Thomas vs Paul
Thomas Masson
Paul Hoatson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Thomas: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Paul: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Thomas and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Thomas: strongest on Push (faster than 48% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 8%).Paul: strongest on Push (faster than 56% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 7%).
See the numbers
| Part | Thomas: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 11% | 7% |
| Push | 48% | 56% |
| Pull | 36% | 14% |
| BBJ | 17% | 30% |
| Row | 16% | 8% |
| Carry | 32% | 19% |
| Lunges | 15% | 10% |
| Wall balls | 28% | 8% |
| Roxzone | 14% | 31% |
| Runs | 8% | 14% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Thomas | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 11% | 7% |
| Sled push | 48% | 56% |
| Sled pull | 36% | 14% |
| Burpee broad jump | 17% | 30% |
| Row | 16% | 8% |
| Farmers carry | 32% | 19% |
| Sandbag lunges | 15% | 10% |
| Wall balls | 28% | 8% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 14% | 31% |
| Runs (8 km) | 8% | 14% |
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.Thomas · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 54:03 running, 44:31 at the stations and 6:03 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:24).Below, Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 51:03 running, 48:50 at the stations and 4:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:33) and the shortest the sled push (3:00).
See the numbers
| Part | Thomas · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:59 | 6:49 |
| SkiErg | 5:02 | 5:11 |
| Run 2 | 6:09 | 6:10 |
| Sled push | 3:07 | 3:00 |
| Run 3 | 6:42 | 6:26 |
| Sled pull | 4:46 | 5:41 |
| Run 4 | 6:36 | 6:13 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:56 | 6:52 |
| Run 5 | 6:34 | 6:06 |
| Row | 5:20 | 5:36 |
| Run 6 | 6:58 | 6:22 |
| Farmers carry | 3:03 | 3:26 |
| Run 7 | 6:18 | 5:43 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:53 | 7:31 |
| Run 8 | 7:47 | 7:13 |
| Wall balls | 8:24 | 11:33 |
| Roxzone | 6:03 | 4:44 |
| Finish | 1:44:34 | 1:44:32 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Thomas | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:44:34 | 1:44:32 | 0:02 · Paul faster |
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