Paul vs James
Paul Bucknell
James Macken
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Auckland 2026, Open Men · James: Auckland 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and James sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Carry (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 5%).James: strongest on Pull (faster than 71% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | James: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 71% | 61% |
| Push | 27% | 70% |
| Pull | 43% | 71% |
| BBJ | 23% | 6% |
| Row | 5% | 24% |
| Carry | 87% | 51% |
| Lunges | 8% | 15% |
| Wall balls | 28% | 46% |
| Roxzone | 25% | 22% |
| Runs | 11% | 8% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | James |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 71% | 61% |
| Sled push | 27% | 70% |
| Sled pull | 43% | 71% |
| Burpee broad jump | 23% | 6% |
| Row | 5% | 24% |
| Farmers carry | 87% | 51% |
| Sandbag lunges | 8% | 15% |
| Wall balls | 28% | 46% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 25% | 22% |
| Runs (8 km) | 11% | 8% |
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 · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 58:14 running, 46:01 at the stations and 7:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (9:06).Below, James · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 1:00:19 running, 43:47 at the stations and 7:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (9:41).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Auckland 2026 · Open Men | James · Auckland 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:52 | 6:34 |
| SkiErg | 4:14 | 4:18 |
| Run 2 | 6:12 | 6:04 |
| Sled push | 3:53 | 2:59 |
| Run 3 | 7:45 | 6:28 |
| Sled pull | 5:18 | 4:26 |
| Run 4 | 7:15 | 6:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:30 | 9:41 |
| Run 5 | 7:30 | 7:50 |
| Row | 5:48 | 5:16 |
| Run 6 | 7:09 | 7:12 |
| Farmers carry | 1:38 | 2:01 |
| Run 7 | 7:35 | 8:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 9:06 | 7:53 |
| Run 8 | 8:56 | 10:49 |
| Wall balls | 8:34 | 7:13 |
| Roxzone | 7:26 | 7:43 |
| Finish | 1:51:31 | 1:51:39 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | James | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 2026 Open Men · 29 Jan 2026 | 1:51:31 | 1:51:39 | 0:08 · Paul faster |
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