Karl vs Shawn
CAN · Open Men · 1 result Karl Armstrong
CAN · Open Men · 3 results Shawn Pope
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Karl: Ottawa 2026, Open Men · Shawn: Ottawa 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Karl and Shawn 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%).Shawn: strongest on Push (faster than 82% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 24%).
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| Part | Karl: faster than | Shawn: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 70% | 72% |
| Push | 18% | 82% |
| Pull | 52% | 59% |
| BBJ | 38% | 32% |
| Row | 36% | 53% |
| Carry | 30% | 24% |
| Lunges | 69% | 63% |
| Wall balls | 53% | 60% |
| Roxzone | 51% | 77% |
| Runs | 78% | 61% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Karl | Shawn |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 70% | 72% |
| Sled push | 18% | 82% |
| Sled pull | 52% | 59% |
| Burpee broad jump | 38% | 32% |
| Row | 36% | 53% |
| Farmers carry | 30% | 24% |
| Sandbag lunges | 69% | 63% |
| Wall balls | 53% | 60% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 51% | 77% |
| Runs (8 km) | 78% | 61% |
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, Shawn · Ottawa 2026 · Open Men: 42:52 running, 38:04 at the stations and 5:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:53) and the shortest the sled push (2:33).
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| Part | Karl · Ottawa 2026 · Open Men | Shawn · Ottawa 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:41 | 4:43 |
| SkiErg | 4:24 | 4:23 |
| Run 2 | 4:53 | 5:02 |
| Sled push | 4:25 | 2:33 |
| Run 3 | 5:12 | 5:16 |
| Sled pull | 5:03 | 4:52 |
| Run 4 | 4:55 | 5:18 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:29 | 6:45 |
| Run 5 | 4:58 | 5:35 |
| Row | 5:01 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 4:48 | 5:24 |
| Farmers carry | 2:34 | 2:42 |
| Run 7 | 4:48 | 5:35 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:56 | 5:07 |
| Run 8 | 5:16 | 5:59 |
| Wall balls | 7:22 | 6:53 |
| Roxzone | 6:31 | 5:19 |
| Finish | 1:26:07 | 1:26:09 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Karl | Shawn | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa 2026 Open Men · 14 May 2026 | 1:26:07 | 1:26:09 | 0:02 · Karl faster |
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