James vs Ryan
NZL · Open Men · 1 result James Imlach
NZL · Open Men · 2 results Ryan McPherson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Auckland 2026, Open Men · Ryan: Auckland 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Ryan 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 71% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 24%).Ryan: strongest on Carry (faster than 72% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Ryan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 45% | 42% |
| Push | 68% | 47% |
| Pull | 63% | 55% |
| BBJ | 62% | 42% |
| Row | 71% | 53% |
| Carry | 24% | 72% |
| Lunges | 38% | 34% |
| Wall balls | 41% | 21% |
| Roxzone | 64% | 37% |
| Runs | 38% | 61% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Ryan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 45% | 42% |
| Sled push | 68% | 47% |
| Sled pull | 63% | 55% |
| Burpee broad jump | 62% | 42% |
| Row | 71% | 53% |
| Farmers carry | 24% | 72% |
| Sandbag lunges | 38% | 34% |
| Wall balls | 41% | 21% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 64% | 37% |
| Runs (8 km) | 38% | 61% |
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 · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 47:25 running, 38:23 at the stations and 5:13 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:31).Below, Ryan · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 42:53 running, 41:34 at the stations and 6:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:21).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Auckland 2026 · Open Men | Ryan · Auckland 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:31 | 5:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:26 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 5:19 | 4:43 |
| Sled push | 3:01 | 3:24 |
| Run 3 | 5:46 | 5:36 |
| Sled pull | 4:40 | 4:53 |
| Run 4 | 5:47 | 5:25 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:28 | 6:19 |
| Run 5 | 5:59 | 5:08 |
| Row | 4:43 | 4:55 |
| Run 6 | 5:55 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 2:20 | 1:50 |
| Run 7 | 6:05 | 5:00 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:13 | 6:25 |
| Run 8 | 7:03 | 6:25 |
| Wall balls | 7:31 | 9:21 |
| Roxzone | 5:13 | 6:38 |
| Finish | 1:30:53 | 1:30:56 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Ryan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 2026 Open Men · 29 Jan 2026 | 1:30:53 | 1:30:56 | 0:03 · James faster |
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