Gene vs Dawson
USA · Open Men · 1 result Gene Smith
USA · Open Men · 1 result Dawson Nielson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Gene: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men · Dawson: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Gene and Dawson sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Gene: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 66% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 1%).Dawson: strongest on Push (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 8%).
See the numbers
| Part | Gene: faster than | Dawson: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 19% | 25% |
| Push | 12% | 77% |
| Pull | 10% | 23% |
| BBJ | 5% | 8% |
| Row | 22% | 16% |
| Carry | 30% | 43% |
| Lunges | 1% | 21% |
| Wall balls | 1% | 14% |
| Roxzone | 66% | 24% |
| Runs | 63% | 10% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Gene | Dawson |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 19% | 25% |
| Sled push | 12% | 77% |
| Sled pull | 10% | 23% |
| Burpee broad jump | 5% | 8% |
| Row | 22% | 16% |
| Farmers carry | 30% | 43% |
| Sandbag lunges | 1% | 21% |
| Wall balls | 1% | 14% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 66% | 24% |
| Runs (8 km) | 63% | 10% |
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.Gene · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 41:59 running, 1:11:43 at the stations and 8:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (21:38).Below, Dawson · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 59:08 running, 50:53 at the stations and 12:25 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:38).
See the numbers
| Part | Gene · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men | Dawson · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:57 | 3:36 |
| SkiErg | 5:03 | 4:59 |
| Run 2 | 4:51 | 6:13 |
| Sled push | 4:13 | 2:35 |
| Run 3 | 5:01 | 6:47 |
| Sled pull | 6:58 | 6:01 |
| Run 4 | 5:16 | 6:46 |
| Burpee broad jump | 10:40 | 9:39 |
| Run 5 | 5:15 | 7:03 |
| Row | 5:30 | 5:38 |
| Run 6 | 5:14 | 13:00 |
| Farmers carry | 2:23 | 2:13 |
| Run 7 | 6:01 | 7:41 |
| Sandbag lunges | 15:18 | 7:11 |
| Run 8 | 7:24 | 8:02 |
| Wall balls | 21:38 | 12:38 |
| Roxzone | 8:54 | 12:25 |
| Finish | 2:02:28 | 2:02:18 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Gene | Dawson | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City 2026 Open Men · 18 Sep 2026 | 2:02:28 | 2:02:18 | 0:10 · Dawson faster |
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