John vs Alex
GBR · Open Men · 1 result John O’Connor
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Alex Hambleton
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
John: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Alex: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where John and Alex sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.John: strongest on Push (faster than 57% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 9%).Alex: strongest on BBJ (faster than 59% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 7%).
See the numbers
| Part | John: faster than | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 17% | 23% |
| Push | 57% | 17% |
| Pull | 27% | 21% |
| BBJ | 20% | 59% |
| Row | 18% | 7% |
| Carry | 15% | 31% |
| Lunges | 9% | 11% |
| Wall balls | 20% | 16% |
| Roxzone | 17% | 7% |
| Runs | 26% | 29% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | John | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 17% | 23% |
| Sled push | 57% | 17% |
| Sled pull | 27% | 21% |
| Burpee broad jump | 20% | 59% |
| Row | 18% | 7% |
| Farmers carry | 15% | 31% |
| Sandbag lunges | 9% | 11% |
| Wall balls | 20% | 16% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 17% | 7% |
| Runs (8 km) | 26% | 29% |
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.John · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 46:49 running, 46:38 at the stations and 5:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:25) and the shortest the sled push (2:59).Below, Alex · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 46:09 running, 45:26 at the stations and 7:32 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:51).
See the numbers
| Part | John · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Alex · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:11 | 5:22 |
| SkiErg | 4:56 | 4:50 |
| Run 2 | 5:15 | 4:51 |
| Sled push | 2:59 | 3:52 |
| Run 3 | 5:45 | 6:06 |
| Sled pull | 5:04 | 5:20 |
| Run 4 | 5:50 | 5:35 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:40 | 5:27 |
| Run 5 | 6:13 | 5:28 |
| Row | 5:18 | 5:38 |
| Run 6 | 5:38 | 6:00 |
| Farmers carry | 3:35 | 3:05 |
| Run 7 | 5:49 | 5:20 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:41 | 7:24 |
| Run 8 | 7:08 | 7:27 |
| Wall balls | 9:25 | 9:51 |
| Roxzone | 5:42 | 7:32 |
| Finish | 1:39:05 | 1:39:06 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | John | Alex | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:39:05 | 1:39:06 | 0:01 · John faster |
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