Paul vs Ronan
IRL · Open Men · 7 results Paul McKenna
IRL · Open Men · 2 results Ronan Purcell
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: New York 2025, Open Men · Ronan: Mechelen 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Ronan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on BBJ (faster than 79% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 17%).Ronan: strongest on Ski (faster than 79% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 17%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Ronan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 45% | 79% |
| Push | 17% | 17% |
| Pull | 47% | 66% |
| BBJ | 79% | 52% |
| Row | 60% | 72% |
| Carry | 21% | 74% |
| Lunges | 58% | 62% |
| Wall balls | 54% | 60% |
| Roxzone | 74% | 65% |
| Runs | 74% | 75% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Ronan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 45% | 79% |
| Sled push | 17% | 17% |
| Sled pull | 47% | 66% |
| Burpee broad jump | 79% | 52% |
| Row | 60% | 72% |
| Farmers carry | 21% | 74% |
| Sandbag lunges | 58% | 62% |
| Wall balls | 54% | 60% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 74% | 65% |
| Runs (8 km) | 74% | 75% |
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 2025 · Open Men: 38:44 running, 35:44 at the stations and 4:33 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:45).Below, Ronan · Mechelen 2026 · Open Men: 34:37 running, 34:13 at the stations and 7:13 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:15).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · New York 2025 · Open Men | Ronan · Mechelen 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:53 | 3:31 |
| SkiErg | 4:35 | 4:15 |
| Run 2 | 4:30 | 4:09 |
| Sled push | 3:10 | 3:16 |
| Run 3 | 4:37 | 4:14 |
| Sled pull | 4:09 | 4:01 |
| Run 4 | 4:38 | 4:20 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:19 | 5:25 |
| Run 5 | 4:36 | 4:37 |
| Row | 4:47 | 4:33 |
| Run 6 | 4:49 | 4:21 |
| Farmers carry | 2:53 | 1:49 |
| Run 7 | 4:34 | 4:26 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:06 | 4:38 |
| Run 8 | 6:07 | 4:59 |
| Wall balls | 6:45 | 6:15 |
| Roxzone | 4:33 | 7:13 |
| Finish | 1:18:53 | 1:15:57 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Ronan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin 2025 Open Men · 12 Nov 2025 | 1:20:40 | 1:20:38 | 0:02 · Ronan faster |
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