Matthew vs Sam
USA · Open Men · 6 results Matthew Russell
USA · Open Men · 1 result Sam Vestal
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Matthew: Houston 2026, Open Men · Sam: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Matthew and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Matthew: strongest on Carry (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 32%).Sam: strongest on Pull (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 42%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 38% | 90% |
| Push | 82% | 91% |
| Pull | 41% | 95% |
| BBJ | 32% | 75% |
| Row | 53% | 86% |
| Carry | 89% | 89% |
| Lunges | 64% | 77% |
| Wall balls | 50% | 42% |
| Roxzone | 65% | 70% |
| Runs | 72% | 46% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Matthew | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 38% | 90% |
| Sled push | 82% | 91% |
| Sled pull | 41% | 95% |
| Burpee broad jump | 32% | 75% |
| Row | 53% | 86% |
| Farmers carry | 89% | 89% |
| Sandbag lunges | 64% | 77% |
| Wall balls | 50% | 42% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 65% | 70% |
| Runs (8 km) | 72% | 46% |
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.Matthew · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 39:41 running, 39:50 at the stations and 7:22 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:46).Below, Sam · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 45:11 running, 34:38 at the stations and 7:06 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:18).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Sam · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:00 | 5:10 |
| SkiErg | 4:47 | 4:18 |
| Run 2 | 4:40 | 4:27 |
| Sled push | 2:38 | 2:24 |
| Run 3 | 5:05 | 9:35 |
| Sled pull | 6:01 | 3:58 |
| Run 4 | 4:57 | 4:53 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:49 | 4:45 |
| Run 5 | 5:16 | 5:18 |
| Row | 4:58 | 4:36 |
| Run 6 | 4:47 | 4:49 |
| Farmers carry | 1:45 | 1:45 |
| Run 7 | 4:47 | 5:10 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:06 | 4:34 |
| Run 8 | 5:09 | 5:49 |
| Wall balls | 7:46 | 8:18 |
| Roxzone | 7:22 | 7:06 |
| Finish | 1:26:47 | 1:26:46 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Matthew | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:26:47 | 1:26:46 | 0:01 · Sam faster |
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:27:23 | 1:26:46 | 0:37 · Sam faster |
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