Sam vs Paul
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Sam Kirk
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Paul Jones
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Paul: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Push (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 24%).Paul: strongest on Push (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 29%).
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| Part | Sam: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 33% | 45% |
| Push | 77% | 78% |
| Pull | 45% | 40% |
| BBJ | 48% | 41% |
| Row | 74% | 53% |
| Carry | 68% | 54% |
| Lunges | 38% | 51% |
| Wall balls | 51% | 32% |
| Roxzone | 57% | 66% |
| Runs | 24% | 29% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 33% | 45% |
| Sled push | 77% | 78% |
| Sled pull | 45% | 40% |
| Burpee broad jump | 48% | 41% |
| Row | 74% | 53% |
| Farmers carry | 68% | 54% |
| Sandbag lunges | 38% | 51% |
| Wall balls | 51% | 32% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 57% | 66% |
| Runs (8 km) | 24% | 29% |
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.Sam · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 47:38 running, 37:02 at the stations and 3:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:43).Below, Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 46:13 running, 38:43 at the stations and 3:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:06) and the shortest the sled push (2:38).
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| Part | Sam · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:39 | 5:48 |
| SkiErg | 4:43 | 4:37 |
| Run 2 | 5:24 | 5:18 |
| Sled push | 2:39 | 2:38 |
| Run 3 | 5:39 | 5:41 |
| Sled pull | 4:31 | 4:40 |
| Run 4 | 5:34 | 5:39 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:57 | 6:14 |
| Run 5 | 5:45 | 5:46 |
| Row | 4:36 | 4:48 |
| Run 6 | 7:47 | 5:52 |
| Farmers carry | 2:27 | 2:40 |
| Run 7 | 5:20 | 5:31 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:25 | 5:00 |
| Run 8 | 6:30 | 6:37 |
| Wall balls | 6:43 | 8:06 |
| Roxzone | 3:43 | 3:28 |
| Finish | 1:28:18 | 1:28:19 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:28:18 | 1:28:19 | 0:01 · Sam faster |
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