Richard vs Matthew
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Richard Wales
GBR · Open Men · 7 results Matthew Taylor
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Richard: London Olympia 2026, Open Men · Matthew: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Richard and Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Richard: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 59%).Matthew: strongest on Lunges (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 42%).
See the numbers
| Part | Richard: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 90% | 42% |
| Push | 89% | 66% |
| Pull | 85% | 67% |
| BBJ | 95% | 67% |
| Row | 90% | 49% |
| Carry | 99% | 69% |
| Lunges | 73% | 85% |
| Wall balls | 59% | 82% |
| Roxzone | 80% | 52% |
| Runs | 72% | 62% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Richard | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 90% | 42% |
| Sled push | 89% | 66% |
| Sled pull | 85% | 67% |
| Burpee broad jump | 95% | 67% |
| Row | 90% | 49% |
| Farmers carry | 99% | 69% |
| Sandbag lunges | 73% | 85% |
| Wall balls | 59% | 82% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 80% | 52% |
| Runs (8 km) | 72% | 62% |
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.Richard · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men: 37:40 running, 30:33 at the stations and 4:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:53).Below, Matthew · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 37:28 running, 32:41 at the stations and 6:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:19).
See the numbers
| Part | Richard · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men | Matthew · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:31 | 5:03 |
| SkiErg | 4:08 | 4:37 |
| Run 2 | 4:17 | 4:12 |
| Sled push | 2:20 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 4:36 | 4:37 |
| Sled pull | 3:29 | 4:10 |
| Run 4 | 4:29 | 4:34 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:33 | 4:49 |
| Run 5 | 4:35 | 4:46 |
| Row | 4:23 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 4:27 | 4:21 |
| Farmers carry | 1:21 | 1:54 |
| Run 7 | 4:37 | 4:40 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:27 | 3:57 |
| Run 8 | 6:08 | 5:14 |
| Wall balls | 6:53 | 5:19 |
| Roxzone | 4:50 | 6:21 |
| Finish | 1:12:55 | 1:16:20 |
Head to head: 3 races they both ran
| Race | Richard | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 31 Oct 2026 | 1:16:20 | 1:16:20 | level |
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:23:49 | 1:18:44 | 5:05 · Matthew faster |
| Birmingham 2025 Open Men · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:20:54 | 1:17:27 | 3:27 · Matthew faster |
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