Nelson vs Chad
USA · Open Men · 7 results Nelson Romero
USA · Open Men · 1 result Chad Cope
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nelson: Washington DC 2026, Open Men · Chad: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Nelson and Chad sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nelson: strongest on Ski (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 46%).Chad: strongest on Lunges (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 62%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nelson: faster than | Chad: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 99% | 97% |
| Push | 46% | 83% |
| Pull | 97% | 94% |
| BBJ | 78% | 62% |
| Row | 95% | 96% |
| Carry | 85% | 88% |
| Lunges | 82% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 66% |
| Roxzone | 90% | 92% |
| Runs | 98% | 96% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nelson | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 99% | 97% |
| Sled push | 46% | 83% |
| Sled pull | 97% | 94% |
| Burpee broad jump | 78% | 62% |
| Row | 95% | 96% |
| Farmers carry | 85% | 88% |
| Sandbag lunges | 82% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 66% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 90% | 92% |
| Runs (8 km) | 98% | 96% |
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.Nelson · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 31:16 running, 31:08 at the stations and 5:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:59).Below, Chad · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 31:48 running, 30:44 at the stations and 5:03 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:11).
See the numbers
| Part | Nelson · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men | Chad · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:32 | 4:49 |
| SkiErg | 4:00 | 4:04 |
| Run 2 | 3:33 | 3:41 |
| Sled push | 3:08 | 2:27 |
| Run 3 | 3:48 | 3:46 |
| Sled pull | 3:24 | 3:41 |
| Run 4 | 3:47 | 3:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:26 | 5:04 |
| Run 5 | 4:00 | 4:02 |
| Row | 4:19 | 4:16 |
| Run 6 | 3:59 | 4:02 |
| Farmers carry | 1:42 | 1:39 |
| Run 7 | 3:57 | 3:57 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:11 | 3:22 |
| Run 8 | 3:40 | 3:39 |
| Wall balls | 5:59 | 6:11 |
| Roxzone | 5:10 | 5:03 |
| Finish | 1:07:27 | 1:07:27 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nelson | Chad | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 7 Mar 2026 | 1:07:27 | 1:07:27 | level |
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