Sam vs Paul
GBR · Open Men · 5 results Sam Buck
GBR · Open Men · 20 results Paul Hopwood
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Manchester 2026, Open Men · Paul: Glasgow 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Ski (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 56%).Paul: strongest on Push (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 66%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 95% | 88% |
| Push | 71% | 99% |
| Pull | 81% | 92% |
| BBJ | 65% | 66% |
| Row | 89% | 91% |
| Carry | 56% | 97% |
| Lunges | 57% | 87% |
| Wall balls | 94% | 95% |
| Roxzone | 77% | 77% |
| Runs | 74% | 83% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 95% | 88% |
| Sled push | 71% | 99% |
| Sled pull | 81% | 92% |
| Burpee broad jump | 65% | 66% |
| Row | 89% | 91% |
| Farmers carry | 56% | 97% |
| Sandbag lunges | 57% | 87% |
| Wall balls | 94% | 95% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 77% | 77% |
| Runs (8 km) | 74% | 83% |
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 · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 37:32 running, 30:59 at the stations and 4:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (5:07).Below, Paul · Glasgow 2025 · Open Men: 35:44 running, 28:05 at the stations and 4:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (4:44).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | Paul · Glasgow 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:20 | 3:20 |
| SkiErg | 4:01 | 4:05 |
| Run 2 | 4:49 | 4:43 |
| Sled push | 2:28 | 1:56 |
| Run 3 | 5:15 | 4:44 |
| Sled pull | 3:41 | 3:21 |
| Run 4 | 5:00 | 4:38 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:48 | 4:44 |
| Run 5 | 5:02 | 4:47 |
| Row | 4:21 | 4:21 |
| Run 6 | 5:03 | 4:47 |
| Farmers carry | 2:05 | 1:28 |
| Run 7 | 4:59 | 4:44 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:07 | 3:54 |
| Run 8 | 4:04 | 4:02 |
| Wall balls | 4:28 | 4:17 |
| Roxzone | 4:18 | 4:09 |
| Finish | 1:12:42 | 1:07:50 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Olympia 2026 Pro Men · 24 Mar 2026 | 1:17:06 | 1:17:15 | 0:09 · Sam faster |
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