Nicholas vs Rory
Nicholas Hand
Rory Green
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nicholas: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Rory: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Nicholas and Rory sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nicholas: strongest on Ski (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 4%).Rory: strongest on Push (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas: faster than | Rory: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 54% | 52% |
| Push | 4% | 85% |
| Pull | 4% | 40% |
| BBJ | 9% | 10% |
| Row | 29% | 40% |
| Carry | 10% | 6% |
| Lunges | 30% | 24% |
| Wall balls | 7% | 8% |
| Roxzone | 21% | 12% |
| Runs | 39% | 24% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nicholas | Rory |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 54% | 52% |
| Sled push | 4% | 85% |
| Sled pull | 4% | 40% |
| Burpee broad jump | 9% | 10% |
| Row | 29% | 40% |
| Farmers carry | 10% | 6% |
| Sandbag lunges | 30% | 24% |
| Wall balls | 7% | 8% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 21% | 12% |
| Runs (8 km) | 39% | 24% |
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.Nicholas · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 43:42 running, 52:09 at the stations and 5:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:50).Below, Rory · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 47:26 running, 47:28 at the stations and 6:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:31) and the shortest the sled push (2:31).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Rory · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:07 | 6:03 |
| SkiErg | 4:33 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 6:22 | 5:22 |
| Sled push | 4:52 | 2:31 |
| Run 3 | 5:19 | 5:38 |
| Sled pull | 7:05 | 4:40 |
| Run 4 | 5:03 | 5:38 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:01 | 8:53 |
| Run 5 | 5:03 | 5:55 |
| Row | 5:05 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 5:17 | 5:59 |
| Farmers carry | 3:52 | 4:13 |
| Run 7 | 4:56 | 5:24 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:51 | 6:09 |
| Run 8 | 6:35 | 7:27 |
| Wall balls | 11:50 | 11:31 |
| Roxzone | 5:20 | 6:19 |
| Finish | 1:41:07 | 1:41:08 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nicholas | Rory | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:41:07 | 1:41:08 | 0:01 · Nicholas faster |
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