James vs Merlin
FRA · Open Men · 8 results James Gauthier
FRA · Open Men · 1 result Merlin Gayard
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Bordeaux 2026, Open Men · Merlin: Geneva 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Merlin 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 81% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 34%).Merlin: strongest on Carry (faster than 81% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 23%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Merlin: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 63% | 65% |
| Push | 58% | 62% |
| Pull | 81% | 68% |
| BBJ | 34% | 28% |
| Row | 55% | 23% |
| Carry | 68% | 81% |
| Lunges | 55% | 47% |
| Wall balls | 72% | 64% |
| Roxzone | 49% | 66% |
| Runs | 45% | 61% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Merlin |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 63% | 65% |
| Sled push | 58% | 62% |
| Sled pull | 81% | 68% |
| Burpee broad jump | 34% | 28% |
| Row | 55% | 23% |
| Farmers carry | 68% | 81% |
| Sandbag lunges | 55% | 47% |
| Wall balls | 72% | 64% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 49% | 66% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45% | 61% |
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 · Bordeaux 2026 · Open Men: 40:38 running, 34:58 at the stations and 5:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:07).Below, Merlin · Geneva 2026 · Open Men: 38:37 running, 37:46 at the stations and 6:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:36).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Bordeaux 2026 · Open Men | Merlin · Geneva 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:07 | 4:27 |
| SkiErg | 4:27 | 4:39 |
| Run 2 | 5:13 | 4:11 |
| Sled push | 3:05 | 3:30 |
| Run 3 | 5:33 | 4:34 |
| Sled pull | 3:58 | 4:15 |
| Run 4 | 5:28 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:07 | 6:36 |
| Run 5 | 5:30 | 5:01 |
| Row | 4:44 | 5:22 |
| Run 6 | 5:27 | 4:49 |
| Farmers carry | 1:54 | 1:46 |
| Run 7 | 5:27 | 4:44 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:40 | 5:24 |
| Run 8 | 4:53 | 5:54 |
| Wall balls | 6:03 | 6:13 |
| Roxzone | 5:48 | 6:12 |
| Finish | 1:21:17 | 1:22:27 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Merlin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva 2026 Open Men · 9 Oct 2026 | 1:22:30 | 1:22:27 | 0:03 · Merlin faster |
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