Paul vs Richard
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Paul Hoatson
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Richard Briggs
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Richard: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Richard sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Push (faster than 56% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 7%).Richard: strongest on Ski (faster than 56% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 0%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Richard: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 7% | 56% |
| Push | 56% | 44% |
| Pull | 14% | 12% |
| BBJ | 30% | 14% |
| Row | 8% | 41% |
| Carry | 19% | 0% |
| Lunges | 10% | 20% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 8% |
| Roxzone | 31% | 28% |
| Runs | 14% | 22% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Richard |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 7% | 56% |
| Sled push | 56% | 44% |
| Sled pull | 14% | 12% |
| Burpee broad jump | 30% | 14% |
| Row | 8% | 41% |
| Farmers carry | 19% | 0% |
| Sandbag lunges | 10% | 20% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 8% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 31% | 28% |
| Runs (8 km) | 14% | 22% |
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.Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 51:03 running, 48:50 at the stations and 4:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:33) and the shortest the sled push (3:00).Below, Richard · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 48:14 running, 51:25 at the stations and 4:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:32) and the shortest the sled push (3:12).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Richard · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:49 | 6:20 |
| SkiErg | 5:11 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 6:10 | 5:47 |
| Sled push | 3:00 | 3:12 |
| Run 3 | 6:26 | 6:02 |
| Sled pull | 5:41 | 5:51 |
| Run 4 | 6:13 | 5:48 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:52 | 8:19 |
| Run 5 | 6:06 | 5:59 |
| Row | 5:36 | 4:55 |
| Run 6 | 6:22 | 5:58 |
| Farmers carry | 3:26 | 6:39 |
| Run 7 | 5:43 | 5:41 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:31 | 6:25 |
| Run 8 | 7:13 | 6:40 |
| Wall balls | 11:33 | 11:32 |
| Roxzone | 4:44 | 4:53 |
| Finish | 1:44:32 | 1:44:30 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Richard | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:44:32 | 1:44:30 | 0:02 · Richard faster |
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