Sam vs Matthew
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Sam Westwood
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Matthew Newbould
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Matthew: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Runs (faster than 19% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 3%).Matthew: strongest on Push (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 18% | 33% |
| Push | 6% | 60% |
| Pull | 3% | 48% |
| BBJ | 8% | 16% |
| Row | 3% | 21% |
| Carry | 8% | 15% |
| Lunges | 7% | 9% |
| Wall balls | 10% | 24% |
| Roxzone | 16% | 6% |
| Runs | 19% | 6% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 18% | 33% |
| Sled push | 6% | 60% |
| Sled pull | 3% | 48% |
| Burpee broad jump | 8% | 16% |
| Row | 3% | 21% |
| Farmers carry | 8% | 15% |
| Sandbag lunges | 7% | 9% |
| Wall balls | 10% | 24% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 16% | 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 19% | 6% |
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 · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 49:14 running, 55:14 at the stations and 5:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:59).Below, Matthew · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 57:03 running, 45:31 at the stations and 7:49 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:48) and the shortest the sled push (2:56).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Matthew · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:23 | 6:17 |
| SkiErg | 4:55 | 4:43 |
| Run 2 | 5:34 | 5:53 |
| Sled push | 4:33 | 2:56 |
| Run 3 | 6:16 | 6:20 |
| Sled pull | 7:21 | 4:25 |
| Run 4 | 6:05 | 6:29 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:18 | 8:04 |
| Run 5 | 6:16 | 6:42 |
| Row | 5:58 | 5:14 |
| Run 6 | 6:20 | 9:16 |
| Farmers carry | 4:06 | 3:37 |
| Run 7 | 5:54 | 6:53 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:04 | 7:44 |
| Run 8 | 7:26 | 9:14 |
| Wall balls | 10:59 | 8:48 |
| Roxzone | 5:48 | 7:49 |
| Finish | 1:50:14 | 1:50:20 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:50:14 | 1:50:20 | 0:06 · Sam faster |
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