Nikesh vs Theo
Nikesh Karia
Theo Chapuisat
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nikesh: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Theo: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Nikesh and Theo sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nikesh: strongest on Carry (faster than 46% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 8%).Theo: strongest on BBJ (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 9%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nikesh: faster than | Theo: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 28% | 26% |
| Push | 31% | 40% |
| Pull | 19% | 10% |
| BBJ | 13% | 54% |
| Row | 15% | 9% |
| Carry | 46% | 20% |
| Lunges | 30% | 26% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 37% |
| Roxzone | 30% | 14% |
| Runs | 43% | 27% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nikesh | Theo |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 28% | 26% |
| Sled push | 31% | 40% |
| Sled pull | 19% | 10% |
| Burpee broad jump | 13% | 54% |
| Row | 15% | 9% |
| Farmers carry | 46% | 20% |
| Sandbag lunges | 30% | 26% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 37% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 30% | 14% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43% | 27% |
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.Nikesh · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 42:50 running, 47:32 at the stations and 4:47 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:29).Below, Theo · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 46:48 running, 42:21 at the stations and 6:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:37) and the shortest the sled push (3:16).
See the numbers
| Part | Nikesh · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Theo · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:48 | 5:47 |
| SkiErg | 4:46 | 4:48 |
| Run 2 | 4:25 | 5:07 |
| Sled push | 3:27 | 3:16 |
| Run 3 | 6:40 | 5:59 |
| Sled pull | 5:26 | 6:05 |
| Run 4 | 5:02 | 5:54 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:26 | 5:39 |
| Run 5 | 5:19 | 6:06 |
| Row | 5:21 | 5:32 |
| Run 6 | 5:30 | 6:28 |
| Farmers carry | 2:47 | 3:23 |
| Run 7 | 4:52 | 5:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:51 | 6:01 |
| Run 8 | 6:14 | 6:08 |
| Wall balls | 11:29 | 7:37 |
| Roxzone | 4:47 | 6:01 |
| Finish | 1:35:06 | 1:35:06 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nikesh | Theo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:35:06 | 1:35:06 | level |
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