Sam vs Ben
NZL · Pro Men · 5 results Sam Nelson
NZL · Pro Men · 3 results Ben Hopkins
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Auckland 2026, Pro Men · Ben: Melbourne 2025, Pro Men
This chart shows where Sam and Ben 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%).Ben: strongest on Lunges (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 46%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Ben: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 55% | 46% |
| Push | 62% | 83% |
| Pull | 82% | 71% |
| BBJ | 76% | 80% |
| Row | 80% | 85% |
| Carry | 45% | 90% |
| Lunges | 89% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 60% |
| Roxzone | 69% | 93% |
| Runs | 65% | 88% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Ben |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 55% | 46% |
| Sled push | 62% | 83% |
| Sled pull | 82% | 71% |
| Burpee broad jump | 76% | 80% |
| Row | 80% | 85% |
| Farmers carry | 45% | 90% |
| Sandbag lunges | 89% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 60% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 69% | 93% |
| Runs (8 km) | 65% | 88% |
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, Ben · Melbourne 2025 · Pro Men: 29:22 running, 30:40 at the stations and 6:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:00).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Auckland 2026 · Pro Men | Ben · Melbourne 2025 · Pro Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:42 | 2:12 |
| SkiErg | 4:10 | 4:15 |
| Run 2 | 4:23 | 3:42 |
| Sled push | 4:09 | 2:47 |
| Run 3 | 4:42 | 3:47 |
| Sled pull | 4:52 | 5:00 |
| Run 4 | 4:36 | 3:43 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:09 | 3:29 |
| Run 5 | 4:49 | 3:49 |
| Row | 4:27 | 4:14 |
| Run 6 | 4:50 | 3:52 |
| Farmers carry | 2:13 | 1:36 |
| Run 7 | 4:42 | 3:48 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:09 | 3:20 |
| Run 8 | 5:24 | 4:28 |
| Wall balls | 5:01 | 6:00 |
| Roxzone | 4:48 | 6:18 |
| Finish | 1:15:56 | 1:06:12 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Ben | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 2026 Pro Men · 29 Jan 2026 | 1:15:56 | 1:15:46 | 0:10 · Ben faster |
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