Paul vs Robert
IRL · Open Men · 3 results Paul McArdle
GER · Open Men · 7 results Robert Melzer
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Hamburg Hamb, Open Men · Robert: Copenhagen 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Robert sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Runs (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 33%).Robert: strongest on Runs (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 37%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Robert: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 86% | 82% |
| Push | 76% | 71% |
| Pull | 71% | 74% |
| BBJ | 83% | 61% |
| Row | 74% | 62% |
| Carry | 67% | 37% |
| Lunges | 73% | 57% |
| Wall balls | 33% | 80% |
| Roxzone | 86% | 71% |
| Runs | 87% | 84% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Robert |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 86% | 82% |
| Sled push | 76% | 71% |
| Sled pull | 71% | 74% |
| Burpee broad jump | 83% | 61% |
| Row | 74% | 62% |
| Farmers carry | 67% | 37% |
| Sandbag lunges | 73% | 57% |
| Wall balls | 33% | 80% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 86% | 71% |
| Runs (8 km) | 87% | 84% |
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 · Hamburg Hamb · Open Men: 35:16 running, 35:12 at the stations and 5:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:34).Below, Robert · Copenhagen 2026 · Open Men: 36:12 running, 33:09 at the stations and 5:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:20).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Hamburg Hamb · Open Men | Robert · Copenhagen 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:02 | 6:29 |
| SkiErg | 4:12 | 4:20 |
| Run 2 | 4:29 | 4:09 |
| Sled push | 2:47 | 2:41 |
| Run 3 | 4:33 | 4:16 |
| Sled pull | 4:01 | 4:00 |
| Run 4 | 4:25 | 4:16 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:22 | 4:58 |
| Run 5 | 4:40 | 4:08 |
| Row | 4:34 | 4:43 |
| Run 6 | 4:38 | 4:14 |
| Farmers carry | 1:58 | 2:16 |
| Run 7 | 4:31 | 4:12 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:43 | 4:51 |
| Run 8 | 3:58 | 4:28 |
| Wall balls | 8:34 | 5:20 |
| Roxzone | 5:18 | 5:51 |
| Finish | 1:15:36 | 1:15:03 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Robert | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Hamb Open Men · 29 Oct 2026 | 1:15:36 | 1:15:42 | 0:06 · Paul faster |
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