Derek vs Merlin
USA · Open Men · 3 results Derek Drotman
FRA · Open Men · 4 results Merlin Egalite
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Derek: New York 2026, Open Men · Merlin: Rotterdam 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Derek and Merlin sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Derek: strongest on Runs (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 21%).Merlin: strongest on BBJ (faster than 83% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Derek: faster than | Merlin: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 68% | 21% |
| Push | 22% | 22% |
| Pull | 40% | 34% |
| BBJ | 45% | 83% |
| Row | 63% | 40% |
| Carry | 67% | 79% |
| Lunges | 21% | 71% |
| Wall balls | 47% | 78% |
| Roxzone | 69% | 54% |
| Runs | 76% | 72% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Derek | Merlin |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 68% | 21% |
| Sled push | 22% | 22% |
| Sled pull | 40% | 34% |
| Burpee broad jump | 45% | 83% |
| Row | 63% | 40% |
| Farmers carry | 67% | 79% |
| Sandbag lunges | 21% | 71% |
| Wall balls | 47% | 78% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 69% | 54% |
| Runs (8 km) | 76% | 72% |
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.Derek · New York 2026 · Open Men: 40:05 running, 41:34 at the stations and 5:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:52).Below, Merlin · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men: 37:58 running, 34:43 at the stations and 6:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:47).
See the numbers
| Part | Derek · New York 2026 · Open Men | Merlin · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:35 | 4:05 |
| SkiErg | 4:26 | 5:02 |
| Run 2 | 4:28 | 3:53 |
| Sled push | 3:46 | 3:15 |
| Run 3 | 5:05 | 4:48 |
| Sled pull | 5:15 | 4:59 |
| Run 4 | 5:12 | 5:03 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:58 | 4:20 |
| Run 5 | 4:53 | 4:50 |
| Row | 4:50 | 4:57 |
| Run 6 | 4:56 | 4:34 |
| Farmers carry | 2:10 | 1:51 |
| Run 7 | 4:44 | 5:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:17 | 4:33 |
| Run 8 | 6:13 | 5:34 |
| Wall balls | 7:52 | 5:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:53 | 6:44 |
| Finish | 1:27:25 | 1:19:17 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Derek | Merlin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:27:25 | 1:27:25 | level |
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