Des vs Roman
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Des Denning
GER · Open Men · 7 results Roman Wolf
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Des: Cologne 2025, Open Men · Roman: Mechelen 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Des and Roman sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Des: strongest on Lunges (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 10%).Roman: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 17%).
See the numbers
| Part | Des: faster than | Roman: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 17% | 85% |
| Push | 35% | 45% |
| Pull | 11% | 71% |
| BBJ | 10% | 82% |
| Row | 30% | 99% |
| Carry | 23% | 96% |
| Lunges | 94% | 46% |
| Wall balls | 20% | 99% |
| Roxzone | 26% | 17% |
| Runs | 68% | 42% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Des | Roman |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 17% | 85% |
| Sled push | 35% | 45% |
| Sled pull | 11% | 71% |
| Burpee broad jump | 10% | 82% |
| Row | 30% | 99% |
| Farmers carry | 23% | 96% |
| Sandbag lunges | 94% | 46% |
| Wall balls | 20% | 99% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 26% | 17% |
| Runs (8 km) | 68% | 42% |
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.Des · Cologne 2025 · Open Men: 38:44 running, 41:46 at the stations and 9:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:16).Below, Roman · Mechelen 2026 · Open Men: 39:32 running, 29:41 at the stations and 9:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (5:07).
See the numbers
| Part | Des · Cologne 2025 · Open Men | Roman · Mechelen 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:46 | 4:06 |
| SkiErg | 4:44 | 4:12 |
| Run 2 | 4:22 | 4:52 |
| Sled push | 3:08 | 2:45 |
| Run 3 | 4:38 | 4:54 |
| Sled pull | 5:54 | 3:55 |
| Run 4 | 4:39 | 4:59 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:10 | 4:16 |
| Run 5 | 5:03 | 5:01 |
| Row | 4:59 | 4:09 |
| Run 6 | 4:52 | 4:59 |
| Farmers carry | 2:27 | 1:30 |
| Run 7 | 4:43 | 4:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:08 | 5:07 |
| Run 8 | 5:40 | 5:42 |
| Wall balls | 9:16 | 3:46 |
| Roxzone | 9:00 | 9:55 |
| Finish | 1:29:29 | 1:19:01 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Des | Roman | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne 2025 Open Men · 10 Apr 2025 | 1:29:29 | 1:29:32 | 0:03 · Des faster |
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