Paul vs Desmond
USA · Open Men · 1 result Paul Wendler
USA · Open Men · 3 results Desmond Hoffman
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Atlanta 2025, Open Men · Desmond: Atlanta 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Desmond sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 1%).Desmond: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 50%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Desmond: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 59% | 62% |
| Push | 53% | 76% |
| Pull | 36% | 50% |
| BBJ | 58% | 91% |
| Row | 14% | 55% |
| Carry | 1% | 53% |
| Lunges | 73% | 89% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 95% |
| Roxzone | 78% | 71% |
| Runs | 76% | 52% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Desmond |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 59% | 62% |
| Sled push | 53% | 76% |
| Sled pull | 36% | 50% |
| Burpee broad jump | 58% | 91% |
| Row | 14% | 55% |
| Farmers carry | 1% | 53% |
| Sandbag lunges | 73% | 89% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 95% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 78% | 71% |
| Runs (8 km) | 76% | 52% |
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 · Atlanta 2025 · Open Men: 37:40 running, 42:20 at the stations and 7:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:25) and the shortest the sled push (3:00).Below, Desmond · Atlanta 2025 · Open Men: 42:24 running, 31:44 at the stations and 7:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (5:24).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Atlanta 2025 · Open Men | Desmond · Atlanta 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:48 | 4:19 |
| SkiErg | 4:29 | 4:42 |
| Run 2 | 4:14 | 4:55 |
| Sled push | 3:00 | 2:34 |
| Run 3 | 4:46 | 5:55 |
| Sled pull | 6:02 | 5:24 |
| Run 4 | 4:54 | 5:30 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:28 | 3:49 |
| Run 5 | 5:03 | 5:34 |
| Row | 5:38 | 4:54 |
| Run 6 | 4:59 | 5:25 |
| Farmers carry | 4:29 | 2:05 |
| Run 7 | 5:10 | 5:18 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:49 | 3:49 |
| Run 8 | 5:46 | 5:27 |
| Wall balls | 8:25 | 4:27 |
| Roxzone | 7:19 | 7:45 |
| Finish | 1:27:19 | 1:21:43 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Desmond | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta 2025 Open Men · 26 Apr 2025 | 1:27:19 | 1:27:34 | 0:15 · Paul faster |
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