Sam vs Matthew
USA · Open Men · 1 result Sam Vestal
USA · Open Men · 6 results Matthew Russell
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Houston 2026, Open Men · Matthew: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Pull (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 42%).Matthew: strongest on Carry (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 32%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 90% | 38% |
| Push | 91% | 82% |
| Pull | 95% | 41% |
| BBJ | 75% | 32% |
| Row | 86% | 53% |
| Carry | 89% | 89% |
| Lunges | 77% | 64% |
| Wall balls | 42% | 50% |
| Roxzone | 70% | 65% |
| Runs | 46% | 72% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 90% | 38% |
| Sled push | 91% | 82% |
| Sled pull | 95% | 41% |
| Burpee broad jump | 75% | 32% |
| Row | 86% | 53% |
| Farmers carry | 89% | 89% |
| Sandbag lunges | 77% | 64% |
| Wall balls | 42% | 50% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 70% | 65% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46% | 72% |
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.Sam · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 45:11 running, 34:38 at the stations and 7:06 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:18).Below, Matthew · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 39:41 running, 39:50 at the stations and 7:22 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:46).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Matthew · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:10 | 5:00 |
| SkiErg | 4:18 | 4:47 |
| Run 2 | 4:27 | 4:40 |
| Sled push | 2:24 | 2:38 |
| Run 3 | 9:35 | 5:05 |
| Sled pull | 3:58 | 6:01 |
| Run 4 | 4:53 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:45 | 6:49 |
| Run 5 | 5:18 | 5:16 |
| Row | 4:36 | 4:58 |
| Run 6 | 4:49 | 4:47 |
| Farmers carry | 1:45 | 1:45 |
| Run 7 | 5:10 | 4:47 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:34 | 5:06 |
| Run 8 | 5:49 | 5:09 |
| Wall balls | 8:18 | 7:46 |
| Roxzone | 7:06 | 7:22 |
| Finish | 1:26:46 | 1:26:47 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:26:46 | 1:26:47 | 0:01 · Sam faster |
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