Marcel vs Cathal
Marcel Lübker
Cathal Mathews
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Marcel: Berlin 2026, Open Men · Cathal: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Marcel and Cathal sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Marcel: strongest on Ski (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 24%).Cathal: strongest on Carry (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 20%).
See the numbers
| Part | Marcel: faster than | Cathal: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 95% | 39% |
| Push | 71% | 59% |
| Pull | 83% | 20% |
| BBJ | 52% | 52% |
| Row | 86% | 37% |
| Carry | 52% | 96% |
| Lunges | 40% | 62% |
| Wall balls | 60% | 69% |
| Roxzone | 29% | 54% |
| Runs | 24% | 44% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Marcel | Cathal |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 95% | 39% |
| Sled push | 71% | 59% |
| Sled pull | 83% | 20% |
| Burpee broad jump | 52% | 52% |
| Row | 86% | 37% |
| Farmers carry | 52% | 96% |
| Sandbag lunges | 40% | 62% |
| Wall balls | 60% | 69% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 29% | 54% |
| Runs (8 km) | 24% | 44% |
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.Marcel · Berlin 2026 · Open Men: 38:50 running, 35:05 at the stations and 15:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:28).Below, Cathal · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 40:31 running, 36:12 at the stations and 6:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:02).
See the numbers
| Part | Marcel · Berlin 2026 · Open Men | Cathal · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:44 | 4:50 |
| SkiErg | 4:07 | 4:39 |
| Run 2 | 4:20 | 4:26 |
| Sled push | 2:59 | 3:12 |
| Run 3 | 4:34 | 5:43 |
| Sled pull | 3:32 | 5:38 |
| Run 4 | 4:42 | 4:56 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:34 | 5:28 |
| Run 5 | 4:52 | 5:19 |
| Row | 4:28 | 4:58 |
| Run 6 | 4:47 | 5:07 |
| Farmers carry | 2:14 | 1:30 |
| Run 7 | 4:53 | 4:58 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:43 | 4:45 |
| Run 8 | 6:58 | 5:12 |
| Wall balls | 6:28 | 6:02 |
| Roxzone | 15:50 | 6:17 |
| Finish | 1:29:37 | 1:22:51 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Marcel | Cathal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin 2026 Open Men · 22 May 2026 | 1:29:37 | 1:29:36 | 0:01 · Cathal faster |
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