Nathan vs Matt
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Nathan Cole
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Matt Palfrey
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nathan: Manchester 2026, Open Men · Matt: Manchester 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Nathan and Matt sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nathan: strongest on Ski (faster than 75% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 18%).Matt: strongest on Lunges (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 6%).
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| Part | Nathan: faster than | Matt: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 75% | 39% |
| Push | 19% | 64% |
| Pull | 40% | 21% |
| BBJ | 31% | 27% |
| Row | 56% | 62% |
| Carry | 18% | 16% |
| Lunges | 27% | 94% |
| Wall balls | 51% | 52% |
| Roxzone | 25% | 6% |
| Runs | 33% | 41% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nathan | Matt |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 75% | 39% |
| Sled push | 19% | 64% |
| Sled pull | 40% | 21% |
| Burpee broad jump | 31% | 27% |
| Row | 56% | 62% |
| Farmers carry | 18% | 16% |
| Sandbag lunges | 27% | 94% |
| Wall balls | 51% | 52% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 25% | 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33% | 41% |
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.Nathan · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 45:01 running, 39:22 at the stations and 7:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:59).Below, Matt · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 43:07 running, 37:02 at the stations and 11:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:57) and the shortest the sled push (2:33).
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| Part | Nathan · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | Matt · Manchester 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:26 | 3:41 |
| SkiErg | 4:13 | 4:28 |
| Run 2 | 5:11 | 5:31 |
| Sled push | 3:14 | 2:33 |
| Run 3 | 5:48 | 5:57 |
| Sled pull | 4:42 | 5:29 |
| Run 4 | 5:54 | 5:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:23 | 6:38 |
| Run 5 | 6:32 | 5:55 |
| Row | 4:41 | 4:38 |
| Run 6 | 6:07 | 5:40 |
| Farmers carry | 2:45 | 2:48 |
| Run 7 | 6:33 | 5:15 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:26 | 3:31 |
| Run 8 | 5:30 | 5:11 |
| Wall balls | 6:59 | 6:57 |
| Roxzone | 7:17 | 11:31 |
| Finish | 1:31:35 | 1:31:34 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nathan | Matt | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:31:35 | 1:31:34 | 0:01 · Matt faster |
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