Derek vs Sam
USA · Open Men · 1 result Derek Sullivan
USA · Open Men · 3 results Sam Palumbo
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Derek: Chicago 2025, Open Men · Sam: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Derek and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Derek: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 27%).Sam: strongest on Carry (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 37%).
See the numbers
| Part | Derek: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 27% | 81% |
| Push | 40% | 85% |
| Pull | 43% | 65% |
| BBJ | 53% | 60% |
| Row | 29% | 75% |
| Carry | 38% | 88% |
| Lunges | 46% | 37% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 73% |
| Roxzone | 54% | 46% |
| Runs | 45% | 52% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Derek | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 27% | 81% |
| Sled push | 40% | 85% |
| Sled pull | 43% | 65% |
| Burpee broad jump | 53% | 60% |
| Row | 29% | 75% |
| Farmers carry | 38% | 88% |
| Sandbag lunges | 46% | 37% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 73% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 54% | 46% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45% | 52% |
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.Derek · Chicago 2025 · Open Men: 46:19 running, 40:25 at the stations and 6:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:31).Below, Sam · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 43:58 running, 36:43 at the stations and 8:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:22).
See the numbers
| Part | Derek · Chicago 2025 · Open Men | Sam · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:16 | 5:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:42 | 4:24 |
| Run 2 | 5:36 | 5:02 |
| Sled push | 2:44 | 2:35 |
| Run 3 | 5:35 | 5:22 |
| Sled pull | 5:24 | 5:13 |
| Run 4 | 5:53 | 5:36 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:07 | 5:26 |
| Run 5 | 5:55 | 5:39 |
| Row | 5:09 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 5:52 | 5:40 |
| Farmers carry | 2:17 | 1:46 |
| Run 7 | 5:59 | 5:44 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:31 | 6:13 |
| Run 8 | 7:13 | 5:40 |
| Wall balls | 8:31 | 6:22 |
| Roxzone | 6:39 | 8:36 |
| Finish | 1:33:15 | 1:29:08 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Derek | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago 2025 Open Men · 14 Nov 2025 | 1:33:15 | 1:33:15 | level |
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