Karl vs Nolan
CAN · Open Men · 1 result Karl Armstrong
CAN · Open Men · 3 results Nolan Smith
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Karl: Ottawa 2026, Open Men · Nolan: Ottawa 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Karl and Nolan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Karl: strongest on Runs (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 18%).Nolan: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Karl: faster than | Nolan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 70% | 77% |
| Push | 18% | 72% |
| Pull | 52% | 21% |
| BBJ | 38% | 71% |
| Row | 36% | 64% |
| Carry | 30% | 52% |
| Lunges | 69% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 53% | 78% |
| Roxzone | 51% | 57% |
| Runs | 78% | 58% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Karl | Nolan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 70% | 77% |
| Sled push | 18% | 72% |
| Sled pull | 52% | 21% |
| Burpee broad jump | 38% | 71% |
| Row | 36% | 64% |
| Farmers carry | 30% | 52% |
| Sandbag lunges | 69% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 53% | 78% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 51% | 57% |
| Runs (8 km) | 78% | 58% |
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.Karl · Ottawa 2026 · Open Men: 39:31 running, 40:14 at the stations and 6:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:22).Below, Nolan · Ottawa 2026 · Open Men: 43:20 running, 36:38 at the stations and 6:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (6:32).
See the numbers
| Part | Karl · Ottawa 2026 · Open Men | Nolan · Ottawa 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:41 | 4:36 |
| SkiErg | 4:24 | 4:20 |
| Run 2 | 4:53 | 4:46 |
| Sled push | 4:25 | 2:46 |
| Run 3 | 5:12 | 5:31 |
| Sled pull | 5:03 | 6:32 |
| Run 4 | 4:55 | 5:41 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:29 | 4:55 |
| Run 5 | 4:58 | 5:41 |
| Row | 5:01 | 4:42 |
| Run 6 | 4:48 | 5:18 |
| Farmers carry | 2:34 | 2:14 |
| Run 7 | 4:48 | 5:33 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:56 | 5:16 |
| Run 8 | 5:16 | 6:14 |
| Wall balls | 7:22 | 5:53 |
| Roxzone | 6:31 | 6:15 |
| Finish | 1:26:07 | 1:26:05 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Karl | Nolan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa 2026 Open Men · 14 May 2026 | 1:26:07 | 1:26:05 | 0:02 · Nolan faster |
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