Melanie vs Kathy
USA · Open Women · 4 results Melanie Hayes
GUM · Open Women · 1 result Kathy Penaflor
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Melanie: Washington DC 2026, Open Women · Kathy: Washington DC 2026, Open Women
This chart shows where Melanie and Kathy sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Melanie: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 29%).Kathy: strongest on Carry (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 28%).
See the numbers
| Part | Melanie: faster than | Kathy: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 42% | 75% |
| Push | 47% | 28% |
| Pull | 29% | 64% |
| BBJ | 58% | 59% |
| Row | 64% | 73% |
| Carry | 58% | 77% |
| Lunges | 53% | 34% |
| Wall balls | 76% | 65% |
| Roxzone | 44% | 53% |
| Runs | 59% | 55% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Melanie | Kathy |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 42% | 75% |
| Sled push | 47% | 28% |
| Sled pull | 29% | 64% |
| Burpee broad jump | 58% | 59% |
| Row | 64% | 73% |
| Farmers carry | 58% | 77% |
| Sandbag lunges | 53% | 34% |
| Wall balls | 76% | 65% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 44% | 53% |
| Runs (8 km) | 59% | 55% |
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.Melanie · Washington DC 2026 · Open Women: 46:45 running, 41:28 at the stations and 9:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (6:51).Below, Kathy · Washington DC 2026 · Open Women: 47:40 running, 41:10 at the stations and 9:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:44).
See the numbers
| Part | Melanie · Washington DC 2026 · Open Women | Kathy · Washington DC 2026 · Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:42 | 4:30 |
| SkiErg | 5:37 | 5:12 |
| Run 2 | 5:27 | 5:57 |
| Sled push | 3:00 | 3:23 |
| Run 3 | 6:23 | 6:03 |
| Sled pull | 6:51 | 5:24 |
| Run 4 | 6:13 | 6:01 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:46 | 6:44 |
| Run 5 | 6:16 | 6:20 |
| Row | 5:32 | 5:24 |
| Run 6 | 6:09 | 6:11 |
| Farmers carry | 2:10 | 1:59 |
| Run 7 | 5:59 | 6:28 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:39 | 6:35 |
| Run 8 | 5:36 | 6:10 |
| Wall balls | 5:53 | 6:30 |
| Roxzone | 9:36 | 9:00 |
| Finish | 1:37:41 | 1:37:42 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Melanie | Kathy | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Women · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:37:41 | 1:37:42 | 0:01 · Melanie faster |
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