Brian vs Paul
USA · Open Men · 2 results Brian Simmons
USA · Open Men · 6 results Paul Venturi
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Brian: New York 2025, Open Men · Paul: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Brian and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Brian: strongest on Pull (faster than 82% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 49%).Paul: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | Brian: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 76% | 52% |
| Push | 63% | 47% |
| Pull | 82% | 63% |
| BBJ | 54% | 62% |
| Row | 56% | 49% |
| Carry | 81% | 45% |
| Lunges | 77% | 10% |
| Wall balls | 62% | 66% |
| Roxzone | 49% | 77% |
| Runs | 63% | 71% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Brian | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 76% | 52% |
| Sled push | 63% | 47% |
| Sled pull | 82% | 63% |
| Burpee broad jump | 54% | 62% |
| Row | 56% | 49% |
| Farmers carry | 81% | 45% |
| Sandbag lunges | 77% | 10% |
| Wall balls | 62% | 66% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 49% | 77% |
| Runs (8 km) | 63% | 71% |
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.Brian · New York 2025 · Open Men: 41:02 running, 32:46 at the stations and 5:47 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:18).Below, Paul · New York 2026 · Open Men: 40:59 running, 40:29 at the stations and 5:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (8:45).
See the numbers
| Part | Brian · New York 2025 · Open Men | Paul · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:39 | 4:55 |
| SkiErg | 4:19 | 4:35 |
| Run 2 | 4:38 | 4:28 |
| Sled push | 2:18 | 3:11 |
| Run 3 | 4:40 | 5:06 |
| Sled pull | 3:23 | 4:33 |
| Run 4 | 4:49 | 4:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:16 | 5:16 |
| Run 5 | 5:24 | 5:01 |
| Row | 4:49 | 5:00 |
| Run 6 | 5:00 | 4:51 |
| Farmers carry | 1:56 | 2:28 |
| Run 7 | 4:58 | 4:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:27 | 8:45 |
| Run 8 | 6:54 | 6:56 |
| Wall balls | 6:18 | 6:41 |
| Roxzone | 5:47 | 5:27 |
| Finish | 1:19:26 | 1:26:45 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Brian | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:26:45 | 1:26:45 | level |
| New York 2025 Open Men · 30 May 2025 | 1:19:26 | 1:41:12 | 21:46 · Brian faster |
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