Stephen: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 26% | 9% |
| Push | 58% | 24% |
| Pull | 31% | 57% |
| BBJ | 6% | 8% |
| Row | 6% | 14% |
| Carry | 55% | 54% |
| Lunges | 13% | 3% |
| Wall balls | 22% | 14% |
| Roxzone | 2% | 22% |
| Runs | 9% | 7% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Brian | Stephen |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 26% | 9% |
| Sled push | 58% | 24% |
| Sled pull | 31% | 57% |
| Burpee broad jump | 6% | 8% |
| Row | 6% | 14% |
| Farmers carry | 55% | 54% |
| Sandbag lunges | 13% | 3% |
| Wall balls | 22% | 14% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 2% | 22% |
| Runs (8 km) | 9% | 7% |
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.Brian · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 1:01:49 running, 50:58 at the stations and 16:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:24).Below, Stephen · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 1:04:16 running, 54:50 at the stations and 10:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:55).
See the numbers
| Part | Brian · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Stephen · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:01 | 7:33 |
| SkiErg | 4:56 | 5:18 |
| Run 2 | 6:24 | 7:19 |
| Sled push | 3:05 | 3:59 |
| Run 3 | 7:35 | 7:45 |
| Sled pull | 6:28 | 5:30 |
| Run 4 | 7:38 | 7:53 |
| Burpee broad jump | 10:00 | 9:40 |
| Run 5 | 8:27 | 8:20 |
| Row | 6:01 | 5:38 |
| Run 6 | 8:10 | 8:00 |
| Farmers carry | 2:12 | 2:13 |
| Run 7 | 7:23 | 8:32 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:52 | 10:37 |
| Run 8 | 9:11 | 8:54 |
| Wall balls | 10:24 | 11:55 |
| Roxzone | 16:43 | 10:43 |
| Finish | 2:09:23 | 2:09:40 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Brian | Stephen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 2:09:23 | 2:09:40 | 0:17 · Brian faster |
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