James vs Paul
NZL · Open Men · 4 results James Macken
NZL · Open Men · 2 results Paul Bucknell
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Auckland 2026, Open Men · Paul: Auckland 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Pull (faster than 71% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 6%).Paul: strongest on Carry (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 5%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 61% | 71% |
| Push | 70% | 27% |
| Pull | 71% | 43% |
| BBJ | 6% | 23% |
| Row | 24% | 5% |
| Carry | 51% | 87% |
| Lunges | 15% | 8% |
| Wall balls | 46% | 28% |
| Roxzone | 22% | 25% |
| Runs | 8% | 11% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 61% | 71% |
| Sled push | 70% | 27% |
| Sled pull | 71% | 43% |
| Burpee broad jump | 6% | 23% |
| Row | 24% | 5% |
| Farmers carry | 51% | 87% |
| Sandbag lunges | 15% | 8% |
| Wall balls | 46% | 28% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 22% | 25% |
| Runs (8 km) | 8% | 11% |
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 · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 1:00:19 running, 43:47 at the stations and 7:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (9:41).Below, Paul · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 58:14 running, 46:01 at the stations and 7:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (9:06).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Auckland 2026 · Open Men | Paul · Auckland 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:34 | 5:52 |
| SkiErg | 4:18 | 4:14 |
| Run 2 | 6:04 | 6:12 |
| Sled push | 2:59 | 3:53 |
| Run 3 | 6:28 | 7:45 |
| Sled pull | 4:26 | 5:18 |
| Run 4 | 6:52 | 7:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:41 | 7:30 |
| Run 5 | 7:50 | 7:30 |
| Row | 5:16 | 5:48 |
| Run 6 | 7:12 | 7:09 |
| Farmers carry | 2:01 | 1:38 |
| Run 7 | 8:29 | 7:35 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:53 | 9:06 |
| Run 8 | 10:49 | 8:56 |
| Wall balls | 7:13 | 8:34 |
| Roxzone | 7:43 | 7:26 |
| Finish | 1:51:39 | 1:51:31 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 2026 Open Men · 29 Jan 2026 | 1:51:39 | 1:51:31 | 0:08 · Paul faster |
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