Sam vs Matthew
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Sam Collins
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Matthew Stroud
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Matthew: Cardiff 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 Push (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 21%).Matthew: strongest on Pull (faster than 79% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 16%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 65% | 52% |
| Push | 80% | 43% |
| Pull | 48% | 79% |
| BBJ | 42% | 39% |
| Row | 56% | 34% |
| Carry | 31% | 17% |
| Lunges | 34% | 16% |
| Wall balls | 28% | 34% |
| Roxzone | 39% | 26% |
| Runs | 21% | 28% |
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 | 65% | 52% |
| Sled push | 80% | 43% |
| Sled pull | 48% | 79% |
| Burpee broad jump | 42% | 39% |
| Row | 56% | 34% |
| Farmers carry | 31% | 17% |
| Sandbag lunges | 34% | 16% |
| Wall balls | 28% | 34% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 39% | 26% |
| Runs (8 km) | 21% | 28% |
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 · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 48:36 running, 39:32 at the stations and 4:22 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:23) and the shortest the sled push (2:36).Below, Matthew · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 46:16 running, 41:06 at the stations and 5:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:56) and the shortest the sled push (3:13).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Matthew · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:00 | 5:34 |
| SkiErg | 4:28 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 5:47 | 5:15 |
| Sled push | 2:36 | 3:13 |
| Run 3 | 5:59 | 5:47 |
| Sled pull | 4:25 | 3:42 |
| Run 4 | 5:50 | 5:39 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:11 | 6:22 |
| Run 5 | 6:10 | 5:49 |
| Row | 4:46 | 5:01 |
| Run 6 | 6:26 | 6:03 |
| Farmers carry | 3:06 | 3:31 |
| Run 7 | 5:26 | 5:26 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:37 | 6:46 |
| Run 8 | 6:59 | 6:43 |
| Wall balls | 8:23 | 7:56 |
| Roxzone | 4:22 | 5:01 |
| Finish | 1:32:26 | 1:32:19 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:32:26 | 1:32:19 | 0:07 · Matthew faster |
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