John vs Max
GBR · Open Men · 1 result John Thomas
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Max Harper-Emerson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
John: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Max: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where John and Max sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.John: strongest on Ski (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 24%).Max: strongest on Runs (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 14%).
See the numbers
| Part | John: faster than | Max: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 78% | 35% |
| Push | 51% | 14% |
| Pull | 45% | 45% |
| BBJ | 24% | 43% |
| Row | 49% | 40% |
| Carry | 55% | 33% |
| Lunges | 62% | 39% |
| Wall balls | 55% | 37% |
| Roxzone | 54% | 38% |
| Runs | 47% | 67% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | John | Max |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 78% | 35% |
| Sled push | 51% | 14% |
| Sled pull | 45% | 45% |
| Burpee broad jump | 24% | 43% |
| Row | 49% | 40% |
| Farmers carry | 55% | 33% |
| Sandbag lunges | 62% | 39% |
| Wall balls | 55% | 37% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 54% | 38% |
| Runs (8 km) | 47% | 67% |
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.John · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 42:02 running, 37:55 at the stations and 3:49 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:22).Below, Max · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 39:02 running, 40:20 at the stations and 4:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:40).
See the numbers
| Part | John · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Max · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:48 | 4:11 |
| SkiErg | 4:22 | 4:42 |
| Run 2 | 4:42 | 4:12 |
| Sled push | 3:04 | 3:59 |
| Run 3 | 5:16 | 5:11 |
| Sled pull | 4:31 | 4:31 |
| Run 4 | 5:17 | 4:41 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:22 | 6:08 |
| Run 5 | 5:26 | 5:16 |
| Row | 4:50 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 5:29 | 5:02 |
| Farmers carry | 2:39 | 3:02 |
| Run 7 | 4:54 | 4:37 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:38 | 5:22 |
| Run 8 | 6:11 | 5:53 |
| Wall balls | 6:29 | 7:40 |
| Roxzone | 3:49 | 4:26 |
| Finish | 1:23:44 | 1:23:44 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | John | Max | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:23:44 | 1:23:44 | level |
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