Sam vs Paul
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Sam Rounce
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Paul James
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Barcelona 2026, Open Men · Paul: Barcelona 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 26%).Paul: strongest on Pull (faster than 63% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 29%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 26% | 36% |
| Push | 53% | 36% |
| Pull | 56% | 63% |
| BBJ | 49% | 60% |
| Row | 79% | 29% |
| Carry | 61% | 62% |
| Lunges | 65% | 45% |
| Wall balls | 26% | 42% |
| Roxzone | 84% | 57% |
| Runs | 58% | 62% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 26% | 36% |
| Sled push | 53% | 36% |
| Sled pull | 56% | 63% |
| Burpee broad jump | 49% | 60% |
| Row | 79% | 29% |
| Farmers carry | 61% | 62% |
| Sandbag lunges | 65% | 45% |
| Wall balls | 26% | 42% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 84% | 57% |
| Runs (8 km) | 58% | 62% |
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.Sam · Barcelona 2026 · Open Men: 38:25 running, 37:23 at the stations and 4:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:15).Below, Paul · Barcelona 2026 · Open Men: 37:52 running, 36:53 at the stations and 5:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:03).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Barcelona 2026 · Open Men | Paul · Barcelona 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:49 | 4:21 |
| SkiErg | 4:56 | 4:49 |
| Run 2 | 4:45 | 4:32 |
| Sled push | 3:22 | 3:43 |
| Run 3 | 4:54 | 4:41 |
| Sled pull | 4:33 | 4:20 |
| Run 4 | 4:48 | 4:55 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:13 | 4:50 |
| Run 5 | 4:43 | 4:40 |
| Row | 4:35 | 5:06 |
| Run 6 | 4:48 | 4:43 |
| Farmers carry | 1:59 | 1:58 |
| Run 7 | 4:47 | 4:50 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:30 | 5:04 |
| Run 8 | 4:51 | 5:10 |
| Wall balls | 8:15 | 7:03 |
| Roxzone | 4:57 | 5:58 |
| Finish | 1:20:36 | 1:20:36 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona 2026 Open Men · 16 May 2026 | 1:20:36 | 1:20:36 | level |
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