Nigel vs Richard
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Nigel Cooper
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Richard Balfe
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nigel: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Richard: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Nigel and Richard sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nigel: strongest on Carry (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 6%).Richard: strongest on Row (faster than 44% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 4%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nigel: faster than | Richard: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 6% | 32% |
| Push | 34% | 26% |
| Pull | 23% | 17% |
| BBJ | 16% | 4% |
| Row | 20% | 44% |
| Carry | 60% | 8% |
| Lunges | 13% | 16% |
| Wall balls | 9% | 12% |
| Roxzone | 30% | 21% |
| Runs | 17% | 25% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nigel | Richard |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 6% | 32% |
| Sled push | 34% | 26% |
| Sled pull | 23% | 17% |
| Burpee broad jump | 16% | 4% |
| Row | 20% | 44% |
| Farmers carry | 60% | 8% |
| Sandbag lunges | 13% | 16% |
| Wall balls | 9% | 12% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 30% | 21% |
| Runs (8 km) | 17% | 25% |
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.Nigel · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 46:41 running, 48:22 at the stations and 7:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:55).Below, Richard · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 44:30 running, 49:55 at the stations and 8:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:53).
See the numbers
| Part | Nigel · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Richard · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:06 | 5:31 |
| SkiErg | 5:14 | 4:43 |
| Run 2 | 5:18 | 5:01 |
| Sled push | 3:38 | 3:49 |
| Run 3 | 5:40 | 5:23 |
| Sled pull | 5:31 | 5:48 |
| Run 4 | 5:45 | 5:35 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:38 | 9:43 |
| Run 5 | 5:48 | 5:59 |
| Row | 5:13 | 4:53 |
| Run 6 | 5:49 | 5:38 |
| Farmers carry | 2:01 | 3:10 |
| Run 7 | 5:49 | 5:22 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:12 | 6:55 |
| Run 8 | 6:25 | 6:01 |
| Wall balls | 11:55 | 10:53 |
| Roxzone | 7:28 | 8:04 |
| Finish | 1:42:22 | 1:42:20 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nigel | Richard | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 28 Oct 2026 | 1:42:22 | 1:42:20 | 0:02 · Richard faster |
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