Derek vs Ben
AUS · Open Men · 3 results Derek Smith
AUS · Open Men · 2 results Ben Freke
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Derek: Brisbane 2026, Open Men · Ben: Brisbane 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Derek and Ben sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Derek: strongest on Lunges (faster than 43% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 7%).Ben: strongest on Runs (faster than 63% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 3%).
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| Part | Derek: faster than | Ben: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 23% | 9% |
| Push | 7% | 31% |
| Pull | 8% | 5% |
| BBJ | 10% | 5% |
| Row | 9% | 11% |
| Carry | 16% | 4% |
| Lunges | 43% | 9% |
| Wall balls | 18% | 3% |
| Roxzone | 33% | 20% |
| Runs | 12% | 63% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Derek | Ben |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 23% | 9% |
| Sled push | 7% | 31% |
| Sled pull | 8% | 5% |
| Burpee broad jump | 10% | 5% |
| Row | 9% | 11% |
| Farmers carry | 16% | 4% |
| Sandbag lunges | 43% | 9% |
| Wall balls | 18% | 3% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 33% | 20% |
| Runs (8 km) | 12% | 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.Derek · Brisbane 2026 · Open Men: 49:23 running, 46:31 at the stations and 8:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:24).Below, Ben · Brisbane 2025 · Open Men: 38:59 running, 51:25 at the stations and 9:07 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:43) and the shortest the sled push (2:46).
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| Part | Derek · Brisbane 2026 · Open Men | Ben · Brisbane 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:06 | 2:42 |
| SkiErg | 4:39 | 4:45 |
| Run 2 | 5:48 | 4:31 |
| Sled push | 4:30 | 2:46 |
| Run 3 | 6:18 | 5:20 |
| Sled pull | 6:39 | 6:41 |
| Run 4 | 6:28 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:06 | 9:11 |
| Run 5 | 6:23 | 5:41 |
| Row | 5:20 | 5:13 |
| Run 6 | 6:17 | 5:03 |
| Farmers carry | 2:37 | 3:30 |
| Run 7 | 6:21 | 4:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:16 | 7:36 |
| Run 8 | 6:42 | 5:47 |
| Wall balls | 9:24 | 11:43 |
| Roxzone | 8:56 | 9:07 |
| Finish | 1:44:41 | 1:39:25 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Derek | Ben | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane 2026 Open Men · 9 Apr 2026 | 1:44:41 | 1:44:50 | 0:09 · Derek faster |
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