Nicholas vs Shay
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Nicholas Leigh
IRL · Open Men · 2 results Shay Grant
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nicholas: Rome 2026, Open Men · Shay: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Nicholas and Shay sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nicholas: strongest on Lunges (faster than 33% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 1%).Shay: strongest on Runs (faster than 34% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 2%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas: faster than | Shay: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 1% | 10% |
| Push | 18% | 13% |
| Pull | 14% | 7% |
| BBJ | 9% | 27% |
| Row | 14% | 2% |
| Carry | 3% | 15% |
| Lunges | 33% | 10% |
| Wall balls | 7% | 2% |
| Roxzone | 19% | 21% |
| Runs | 21% | 34% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nicholas | Shay |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 1% | 10% |
| Sled push | 18% | 13% |
| Sled pull | 14% | 7% |
| Burpee broad jump | 9% | 27% |
| Row | 14% | 2% |
| Farmers carry | 3% | 15% |
| Sandbag lunges | 33% | 10% |
| Wall balls | 7% | 2% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 19% | 21% |
| Runs (8 km) | 21% | 34% |
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.Nicholas · Rome 2026 · Open Men: 45:23 running, 52:12 at the stations and 8:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:10).Below, Shay · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 42:31 running, 57:18 at the stations and 8:03 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (17:44).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas · Rome 2026 · Open Men | Shay · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:11 | 6:02 |
| SkiErg | 5:32 | 5:07 |
| Run 2 | 5:02 | 5:04 |
| Sled push | 4:18 | 4:18 |
| Run 3 | 5:06 | 5:08 |
| Sled pull | 6:20 | 6:43 |
| Run 4 | 5:11 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:30 | 6:45 |
| Run 5 | 5:31 | 5:10 |
| Row | 5:30 | 6:11 |
| Run 6 | 5:29 | 5:04 |
| Farmers carry | 3:49 | 2:50 |
| Run 7 | 5:28 | 5:09 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:03 | 7:40 |
| Run 8 | 6:25 | 5:57 |
| Wall balls | 12:10 | 17:44 |
| Roxzone | 8:54 | 8:03 |
| Finish | 1:46:21 | 1:47:45 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nicholas | Shay | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 31 Oct 2026 | 1:47:40 | 1:47:45 | 0:05 · Nicholas faster |
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