Rory vs Ali
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Rory Govan
USA · Open Men · 3 results Ali Erkin
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Rory: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Ali: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Rory and Ali sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Rory: strongest on Runs (faster than 57% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 11%).Ali: strongest on Ski (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 17%).
See the numbers
| Part | Rory: faster than | Ali: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 49% | 80% |
| Push | 25% | 26% |
| Pull | 11% | 25% |
| BBJ | 22% | 25% |
| Row | 26% | 31% |
| Carry | 24% | 17% |
| Lunges | 30% | 46% |
| Wall balls | 44% | 50% |
| Roxzone | 40% | 22% |
| Runs | 57% | 48% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Rory | Ali |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 49% | 80% |
| Sled push | 25% | 26% |
| Sled pull | 11% | 25% |
| Burpee broad jump | 22% | 25% |
| Row | 26% | 31% |
| Farmers carry | 24% | 17% |
| Sandbag lunges | 30% | 46% |
| Wall balls | 44% | 50% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 40% | 22% |
| Runs (8 km) | 57% | 48% |
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.Rory · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 40:31 running, 43:03 at the stations and 4:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:31).Below, Ali · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 41:53 running, 40:45 at the stations and 5:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:15).
See the numbers
| Part | Rory · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Ali · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:10 | 4:47 |
| SkiErg | 4:35 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 4:39 | 4:48 |
| Sled push | 3:36 | 3:34 |
| Run 3 | 5:17 | 5:25 |
| Sled pull | 5:58 | 5:08 |
| Run 4 | 5:01 | 5:23 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:31 | 7:15 |
| Run 5 | 5:07 | 5:27 |
| Row | 5:08 | 5:03 |
| Run 6 | 5:09 | 5:22 |
| Farmers carry | 3:16 | 3:30 |
| Run 7 | 4:33 | 4:51 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:51 | 5:08 |
| Run 8 | 5:35 | 5:50 |
| Wall balls | 7:08 | 6:46 |
| Roxzone | 4:20 | 5:17 |
| Finish | 1:27:50 | 1:27:51 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Rory | Ali | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:27:50 | 1:27:51 | 0:01 · Rory faster |
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