James vs Brandon
IRL · Open Men · 5 results James Harding
IRL · Open Men · 1 result Brandon Best Blake
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Berlin 2026, Open Men · Brandon: Berlin 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Brandon sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 38%).Brandon: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 8%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Brandon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 54% | 76% |
| Push | 67% | 77% |
| Pull | 88% | 8% |
| BBJ | 60% | 74% |
| Row | 58% | 72% |
| Carry | 38% | 66% |
| Lunges | 56% | 78% |
| Wall balls | 80% | 92% |
| Roxzone | 95% | 95% |
| Runs | 94% | 93% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Brandon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 54% | 76% |
| Sled push | 67% | 77% |
| Sled pull | 88% | 8% |
| Burpee broad jump | 60% | 74% |
| Row | 58% | 72% |
| Farmers carry | 38% | 66% |
| Sandbag lunges | 56% | 78% |
| Wall balls | 80% | 92% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 95% | 95% |
| Runs (8 km) | 94% | 93% |
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.James · Berlin 2026 · Open Men: 27:24 running, 34:01 at the stations and 10:23 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:26).Below, Brandon · Berlin 2026 · Open Men: 27:36 running, 33:55 at the stations and 10:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (6:13).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Berlin 2026 · Open Men | Brandon · Berlin 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:05 | 3:03 |
| SkiErg | 4:30 | 4:20 |
| Run 2 | 3:18 | 3:11 |
| Sled push | 3:03 | 2:52 |
| Run 3 | 3:19 | 3:15 |
| Sled pull | 3:24 | 6:13 |
| Run 4 | 3:18 | 3:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:17 | 4:42 |
| Run 5 | 3:18 | 3:22 |
| Row | 4:45 | 4:37 |
| Run 6 | 3:15 | 3:28 |
| Farmers carry | 2:28 | 2:04 |
| Run 7 | 3:18 | 3:24 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:08 | 4:24 |
| Run 8 | 4:33 | 4:38 |
| Wall balls | 5:26 | 4:42 |
| Roxzone | 10:23 | 10:27 |
| Finish | 1:11:40 | 1:11:46 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Brandon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin 2026 Open Men · 22 May 2026 | 1:11:40 | 1:11:46 | 0:06 · James faster |
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