Jacob vs Chris
USA · Open Men · 3 results Jacob Novak
USA · Open Men · 4 results Chris Gillam
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Jacob: Phoenix 2026, Open Men · Chris: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Jacob and Chris sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Jacob: strongest on Row (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 64%).Chris: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 70%).
See the numbers
| Part | Jacob: faster than | Chris: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 71% | 72% |
| Push | 81% | 74% |
| Pull | 89% | 87% |
| BBJ | 72% | 70% |
| Row | 93% | 93% |
| Carry | 75% | 91% |
| Lunges | 78% | 81% |
| Wall balls | 75% | 94% |
| Roxzone | 72% | 96% |
| Runs | 64% | 85% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Jacob | Chris |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 71% | 72% |
| Sled push | 81% | 74% |
| Sled pull | 89% | 87% |
| Burpee broad jump | 72% | 70% |
| Row | 93% | 93% |
| Farmers carry | 75% | 91% |
| Sandbag lunges | 78% | 81% |
| Wall balls | 75% | 94% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 72% | 96% |
| Runs (8 km) | 64% | 85% |
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.Jacob · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 40:59 running, 31:34 at the stations and 5:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:39).Below, Chris · New York 2026 · Open Men: 38:05 running, 31:34 at the stations and 4:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (4:53).
See the numbers
| Part | Jacob · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men | Chris · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:52 | 4:39 |
| SkiErg | 4:21 | 4:24 |
| Run 2 | 4:52 | 4:14 |
| Sled push | 2:28 | 2:45 |
| Run 3 | 5:04 | 4:18 |
| Sled pull | 3:35 | 3:51 |
| Run 4 | 5:01 | 4:13 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:50 | 4:53 |
| Run 5 | 5:18 | 4:25 |
| Row | 4:27 | 4:25 |
| Run 6 | 5:18 | 6:09 |
| Farmers carry | 1:49 | 1:47 |
| Run 7 | 5:04 | 4:20 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:25 | 4:36 |
| Run 8 | 5:29 | 5:47 |
| Wall balls | 5:39 | 4:53 |
| Roxzone | 5:55 | 4:11 |
| Finish | 1:18:19 | 1:13:43 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Jacob | Chris | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix 2026 Open Men · 30 Jan 2026 | 1:18:19 | 1:18:17 | 0:02 · Chris faster |
| Chicago 2025 Open Men · 14 Nov 2025 | 1:19:42 | 1:23:08 | 3:26 · Jacob faster |
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