Elmer vs Sam
NED · Open Men · 2 results Elmer Pakoejoe
NED · Open Men · 1 result Sam van der Pool
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Elmer: Amsterdam 2024, Open Men · Sam: Amsterdam 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Elmer and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Elmer: strongest on Push (faster than 46% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 1%).Sam: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 5% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 0%).
See the numbers
| Part | Elmer: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 1% | 0% |
| Push | 46% | 2% |
| Pull | 1% | 3% |
| BBJ | 8% | 2% |
| Row | 3% | 0% |
| Carry | 25% | 4% |
| Lunges | 3% | 4% |
| Wall balls | 9% | 5% |
| Roxzone | 1% | 1% |
| Runs | 4% | 0% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Elmer | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 1% | 0% |
| Sled push | 46% | 2% |
| Sled pull | 1% | 3% |
| Burpee broad jump | 8% | 2% |
| Row | 3% | 0% |
| Farmers carry | 25% | 4% |
| Sandbag lunges | 3% | 4% |
| Wall balls | 9% | 5% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 1% | 1% |
| Runs (8 km) | 4% | 0% |
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.Elmer · Amsterdam 2024 · Open Men: 1:02:56 running, 50:44 at the stations and 12:32 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:19).Below, Sam · Amsterdam 2026 · Open Men: 1:23:58 running, 59:40 at the stations and 14:34 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:57).
See the numbers
| Part | Elmer · Amsterdam 2024 · Open Men | Sam · Amsterdam 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:09 | 4:50 |
| SkiErg | 5:30 | 5:58 |
| Run 2 | 6:24 | 9:19 |
| Sled push | 2:26 | 4:33 |
| Run 3 | 7:08 | 11:33 |
| Sled pull | 7:43 | 7:22 |
| Run 4 | 8:03 | 10:10 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:44 | 10:14 |
| Run 5 | 8:28 | 11:19 |
| Row | 5:43 | 6:45 |
| Run 6 | 7:53 | 10:10 |
| Farmers carry | 2:15 | 3:10 |
| Run 7 | 7:39 | 10:56 |
| Sandbag lunges | 9:04 | 8:41 |
| Run 8 | 13:12 | 15:40 |
| Wall balls | 9:19 | 12:57 |
| Roxzone | 12:32 | 14:34 |
| Finish | 2:06:04 | 2:38:02 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Elmer | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 2:34:47 | 2:38:02 | 3:15 · Elmer faster |
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