Nathan vs Ola
USA · Open Men · 1 result Nathan Smith
NGR · Open Men · 2 results Ola Ajala
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nathan: Houston 2026, Open Men · Ola: Dallas 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Nathan and Ola sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nathan: strongest on Push (faster than 62% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 16%).Ola: strongest on Row (faster than 55% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 8%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nathan: faster than | Ola: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 41% | 11% |
| Push | 62% | 8% |
| Pull | 20% | 13% |
| BBJ | 22% | 52% |
| Row | 17% | 55% |
| Carry | 44% | 12% |
| Lunges | 35% | 52% |
| Wall balls | 41% | 36% |
| Roxzone | 16% | 42% |
| Runs | 42% | 40% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nathan | Ola |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 41% | 11% |
| Sled push | 62% | 8% |
| Sled pull | 20% | 13% |
| Burpee broad jump | 22% | 52% |
| Row | 17% | 55% |
| Farmers carry | 44% | 12% |
| Sandbag lunges | 35% | 52% |
| Wall balls | 41% | 36% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 16% | 42% |
| Runs (8 km) | 42% | 40% |
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.Nathan · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 46:11 running, 45:07 at the stations and 11:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:25).Below, Ola · Dallas 2025 · Open Men: 47:04 running, 43:17 at the stations and 6:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:22).
See the numbers
| Part | Nathan · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Ola · Dallas 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:22 | 5:21 |
| SkiErg | 4:45 | 4:59 |
| Run 2 | 5:02 | 5:31 |
| Sled push | 3:01 | 4:15 |
| Run 3 | 5:24 | 6:10 |
| Sled pull | 7:09 | 6:53 |
| Run 4 | 5:33 | 5:51 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:36 | 5:31 |
| Run 5 | 6:09 | 6:05 |
| Row | 5:33 | 5:08 |
| Run 6 | 6:10 | 5:45 |
| Farmers carry | 2:20 | 2:55 |
| Run 7 | 6:04 | 6:01 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:18 | 5:14 |
| Run 8 | 6:27 | 6:19 |
| Wall balls | 8:25 | 8:22 |
| Roxzone | 11:42 | 6:58 |
| Finish | 1:42:50 | 1:37:12 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nathan | Ola | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:42:50 | 1:42:47 | 0:03 · Ola faster |
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