Ryan vs James
NZL · Open Men · 2 results Ryan McPherson
NZL · Open Men · 1 result James Imlach
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ryan: Auckland 2026, Open Men · James: Auckland 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ryan and James sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ryan: strongest on Carry (faster than 72% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 21%).James: strongest on Row (faster than 71% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 24%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ryan: faster than | James: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 42% | 45% |
| Push | 47% | 68% |
| Pull | 55% | 63% |
| BBJ | 42% | 62% |
| Row | 53% | 71% |
| Carry | 72% | 24% |
| Lunges | 34% | 38% |
| Wall balls | 21% | 41% |
| Roxzone | 37% | 64% |
| Runs | 61% | 38% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ryan | James |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 42% | 45% |
| Sled push | 47% | 68% |
| Sled pull | 55% | 63% |
| Burpee broad jump | 42% | 62% |
| Row | 53% | 71% |
| Farmers carry | 72% | 24% |
| Sandbag lunges | 34% | 38% |
| Wall balls | 21% | 41% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 37% | 64% |
| Runs (8 km) | 61% | 38% |
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.Ryan · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 42:53 running, 41:34 at the stations and 6:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:21).Below, James · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 47:25 running, 38:23 at the stations and 5:13 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:31).
See the numbers
| Part | Ryan · Auckland 2026 · Open Men | James · Auckland 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:15 | 5:31 |
| SkiErg | 4:27 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 4:43 | 5:19 |
| Sled push | 3:24 | 3:01 |
| Run 3 | 5:36 | 5:46 |
| Sled pull | 4:53 | 4:40 |
| Run 4 | 5:25 | 5:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:19 | 5:28 |
| Run 5 | 5:08 | 5:59 |
| Row | 4:55 | 4:43 |
| Run 6 | 5:21 | 5:55 |
| Farmers carry | 1:50 | 2:20 |
| Run 7 | 5:00 | 6:05 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:25 | 6:13 |
| Run 8 | 6:25 | 7:03 |
| Wall balls | 9:21 | 7:31 |
| Roxzone | 6:38 | 5:13 |
| Finish | 1:30:56 | 1:30:53 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ryan | James | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 2026 Open Men · 29 Jan 2026 | 1:30:56 | 1:30:53 | 0:03 · James faster |
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