Matthew vs Romain
USA · Open Men · 3 results Matthew Chafin
USA · Open Men · 1 result Romain Nim
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Matthew: New York 2026, Open Men · Romain: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Matthew and Romain sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Matthew: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 64% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 16%).Romain: strongest on BBJ (faster than 75% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 13%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew: faster than | Romain: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 16% | 19% |
| Push | 32% | 47% |
| Pull | 22% | 49% |
| BBJ | 19% | 75% |
| Row | 32% | 28% |
| Carry | 27% | 23% |
| Lunges | 37% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 43% | 68% |
| Roxzone | 64% | 24% |
| Runs | 28% | 13% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Matthew | Romain |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 16% | 19% |
| Sled push | 32% | 47% |
| Sled pull | 22% | 49% |
| Burpee broad jump | 19% | 75% |
| Row | 32% | 28% |
| Farmers carry | 27% | 23% |
| Sandbag lunges | 37% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 43% | 68% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 64% | 24% |
| Runs (8 km) | 28% | 13% |
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.Matthew · New York 2026 · Open Men: 51:22 running, 44:43 at the stations and 6:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:08).Below, Romain · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 54:44 running, 38:30 at the stations and 10:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:42).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew · New York 2026 · Open Men | Romain · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:45 | 5:10 |
| SkiErg | 5:01 | 5:09 |
| Run 2 | 8:29 | 5:50 |
| Sled push | 3:30 | 3:13 |
| Run 3 | 6:14 | 6:01 |
| Sled pull | 6:00 | 5:04 |
| Run 4 | 5:55 | 6:24 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:43 | 4:48 |
| Run 5 | 6:02 | 7:10 |
| Row | 5:14 | 5:24 |
| Run 6 | 6:00 | 6:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:51 | 2:32 |
| Run 7 | 5:50 | 8:32 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:16 | 5:38 |
| Run 8 | 7:08 | 8:44 |
| Wall balls | 8:08 | 6:42 |
| Roxzone | 6:10 | 10:54 |
| Finish | 1:42:07 | 1:44:01 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Matthew | Romain | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:43:59 | 1:44:01 | 0:02 · Matthew faster |
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