James vs Ryan
USA · Open Men · 1 result James Safford
USA · Open Men · 21 results Ryan Aaser
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Boston 2026, Open Men · Ryan: Boston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Ryan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Pull (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 59%).Ryan: strongest on Pull (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 74%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Ryan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 59% | 97% |
| Push | 71% | 91% |
| Pull | 99% | 97% |
| BBJ | 77% | 96% |
| Row | 97% | 93% |
| Carry | 94% | 96% |
| Lunges | 71% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 94% | 83% |
| Roxzone | 80% | 91% |
| Runs | 86% | 74% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Ryan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 59% | 97% |
| Sled push | 71% | 91% |
| Sled pull | 99% | 97% |
| Burpee broad jump | 77% | 96% |
| Row | 97% | 93% |
| Farmers carry | 94% | 96% |
| Sandbag lunges | 71% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 94% | 83% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 80% | 91% |
| Runs (8 km) | 86% | 74% |
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.James · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 37:04 running, 31:20 at the stations and 5:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (4:53).Below, Ryan · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 39:51 running, 29:24 at the stations and 4:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:25).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Boston 2026 · Open Men | Ryan · Boston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:54 | 4:29 |
| SkiErg | 4:34 | 4:06 |
| Run 2 | 4:41 | 5:12 |
| Sled push | 3:16 | 2:44 |
| Run 3 | 4:38 | 5:01 |
| Sled pull | 3:07 | 3:35 |
| Run 4 | 4:52 | 5:01 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:53 | 3:39 |
| Run 5 | 4:47 | 4:53 |
| Row | 4:21 | 4:27 |
| Run 6 | 4:35 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:41 | 1:37 |
| Run 7 | 4:33 | 4:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:52 | 3:51 |
| Run 8 | 5:04 | 5:27 |
| Wall balls | 4:36 | 5:25 |
| Roxzone | 5:43 | 4:56 |
| Finish | 1:14:00 | 1:14:03 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Ryan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston 2026 Open Men · 8 Oct 2026 | 1:14:00 | 1:14:03 | 0:03 · James faster |
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