James vs Russell
GBR · Open Men · 9 results James Layton
AUS · Open Men · 2 results Russell Kelleway
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Russell: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Russell sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Row (faster than 83% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 21%).Russell: strongest on Row (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 50%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Russell: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 48% | 64% |
| Push | 74% | 73% |
| Pull | 62% | 61% |
| BBJ | 55% | 66% |
| Row | 83% | 77% |
| Carry | 21% | 61% |
| Lunges | 55% | 67% |
| Wall balls | 48% | 74% |
| Roxzone | 66% | 56% |
| Runs | 66% | 50% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Russell |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 48% | 64% |
| Sled push | 74% | 73% |
| Sled pull | 62% | 61% |
| Burpee broad jump | 55% | 66% |
| Row | 83% | 77% |
| Farmers carry | 21% | 61% |
| Sandbag lunges | 55% | 67% |
| Wall balls | 48% | 74% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 66% | 56% |
| Runs (8 km) | 66% | 50% |
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 · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 36:51 running, 36:31 at the stations and 5:47 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:15).Below, Russell · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 39:20 running, 33:35 at the stations and 6:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:48).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Russell · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:01 | 5:32 |
| SkiErg | 4:34 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 4:25 | 4:48 |
| Sled push | 2:58 | 2:59 |
| Run 3 | 4:42 | 4:43 |
| Sled pull | 4:18 | 4:20 |
| Run 4 | 4:38 | 4:45 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:20 | 4:53 |
| Run 5 | 4:33 | 4:49 |
| Row | 4:29 | 4:33 |
| Run 6 | 4:32 | 4:54 |
| Farmers carry | 2:38 | 2:00 |
| Run 7 | 4:23 | 4:51 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:59 | 4:36 |
| Run 8 | 4:37 | 4:58 |
| Wall balls | 7:15 | 5:48 |
| Roxzone | 5:47 | 6:12 |
| Finish | 1:19:01 | 1:19:02 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Russell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 27 Oct 2026 | 1:19:01 | 1:19:02 | 0:01 · James faster |
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