Ben vs Mark
GBR · Open Men · 5 results Ben Smith
GBR · Open Men · 5 results Mark Davies
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ben: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Mark: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ben and Mark sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ben: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 63%).Mark: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 89%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than | Mark: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 96% | 92% |
| Push | 81% | 92% |
| Pull | 72% | 97% |
| BBJ | 84% | 94% |
| Row | 95% | 94% |
| Carry | 99% | 99% |
| Lunges | 99% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 89% |
| Roxzone | 63% | 91% |
| Runs | 97% | 91% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ben | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 96% | 92% |
| Sled push | 81% | 92% |
| Sled pull | 72% | 97% |
| Burpee broad jump | 84% | 94% |
| Row | 95% | 94% |
| Farmers carry | 99% | 99% |
| Sandbag lunges | 99% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 89% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 63% | 91% |
| Runs (8 km) | 97% | 91% |
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.Ben · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 32:31 running, 28:43 at the stations and 3:32 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:42).Below, Mark · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 34:37 running, 27:28 at the stations and 2:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:43).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Mark · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:19 | 4:24 |
| SkiErg | 4:07 | 4:12 |
| Run 2 | 3:55 | 4:00 |
| Sled push | 2:35 | 2:21 |
| Run 3 | 4:11 | 4:13 |
| Sled pull | 3:52 | 3:01 |
| Run 4 | 3:57 | 4:12 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:22 | 3:46 |
| Run 5 | 4:00 | 4:24 |
| Row | 4:20 | 4:21 |
| Run 6 | 4:05 | 4:24 |
| Farmers carry | 1:46 | 1:43 |
| Run 7 | 3:38 | 4:07 |
| Sandbag lunges | 2:58 | 3:20 |
| Run 8 | 4:26 | 4:53 |
| Wall balls | 4:42 | 4:43 |
| Roxzone | 3:32 | 2:48 |
| Finish | 1:04:42 | 1:04:49 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ben | Mark | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:04:42 | 1:04:49 | 0:07 · Ben faster |
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