Sam vs Brendan
NZL · Pro Men · 5 results Sam Nelson
AUS · Pro Men · 7 results Brendan Sharp
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Auckland 2026, Pro Men · Brendan: Stockholm 2026, Pro Men
This chart shows where Sam and Brendan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Lunges (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 45%).Brendan: strongest on Row (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Brendan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 55% | 55% |
| Push | 62% | 37% |
| Pull | 82% | 52% |
| BBJ | 76% | 29% |
| Row | 80% | 60% |
| Carry | 45% | 37% |
| Lunges | 89% | 36% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 21% |
| Roxzone | 69% | 53% |
| Runs | 65% | 41% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Brendan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 55% | 55% |
| Sled push | 62% | 37% |
| Sled pull | 82% | 52% |
| Burpee broad jump | 76% | 29% |
| Row | 80% | 60% |
| Farmers carry | 45% | 37% |
| Sandbag lunges | 89% | 36% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 21% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 69% | 53% |
| Runs (8 km) | 65% | 41% |
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 · Auckland 2026 · Pro Men: 38:08 running, 33:11 at the stations and 4:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:01).Below, Brendan · Stockholm 2026 · Pro Men: 33:14 running, 33:24 at the stations and 4:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:03).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Auckland 2026 · Pro Men | Brendan · Stockholm 2026 · Pro Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:42 | 2:39 |
| SkiErg | 4:10 | 4:02 |
| Run 2 | 4:23 | 4:12 |
| Sled push | 4:09 | 3:34 |
| Run 3 | 4:42 | 4:23 |
| Sled pull | 4:52 | 4:17 |
| Run 4 | 4:36 | 4:17 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:09 | 4:02 |
| Run 5 | 4:49 | 4:21 |
| Row | 4:27 | 4:19 |
| Run 6 | 4:50 | 4:23 |
| Farmers carry | 2:13 | 1:52 |
| Run 7 | 4:42 | 4:25 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:09 | 4:15 |
| Run 8 | 5:24 | 4:34 |
| Wall balls | 5:01 | 7:03 |
| Roxzone | 4:48 | 4:45 |
| Finish | 1:15:56 | 1:11:14 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Brendan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 2026 Pro Men · 29 Jan 2026 | 1:15:56 | 1:16:43 | 0:47 · Sam faster |
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