Akash vs Branson
IND · Open Men · 1 result Akash Puthalath
USA · Open Men · 1 result Branson Merchant
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Akash: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men · Branson: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men
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This chart shows where Akash and Branson sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Akash: strongest on Row (faster than 38% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 3%).Branson: strongest on Lunges (faster than 65% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 1%).
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| Part | Akash: faster than | Branson: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 27% | 10% |
| Push | 33% | 62% |
| Pull | 4% | 20% |
| BBJ | 3% | 41% |
| Row | 38% | 3% |
| Carry | 7% | 6% |
| Lunges | 4% | 65% |
| Wall balls | 16% | 45% |
| Roxzone | no split | 36% |
| Runs | no split | 1% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Akash | Branson |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 27% | 10% |
| Sled push | 33% | 62% |
| Sled pull | 4% | 20% |
| Burpee broad jump | 3% | 41% |
| Row | 38% | 3% |
| Farmers carry | 7% | 6% |
| Sandbag lunges | 4% | 65% |
| Wall balls | 16% | 45% |
| Roxzone (moving) | — | 36% |
| Runs (8 km) | — | 1% |
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.Akash · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 14:16 running and 59:05 at the stations; the longest station was the wall balls (12:00).Below, Branson · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 1:14:40 running, 43:58 at the stations and 11:03 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:33) and the shortest the sled push (2:50).
See the numbers
| Part | Akash · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men | Branson · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:35 | 3:17 |
| SkiErg | 4:57 | 5:15 |
| Run 2 | — | 9:28 |
| Sled push | 3:27 | 2:50 |
| Run 3 | — | 10:51 |
| Sled pull | 8:08 | 6:13 |
| Run 4 | — | 9:45 |
| Burpee broad jump | 11:47 | 6:32 |
| Run 5 | — | 11:54 |
| Row | 5:13 | 6:15 |
| Run 6 | — | 9:36 |
| Farmers carry | 3:11 | 3:14 |
| Run 7 | — | 9:34 |
| Sandbag lunges | 10:22 | 5:06 |
| Run 8 | 10:41 | 10:15 |
| Wall balls | 12:00 | 8:33 |
| Roxzone | — | 11:03 |
| Finish | 2:09:56 | 2:09:33 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Akash | Branson | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City 2026 Open Men · 18 Sep 2026 | 2:09:56 | 2:09:33 | 0:23 · Branson faster |
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