Russell vs Darren
GBR · Open Men · 7 results Russell Mottram
GBR · Open Men · 5 results Darren Blacklock
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Russell: Glasgow 2025, Open Men · Darren: Glasgow 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Russell and Darren sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Russell: strongest on Ski (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 73%).Darren: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 18%).
See the numbers
| Part | Russell: faster than | Darren: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 97% | 18% |
| Push | 74% | 46% |
| Pull | 92% | 88% |
| BBJ | 75% | 76% |
| Row | 96% | 63% |
| Carry | 97% | 72% |
| Lunges | 92% | 88% |
| Wall balls | 94% | 91% |
| Roxzone | 87% | 84% |
| Runs | 73% | 47% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Russell | Darren |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 97% | 18% |
| Sled push | 74% | 46% |
| Sled pull | 92% | 88% |
| Burpee broad jump | 75% | 76% |
| Row | 96% | 63% |
| Farmers carry | 97% | 72% |
| Sandbag lunges | 92% | 88% |
| Wall balls | 94% | 91% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 87% | 84% |
| Runs (8 km) | 73% | 47% |
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.Russell · Glasgow 2025 · Open Men: 37:31 running, 27:56 at the stations and 3:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (4:22).Below, Darren · Glasgow 2026 · Open Men: 42:19 running, 31:06 at the stations and 3:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:54).
See the numbers
| Part | Russell · Glasgow 2025 · Open Men | Darren · Glasgow 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:19 | 5:44 |
| SkiErg | 3:56 | 4:50 |
| Run 2 | 4:42 | 5:17 |
| Sled push | 2:34 | 2:57 |
| Run 3 | 4:50 | 5:16 |
| Sled pull | 3:20 | 3:24 |
| Run 4 | 4:54 | 5:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:22 | 4:24 |
| Run 5 | 5:17 | 5:01 |
| Row | 4:16 | 4:48 |
| Run 6 | 5:08 | 4:54 |
| Farmers carry | 1:27 | 1:55 |
| Run 7 | 5:08 | 4:58 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:39 | 3:54 |
| Run 8 | 4:14 | 5:54 |
| Wall balls | 4:22 | 4:54 |
| Roxzone | 3:51 | 3:42 |
| Finish | 1:09:11 | 1:17:01 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Russell | Darren | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:19:46 | 1:19:45 | 0:01 · Darren faster |
| Birmingham 2025 Doubles Mixed · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:01:16 | 1:21:29 | 20:13 · Russell faster |
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