Ian vs Ryan
USA · Open Men · 1 result Ian Schaefer
USA · Open Men · 2 results Ryan Merrifield
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ian: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men · Ryan: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ian and Ryan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ian: strongest on Carry (faster than 45% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 4%).Ryan: strongest on Row (faster than 46% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 11%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ian: faster than | Ryan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 22% | 11% |
| Push | 4% | 16% |
| Pull | 32% | 23% |
| BBJ | 18% | 26% |
| Row | 15% | 46% |
| Carry | 45% | 20% |
| Lunges | 17% | 24% |
| Wall balls | 11% | 19% |
| Roxzone | 32% | 16% |
| Runs | 41% | 32% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ian | Ryan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 22% | 11% |
| Sled push | 4% | 16% |
| Sled pull | 32% | 23% |
| Burpee broad jump | 18% | 26% |
| Row | 15% | 46% |
| Farmers carry | 45% | 20% |
| Sandbag lunges | 17% | 24% |
| Wall balls | 11% | 19% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 32% | 16% |
| Runs (8 km) | 41% | 32% |
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.Ian · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 46:31 running, 52:56 at the stations and 11:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (13:27).Below, Ryan · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 48:24 running, 48:53 at the stations and 13:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:26).
See the numbers
| Part | Ian · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men | Ryan · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:08 | 3:19 |
| SkiErg | 5:01 | 5:13 |
| Run 2 | 5:30 | 5:43 |
| Sled push | 5:07 | 4:03 |
| Run 3 | 5:46 | 6:09 |
| Sled pull | 5:35 | 6:01 |
| Run 4 | 5:50 | 6:32 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:18 | 7:25 |
| Run 5 | 6:09 | 6:24 |
| Row | 5:40 | 5:07 |
| Run 6 | 6:07 | 6:17 |
| Farmers carry | 2:12 | 2:37 |
| Run 7 | 6:55 | 6:08 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:36 | 7:00 |
| Run 8 | 7:06 | 7:52 |
| Wall balls | 13:27 | 11:26 |
| Roxzone | 11:20 | 13:39 |
| Finish | 1:50:39 | 1:50:48 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ian | Ryan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City 2026 Open Men · 18 Sep 2026 | 1:50:39 | 1:50:48 | 0:09 · Ian faster |
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