Paul vs Sam
Paul Sweeden
Sam Collier
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Sam: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Push (faster than 47% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 2%).Sam: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 28% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 2%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 37% | 6% |
| Push | 47% | 8% |
| Pull | 21% | 11% |
| BBJ | 4% | 10% |
| Row | 17% | 19% |
| Carry | 7% | 2% |
| Lunges | 4% | 18% |
| Wall balls | 14% | 28% |
| Roxzone | 2% | 13% |
| Runs | 12% | 8% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 37% | 6% |
| Sled push | 47% | 8% |
| Sled pull | 21% | 11% |
| Burpee broad jump | 4% | 10% |
| Row | 17% | 19% |
| Farmers carry | 7% | 2% |
| Sandbag lunges | 4% | 18% |
| Wall balls | 14% | 28% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 2% | 13% |
| Runs (8 km) | 12% | 8% |
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.Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 52:29 running, 52:23 at the stations and 9:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (10:32) and the shortest the sled push (3:08).Below, Sam · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 50:38 running, 48:55 at the stations and 8:52 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:37).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Sam · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:31 | 6:48 |
| SkiErg | 4:41 | 5:14 |
| Run 2 | 5:41 | 5:53 |
| Sled push | 3:08 | 4:39 |
| Run 3 | 6:13 | 6:03 |
| Sled pull | 5:20 | 6:16 |
| Run 4 | 6:06 | 6:09 |
| Burpee broad jump | 10:32 | 8:21 |
| Run 5 | 6:48 | 6:16 |
| Row | 5:19 | 5:15 |
| Run 6 | 6:53 | 6:26 |
| Farmers carry | 4:08 | 3:53 |
| Run 7 | 6:39 | 6:04 |
| Sandbag lunges | 9:05 | 6:40 |
| Run 8 | 8:38 | 6:59 |
| Wall balls | 10:11 | 8:37 |
| Roxzone | 9:57 | 8:52 |
| Finish | 1:54:46 | 1:48:18 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:54:46 | 1:54:49 | 0:03 · Paul faster |
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