Rafael vs Aj
USA · Open Men · 2 results Rafael Ruiz
USA · Open Men · 2 results Aj Watt
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Rafael: New York 2026, Open Men · Aj: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Rafael and Aj sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Rafael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 75% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 8%).Aj: strongest on Pull (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 9%).
See the numbers
| Part | Rafael: faster than | Aj: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 38% | 50% |
| Push | 26% | 72% |
| Pull | 72% | 84% |
| BBJ | 10% | 62% |
| Row | 52% | 49% |
| Carry | 43% | 43% |
| Lunges | 8% | 64% |
| Wall balls | 75% | 65% |
| Roxzone | 28% | 49% |
| Runs | 22% | 9% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Rafael | Aj |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 38% | 50% |
| Sled push | 26% | 72% |
| Sled pull | 72% | 84% |
| Burpee broad jump | 10% | 62% |
| Row | 52% | 49% |
| Farmers carry | 43% | 43% |
| Sandbag lunges | 8% | 64% |
| Wall balls | 75% | 65% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 28% | 49% |
| Runs (8 km) | 22% | 9% |
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.Rafael · New York 2026 · Open Men: 53:22 running, 44:38 at the stations and 8:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (9:13).Below, Aj · New York 2026 · Open Men: 1:03:28 running, 36:02 at the stations and 7:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:44).
See the numbers
| Part | Rafael · New York 2026 · Open Men | Aj · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:21 | 6:13 |
| SkiErg | 4:43 | 4:36 |
| Run 2 | 5:49 | 6:16 |
| Sled push | 3:40 | 2:47 |
| Run 3 | 5:58 | 8:13 |
| Sled pull | 4:19 | 3:57 |
| Run 4 | 6:29 | 8:20 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:05 | 5:15 |
| Run 5 | 6:45 | 8:18 |
| Row | 4:58 | 5:00 |
| Run 6 | 6:26 | 7:41 |
| Farmers carry | 2:30 | 2:30 |
| Run 7 | 6:30 | 7:51 |
| Sandbag lunges | 9:13 | 5:13 |
| Run 8 | 9:04 | 10:36 |
| Wall balls | 6:09 | 6:44 |
| Roxzone | 8:40 | 7:04 |
| Finish | 1:46:30 | 1:46:27 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Rafael | Aj | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:46:30 | 1:46:27 | 0:03 · Aj faster |
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