Sterling vs Preston
Sterling Owens
Preston Eiswirth
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sterling: Salt Lake City 2026, Pro Men · Preston: Salt Lake City 2026, Pro Men
This chart shows where Sterling and Preston sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sterling: strongest on Runs (faster than 42% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 6%).Preston: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 52% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 22%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sterling: faster than | Preston: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 26% | 27% |
| Push | 10% | 37% |
| Pull | 37% | 25% |
| BBJ | 26% | 37% |
| Row | 30% | 47% |
| Carry | 6% | 34% |
| Lunges | 36% | 22% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 52% |
| Roxzone | 29% | 33% |
| Runs | 42% | 26% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sterling | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 26% | 27% |
| Sled push | 10% | 37% |
| Sled pull | 37% | 25% |
| Burpee broad jump | 26% | 37% |
| Row | 30% | 47% |
| Farmers carry | 6% | 34% |
| Sandbag lunges | 36% | 22% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 52% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 29% | 33% |
| Runs (8 km) | 42% | 26% |
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.Sterling · Salt Lake City 2026 · Pro Men: 39:14 running, 45:08 at the stations and 9:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:13).Below, Preston · Salt Lake City 2026 · Pro Men: 42:54 running, 41:44 at the stations and 9:07 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:28).
See the numbers
| Part | Sterling · Salt Lake City 2026 · Pro Men | Preston · Salt Lake City 2026 · Pro Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:43 | 3:16 |
| SkiErg | 4:36 | 4:35 |
| Run 2 | 5:00 | 5:19 |
| Sled push | 5:33 | 4:15 |
| Run 3 | 5:13 | 5:51 |
| Sled pull | 6:06 | 6:37 |
| Run 4 | 5:16 | 5:38 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:40 | 5:12 |
| Run 5 | 5:22 | 5:36 |
| Row | 4:53 | 4:45 |
| Run 6 | 5:09 | 5:43 |
| Farmers carry | 3:27 | 2:24 |
| Run 7 | 4:53 | 5:47 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:40 | 6:28 |
| Run 8 | 5:37 | 5:44 |
| Wall balls | 9:13 | 7:28 |
| Roxzone | 9:26 | 9:07 |
| Finish | 1:33:40 | 1:33:37 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sterling | Preston | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City 2026 Pro Men · 18 Sep 2026 | 1:33:40 | 1:33:37 | 0:03 · Preston faster |
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