Matt vs Paul
USA · Open Men · 6 results Matt Tarter
USA · Open Men · 10 results Paul Thoresen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Matt: Anaheim 2024, Open Men · Paul: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Matt and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Matt: strongest on Pull (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 55%).Paul: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 54%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matt: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 55% | 74% |
| Push | 73% | 68% |
| Pull | 95% | 88% |
| BBJ | 94% | 89% |
| Row | 67% | 91% |
| Carry | 90% | 54% |
| Lunges | 78% | 91% |
| Wall balls | 86% | 90% |
| Roxzone | 93% | 97% |
| Runs | 80% | 88% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Matt | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 55% | 74% |
| Sled push | 73% | 68% |
| Sled pull | 95% | 88% |
| Burpee broad jump | 94% | 89% |
| Row | 67% | 91% |
| Farmers carry | 90% | 54% |
| Sandbag lunges | 78% | 91% |
| Wall balls | 86% | 90% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 93% | 97% |
| Runs (8 km) | 80% | 88% |
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.Matt · Anaheim 2024 · Open Men: 39:40 running, 31:17 at the stations and 5:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:12).Below, Paul · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 35:47 running, 31:44 at the stations and 5:06 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:11).
See the numbers
| Part | Matt · Anaheim 2024 · Open Men | Paul · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:18 | 4:45 |
| SkiErg | 4:31 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 4:22 | 4:19 |
| Sled push | 2:44 | 2:54 |
| Run 3 | 4:34 | 4:25 |
| Sled pull | 3:53 | 4:22 |
| Run 4 | 4:37 | 4:31 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:50 | 4:07 |
| Run 5 | 4:53 | 4:23 |
| Row | 4:49 | 4:31 |
| Run 6 | 4:41 | 4:20 |
| Farmers carry | 1:35 | 2:13 |
| Run 7 | 4:49 | 4:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:44 | 3:59 |
| Run 8 | 5:26 | 4:45 |
| Wall balls | 5:12 | 5:11 |
| Roxzone | 5:56 | 5:06 |
| Finish | 1:16:46 | 1:12:28 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Matt | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas 2026 Open Men · 20 Feb 2026 | 1:17:45 | 1:17:43 | 0:02 · Paul faster |
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