James vs Marlon
USA · Open Men · 1 result James Chang
USA · Open Men · 3 results Marlon Somwaru
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: New York 2026, Open Men · Marlon: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Marlon 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 38% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 6%).Marlon: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 57% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 7%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Marlon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 32% | 9% |
| Push | 20% | 7% |
| Pull | 38% | 10% |
| BBJ | 32% | 52% |
| Row | 28% | 21% |
| Carry | 21% | 9% |
| Lunges | 18% | 15% |
| Wall balls | 24% | 42% |
| Roxzone | 6% | 57% |
| Runs | 11% | 47% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Marlon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 32% | 9% |
| Sled push | 20% | 7% |
| Sled pull | 38% | 10% |
| Burpee broad jump | 32% | 52% |
| Row | 28% | 21% |
| Farmers carry | 21% | 9% |
| Sandbag lunges | 18% | 15% |
| Wall balls | 24% | 42% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 6% | 57% |
| Runs (8 km) | 11% | 47% |
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 · New York 2026 · Open Men: 1:00:31 running, 46:38 at the stations and 12:30 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:05).Below, Marlon · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 44:10 running, 48:16 at the stations and 8:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:38).
See the numbers
| Part | James · New York 2026 · Open Men | Marlon · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:05 | 4:50 |
| SkiErg | 4:47 | 5:24 |
| Run 2 | 6:56 | 5:31 |
| Sled push | 3:50 | 4:38 |
| Run 3 | 6:52 | 5:59 |
| Sled pull | 5:20 | 7:12 |
| Run 4 | 7:15 | 5:44 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:42 | 5:54 |
| Run 5 | 7:11 | 5:35 |
| Row | 5:19 | 5:32 |
| Run 6 | 7:14 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 3:03 | 2:59 |
| Run 7 | 7:42 | 5:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:33 | 8:00 |
| Run 8 | 11:16 | 5:42 |
| Wall balls | 10:05 | 8:38 |
| Roxzone | 12:30 | 8:10 |
| Finish | 1:59:31 | 1:40:31 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Marlon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:59:31 | 1:59:28 | 0:03 · Marlon faster |
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