Paul vs Mark
USA · Pro Men · 3 results Paul Niklason
GBR · Pro Men · 1 result Mark Hortop
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Boston 2025, Pro Men · Mark: New York 2026, Pro Men
This chart shows where Paul and Mark sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Row (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 38%).Mark: strongest on Push (faster than 82% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 25%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Mark: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 80% | 37% |
| Push | 38% | 82% |
| Pull | 68% | 59% |
| BBJ | 68% | 46% |
| Row | 85% | 65% |
| Carry | 45% | 25% |
| Lunges | 62% | 66% |
| Wall balls | 71% | 46% |
| Roxzone | 76% | 76% |
| Runs | 74% | 55% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 80% | 37% |
| Sled push | 38% | 82% |
| Sled pull | 68% | 59% |
| Burpee broad jump | 68% | 46% |
| Row | 85% | 65% |
| Farmers carry | 45% | 25% |
| Sandbag lunges | 62% | 66% |
| Wall balls | 71% | 46% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 76% | 76% |
| Runs (8 km) | 74% | 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.Paul · Boston 2025 · Pro Men: 34:19 running, 33:48 at the stations and 4:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:56).Below, Mark · New York 2026 · Pro Men: 39:07 running, 38:17 at the stations and 4:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:51).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Boston 2025 · Pro Men | Mark · New York 2026 · Pro Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:39 | 4:28 |
| SkiErg | 4:06 | 4:23 |
| Run 2 | 3:39 | 4:08 |
| Sled push | 3:52 | 3:20 |
| Run 3 | 4:12 | 4:49 |
| Sled pull | 5:23 | 5:24 |
| Run 4 | 4:04 | 4:39 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:44 | 4:48 |
| Run 5 | 4:34 | 4:53 |
| Row | 4:16 | 4:31 |
| Run 6 | 4:13 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:07 | 3:08 |
| Run 7 | 4:21 | 5:02 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:24 | 4:53 |
| Run 8 | 4:36 | 6:15 |
| Wall balls | 5:56 | 7:51 |
| Roxzone | 4:24 | 4:40 |
| Finish | 1:12:24 | 1:21:58 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Mark | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Pro Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:22:02 | 1:21:58 | 0:04 · Mark faster |
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