Paul vs Brian
USA · Open Men · 6 results Paul Venturi
USA · Open Men · 2 results Brian Simmons
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: New York 2026, Open Men · Brian: New York 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Brian sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 10%).Brian: strongest on Pull (faster than 82% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 49%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Brian: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 52% | 76% |
| Push | 47% | 63% |
| Pull | 63% | 82% |
| BBJ | 62% | 54% |
| Row | 49% | 56% |
| Carry | 45% | 81% |
| Lunges | 10% | 77% |
| Wall balls | 66% | 62% |
| Roxzone | 77% | 49% |
| Runs | 71% | 63% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Brian |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 52% | 76% |
| Sled push | 47% | 63% |
| Sled pull | 63% | 82% |
| Burpee broad jump | 62% | 54% |
| Row | 49% | 56% |
| Farmers carry | 45% | 81% |
| Sandbag lunges | 10% | 77% |
| Wall balls | 66% | 62% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 77% | 49% |
| Runs (8 km) | 71% | 63% |
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 · New York 2026 · Open Men: 40:59 running, 40:29 at the stations and 5:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (8:45).Below, Brian · New York 2025 · Open Men: 41:02 running, 32:46 at the stations and 5:47 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:18).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · New York 2026 · Open Men | Brian · New York 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:55 | 4:39 |
| SkiErg | 4:35 | 4:19 |
| Run 2 | 4:28 | 4:38 |
| Sled push | 3:11 | 2:18 |
| Run 3 | 5:06 | 4:40 |
| Sled pull | 4:33 | 3:23 |
| Run 4 | 4:47 | 4:49 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:16 | 5:16 |
| Run 5 | 5:01 | 5:24 |
| Row | 5:00 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 4:51 | 5:00 |
| Farmers carry | 2:28 | 1:56 |
| Run 7 | 4:55 | 4:58 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:45 | 4:27 |
| Run 8 | 6:56 | 6:54 |
| Wall balls | 6:41 | 6:18 |
| Roxzone | 5:27 | 5:47 |
| Finish | 1:26:45 | 1:19:26 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Paul | Brian | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:26:45 | 1:26:45 | level |
| New York 2025 Open Men · 30 May 2025 | 1:41:12 | 1:19:26 | 21:46 · Brian faster |
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