Zach vs Faisal
USA · Open Men · 2 results Zach Smargon
USA · Open Men · 2 results Faisal Sheikh
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Zach: Boston 2026, Open Men · Faisal: Boston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Zach and Faisal sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Zach: strongest on Push (faster than 14% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 2%).Faisal: strongest on Carry (faster than 15% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | Zach: faster than | Faisal: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 6% | 2% |
| Push | 14% | 1% |
| Pull | 4% | 5% |
| BBJ | 3% | 3% |
| Row | 3% | 7% |
| Carry | 2% | 15% |
| Lunges | 3% | 2% |
| Wall balls | 5% | 10% |
| Roxzone | 12% | 12% |
| Runs | 8% | 9% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Zach | Faisal |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 6% | 2% |
| Sled push | 14% | 1% |
| Sled pull | 4% | 5% |
| Burpee broad jump | 3% | 3% |
| Row | 3% | 7% |
| Farmers carry | 2% | 15% |
| Sandbag lunges | 3% | 2% |
| Wall balls | 5% | 10% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 12% | 12% |
| Runs (8 km) | 8% | 9% |
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.Zach · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 59:18 running, 1:06:14 at the stations and 10:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (14:38).Below, Faisal · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 58:19 running, 1:07:03 at the stations and 10:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:22).
See the numbers
| Part | Zach · Boston 2026 · Open Men | Faisal · Boston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:51 | 5:03 |
| SkiErg | 5:19 | 5:38 |
| Run 2 | 5:59 | 6:20 |
| Sled push | 5:13 | 7:57 |
| Run 3 | 6:27 | 6:41 |
| Sled pull | 8:21 | 8:16 |
| Run 4 | 6:46 | 6:45 |
| Burpee broad jump | 11:59 | 11:47 |
| Run 5 | 7:56 | 7:00 |
| Row | 6:07 | 5:52 |
| Run 6 | 7:36 | 7:12 |
| Farmers carry | 3:56 | 2:56 |
| Run 7 | 7:55 | 7:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 10:41 | 12:15 |
| Run 8 | 11:48 | 11:50 |
| Wall balls | 14:38 | 12:22 |
| Roxzone | 10:55 | 10:55 |
| Finish | 2:16:18 | 2:16:10 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Zach | Faisal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston 2026 Open Men · 8 Oct 2026 | 2:16:18 | 2:16:10 | 0:08 · Faisal faster |
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