Iain vs Matt
GBR · Open Men · 9 results Iain McGowan
GBR · Open Men · 9 results Matt Botham
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Iain: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Matt: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Iain and Matt sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Iain: strongest on Pull (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 37%).Matt: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 36%).
See the numbers
| Part | Iain: faster than | Matt: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 37% | 78% |
| Push | 79% | 36% |
| Pull | 85% | 47% |
| BBJ | 61% | 66% |
| Row | 78% | 53% |
| Carry | 69% | 77% |
| Lunges | 84% | 82% |
| Wall balls | 72% | 94% |
| Roxzone | 81% | 74% |
| Runs | 69% | 80% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Iain | Matt |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 37% | 78% |
| Sled push | 79% | 36% |
| Sled pull | 85% | 47% |
| Burpee broad jump | 61% | 66% |
| Row | 78% | 53% |
| Farmers carry | 69% | 77% |
| Sandbag lunges | 84% | 82% |
| Wall balls | 72% | 94% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 81% | 74% |
| Runs (8 km) | 69% | 80% |
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.Iain · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 36:22 running, 32:38 at the stations and 5:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:52).Below, Matt · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 36:56 running, 32:44 at the stations and 3:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:09).
See the numbers
| Part | Iain · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Matt · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:12 | 4:29 |
| SkiErg | 4:40 | 4:22 |
| Run 2 | 4:21 | 4:06 |
| Sled push | 2:53 | 3:21 |
| Run 3 | 4:23 | 4:22 |
| Sled pull | 3:41 | 4:27 |
| Run 4 | 4:26 | 5:50 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:06 | 5:09 |
| Run 5 | 4:36 | 4:24 |
| Row | 4:32 | 4:48 |
| Run 6 | 4:23 | 4:36 |
| Farmers carry | 1:54 | 2:18 |
| Run 7 | 4:26 | 4:10 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:00 | 3:59 |
| Run 8 | 4:36 | 4:59 |
| Wall balls | 5:52 | 4:20 |
| Roxzone | 5:12 | 3:15 |
| Finish | 1:14:04 | 1:12:52 |
Head to head: 4 races they both ran
| Race | Iain | Matt | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 31 Oct 2026 | 1:14:04 | 1:14:04 | level |
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:17:34 | 1:14:55 | 2:39 · Matt faster |
| London ExCeL 2025 Open Men · 4 Dec 2025 | 1:16:55 | 1:17:50 | 0:55 · Iain faster |
| Cardiff 2025 Open Men · 30 May 2025 | 1:17:34 | 1:18:03 | 0:29 · Iain faster |
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