Nelson vs Ian
Nelson Wells
Ian Odlum
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nelson: Sydney 2025, Open Men · Ian: Perth 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Nelson and Ian sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nelson: strongest on Carry (faster than 12% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 1%).Ian: strongest on Ski (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 15%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nelson: faster than | Ian: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 7% | 90% |
| Push | 4% | 59% |
| Pull | 7% | 42% |
| BBJ | 1% | 34% |
| Row | 3% | 70% |
| Carry | 12% | 21% |
| Lunges | 1% | 42% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 74% |
| Roxzone | 1% | 29% |
| Runs | 3% | 15% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nelson | Ian |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 7% | 90% |
| Sled push | 4% | 59% |
| Sled pull | 7% | 42% |
| Burpee broad jump | 1% | 34% |
| Row | 3% | 70% |
| Farmers carry | 12% | 21% |
| Sandbag lunges | 1% | 42% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 74% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 1% | 29% |
| Runs (8 km) | 3% | 15% |
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 · Sydney 2025 · Open Men: 54:53 running, 56:28 at the stations and 16:25 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (11:50).Below, Ian · Perth 2026 · Open Men: 52:14 running, 37:31 at the stations and 6:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:14) and the shortest the sled push (2:48).
See the numbers
| Part | Nelson · Sydney 2025 · Open Men | Ian · Perth 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:37 | 4:26 |
| SkiErg | 4:53 | 4:05 |
| Run 2 | 5:53 | 6:23 |
| Sled push | 3:30 | 2:48 |
| Run 3 | 6:11 | 6:49 |
| Sled pull | 6:32 | 4:50 |
| Run 4 | 6:43 | 7:12 |
| Burpee broad jump | 10:42 | 6:14 |
| Run 5 | 7:09 | 7:21 |
| Row | 5:40 | 4:38 |
| Run 6 | 6:07 | 7:08 |
| Farmers carry | 2:53 | 3:25 |
| Run 7 | 7:27 | 6:36 |
| Sandbag lunges | 11:50 | 5:51 |
| Run 8 | 10:46 | 6:20 |
| Wall balls | 10:28 | 5:40 |
| Roxzone | 16:25 | 6:35 |
| Finish | 2:07:39 | 1:36:18 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nelson | Ian | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2025 Open Men · 4 Jul 2025 | 2:07:39 | 2:07:56 | 0:17 · Nelson faster |
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