Sam vs Ciaran
GBR · Open Men · 6 results Sam Dobson
IRL · Open Men · 3 results Ciaran O Connor
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Birmingham 2025, Open Men · Ciaran: Perth 2026, Open Men
no splitRowCarryLungesWall ballsRoxzoneRuns
This chart shows where Sam and Ciaran sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 19%).Ciaran: strongest on Ski (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 5%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Ciaran: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 19% | 85% |
| Push | 32% | 57% |
| Pull | 53% | 64% |
| BBJ | 34% | no split |
| Row | 25% | 75% |
| Carry | 19% | 27% |
| Lunges | 30% | 40% |
| Wall balls | 33% | 31% |
| Roxzone | 77% | 5% |
| Runs | 63% | 40% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Ciaran |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 19% | 85% |
| Sled push | 32% | 57% |
| Sled pull | 53% | 64% |
| Burpee broad jump | 34% | — |
| Row | 25% | 75% |
| Farmers carry | 19% | 27% |
| Sandbag lunges | 30% | 40% |
| Wall balls | 33% | 31% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 77% | 5% |
| Runs (8 km) | 63% | 40% |
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.Sam · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men: 37:48 running, 42:06 at the stations and 5:34 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:25).Below, Ciaran · Perth 2026 · Open Men: 44:11 running, 33:11 at the stations and 9:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:15) and the shortest the sled push (2:51).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men | Ciaran · Perth 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:55 | 3:43 |
| SkiErg | 4:48 | 4:08 |
| Run 2 | 4:42 | 5:02 |
| Sled push | 3:44 | 2:51 |
| Run 3 | 4:29 | 7:39 |
| Sled pull | 4:57 | 4:12 |
| Run 4 | 4:22 | 5:29 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:23 | — |
| Run 5 | 4:36 | 5:54 |
| Row | 5:07 | 4:36 |
| Run 6 | 4:29 | 6:03 |
| Farmers carry | 2:43 | 3:13 |
| Run 7 | 4:30 | 4:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:59 | 5:56 |
| Run 8 | 4:45 | 5:22 |
| Wall balls | 8:25 | 8:15 |
| Roxzone | 5:34 | 9:58 |
| Finish | 1:25:21 | 1:27:21 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Ciaran | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth 2026 Open Men · 21 Aug 2026 | 1:27:20 | 1:27:21 | 0:01 · Sam faster |
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