Daniel vs Paul
Daniel Knust
Paul Merget
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Daniel: Sydney 2026, Open Men · Paul: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Daniel and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Daniel: strongest on BBJ (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 25%).Paul: strongest on Row (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 58%).
See the numbers
| Part | Daniel: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 44% | 68% |
| Push | 25% | 58% |
| Pull | 75% | 93% |
| BBJ | 85% | 85% |
| Row | 49% | 95% |
| Carry | 85% | 71% |
| Lunges | 83% | 60% |
| Wall balls | 63% | 84% |
| Roxzone | 81% | 86% |
| Runs | 81% | 69% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Daniel | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 44% | 68% |
| Sled push | 25% | 58% |
| Sled pull | 75% | 93% |
| Burpee broad jump | 85% | 85% |
| Row | 49% | 95% |
| Farmers carry | 85% | 71% |
| Sandbag lunges | 83% | 60% |
| Wall balls | 63% | 84% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 81% | 86% |
| Runs (8 km) | 81% | 69% |
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.Daniel · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 34:22 running, 32:47 at the stations and 7:16 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:18).Below, Paul · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 36:31 running, 30:53 at the stations and 7:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (5:11).
See the numbers
| Part | Daniel · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | Paul · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:33 | 4:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:29 | 4:18 |
| Run 2 | 4:00 | 4:22 |
| Sled push | 3:02 | 2:31 |
| Run 3 | 4:05 | 4:28 |
| Sled pull | 3:52 | 3:19 |
| Run 4 | 4:03 | 4:22 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:20 | 4:18 |
| Run 5 | 4:06 | 4:23 |
| Row | 4:46 | 4:16 |
| Run 6 | 4:09 | 4:28 |
| Farmers carry | 1:40 | 1:50 |
| Run 7 | 4:11 | 4:21 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:20 | 5:11 |
| Run 8 | 6:15 | 5:51 |
| Wall balls | 6:18 | 5:10 |
| Roxzone | 7:16 | 7:01 |
| Finish | 1:14:18 | 1:14:14 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Daniel | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:14:18 | 1:14:14 | 0:04 · Paul faster |
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