Mark vs Simon
IRL · Open Men · 6 results Mark O’Brien
AUS · Open Men · 2 results Simon Newton
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Mark: Sydney 2024, Open Men · Simon: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Mark and Simon sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Mark: strongest on Lunges (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 8%).Simon: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 12%).
See the numbers
| Part | Mark: faster than | Simon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 9% | 12% |
| Push | 38% | 35% |
| Pull | 10% | 64% |
| BBJ | 32% | 31% |
| Row | 8% | 33% |
| Carry | 28% | 79% |
| Lunges | 54% | 48% |
| Wall balls | 18% | 18% |
| Roxzone | 18% | 80% |
| Runs | 29% | 53% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Mark | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 9% | 12% |
| Sled push | 38% | 35% |
| Sled pull | 10% | 64% |
| Burpee broad jump | 32% | 31% |
| Row | 8% | 33% |
| Farmers carry | 28% | 79% |
| Sandbag lunges | 54% | 48% |
| Wall balls | 18% | 18% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 18% | 80% |
| Runs (8 km) | 29% | 53% |
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.Mark · Sydney 2024 · Open Men: 45:09 running, 40:31 at the stations and 7:03 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:07).Below, Simon · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 39:13 running, 40:43 at the stations and 7:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:49).
See the numbers
| Part | Mark · Sydney 2024 · Open Men | Simon · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:56 | 4:29 |
| SkiErg | 4:59 | 4:56 |
| Run 2 | 5:12 | 4:38 |
| Sled push | 2:28 | 2:50 |
| Run 3 | 5:34 | 4:37 |
| Sled pull | 6:37 | 4:06 |
| Run 4 | 5:47 | 4:43 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:48 | 6:42 |
| Run 5 | 5:54 | 4:46 |
| Row | 5:20 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 5:52 | 4:27 |
| Farmers carry | 2:13 | 1:44 |
| Run 7 | 6:00 | 4:32 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:59 | 5:41 |
| Run 8 | 6:54 | 7:01 |
| Wall balls | 8:07 | 9:49 |
| Roxzone | 7:03 | 7:18 |
| Finish | 1:32:35 | 1:27:07 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Mark | Simon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2024 Open Men · 27 Jul 2024 | 1:32:35 | 1:32:39 | 0:04 · Mark faster |
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