Shankar vs Alex
USA · Open Men · 1 result Shankar Raman
USA · Open Men · 1 result Alex Whelan
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Shankar: Phoenix 2026, Open Men · Alex: Phoenix 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Shankar and Alex sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Shankar: strongest on BBJ (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 3%).Alex: strongest on Runs (faster than 39% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Shankar: faster than | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 35% | 3% |
| Push | 8% | 7% |
| Pull | 3% | 7% |
| BBJ | 54% | 17% |
| Row | 19% | 4% |
| Carry | 13% | 16% |
| Lunges | 21% | 13% |
| Wall balls | 9% | 9% |
| Roxzone | 15% | 22% |
| Runs | 27% | 39% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Shankar | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 35% | 3% |
| Sled push | 8% | 7% |
| Sled pull | 3% | 7% |
| Burpee broad jump | 54% | 17% |
| Row | 19% | 4% |
| Farmers carry | 13% | 16% |
| Sandbag lunges | 21% | 13% |
| Wall balls | 9% | 9% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 15% | 22% |
| Runs (8 km) | 27% | 39% |
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.Shankar · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 49:48 running, 48:25 at the stations and 10:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:29).Below, Alex · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 46:30 running, 52:31 at the stations and 9:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:31).
See the numbers
| Part | Shankar · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men | Alex · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:45 | 5:21 |
| SkiErg | 4:38 | 5:27 |
| Run 2 | 5:06 | 5:23 |
| Sled push | 4:15 | 4:21 |
| Run 3 | 6:37 | 5:45 |
| Sled pull | 7:35 | 6:44 |
| Run 4 | 5:17 | 5:36 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:30 | 8:00 |
| Run 5 | 6:06 | 5:51 |
| Row | 5:24 | 6:06 |
| Run 6 | 8:12 | 5:56 |
| Farmers carry | 2:48 | 2:42 |
| Run 7 | 6:22 | 5:52 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:47 | 7:40 |
| Run 8 | 7:23 | 6:46 |
| Wall balls | 11:29 | 11:31 |
| Roxzone | 10:11 | 9:19 |
| Finish | 1:48:18 | 1:48:10 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Shankar | Alex | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix 2026 Open Men · 30 Jan 2026 | 1:48:18 | 1:48:10 | 0:08 · Alex faster |
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