Simon vs Ben
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Simon Brookes
GHA · Open Men · 1 result Ben Hanson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Simon: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Ben: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Simon and Ben sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Simon: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 82% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 39%).Ben: strongest on Runs (faster than 74% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 28%).
See the numbers
| Part | Simon: faster than | Ben: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 39% | 65% |
| Push | 76% | 28% |
| Pull | 57% | 51% |
| BBJ | 75% | 45% |
| Row | 46% | 44% |
| Carry | 63% | 50% |
| Lunges | 60% | 66% |
| Wall balls | 82% | 58% |
| Roxzone | 56% | 51% |
| Runs | 50% | 74% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Simon | Ben |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 39% | 65% |
| Sled push | 76% | 28% |
| Sled pull | 57% | 51% |
| Burpee broad jump | 75% | 45% |
| Row | 46% | 44% |
| Farmers carry | 63% | 50% |
| Sandbag lunges | 60% | 66% |
| Wall balls | 82% | 58% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 56% | 51% |
| Runs (8 km) | 50% | 74% |
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.Simon · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 41:37 running, 33:31 at the stations and 3:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:06).Below, Ben · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 38:00 running, 36:55 at the stations and 3:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:24).
See the numbers
| Part | Simon · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Ben · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:47 | 4:42 |
| SkiErg | 4:40 | 4:28 |
| Run 2 | 5:00 | 4:23 |
| Sled push | 2:41 | 3:30 |
| Run 3 | 5:00 | 4:39 |
| Sled pull | 4:12 | 4:21 |
| Run 4 | 5:02 | 4:43 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:46 | 6:04 |
| Run 5 | 5:05 | 4:43 |
| Row | 4:52 | 4:53 |
| Run 6 | 5:19 | 4:57 |
| Farmers carry | 2:31 | 2:43 |
| Run 7 | 4:40 | 4:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:42 | 4:31 |
| Run 8 | 5:44 | 5:24 |
| Wall balls | 5:06 | 6:24 |
| Roxzone | 3:45 | 3:56 |
| Finish | 1:18:48 | 1:18:46 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Simon | Ben | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:18:48 | 1:18:46 | 0:02 · Ben faster |
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