John vs Paul
GBR · Open Men · 1 result John Williams
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Paul McVittie
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
John: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Paul: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where John and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.John: strongest on Row (faster than 70% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 34%).Paul: strongest on Carry (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 30%).
See the numbers
| Part | John: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 65% | 30% |
| Push | 45% | 83% |
| Pull | 54% | 81% |
| BBJ | 53% | 78% |
| Row | 70% | 56% |
| Carry | 34% | 91% |
| Lunges | 49% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 56% | 52% |
| Roxzone | 53% | 39% |
| Runs | 54% | 41% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | John | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 65% | 30% |
| Sled push | 45% | 83% |
| Sled pull | 54% | 81% |
| Burpee broad jump | 53% | 78% |
| Row | 70% | 56% |
| Farmers carry | 34% | 91% |
| Sandbag lunges | 49% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 56% | 52% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 53% | 39% |
| Runs (8 km) | 54% | 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.John · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 40:56 running, 36:49 at the stations and 3:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:27).Below, Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 43:23 running, 33:50 at the stations and 4:23 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:40).
See the numbers
| Part | John · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:08 | 5:19 |
| SkiErg | 4:28 | 4:45 |
| Run 2 | 4:45 | 4:49 |
| Sled push | 3:11 | 2:34 |
| Run 3 | 5:00 | 5:06 |
| Sled pull | 4:17 | 3:38 |
| Run 4 | 5:11 | 5:14 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:43 | 4:39 |
| Run 5 | 5:00 | 5:29 |
| Row | 4:38 | 4:46 |
| Run 6 | 5:16 | 5:40 |
| Farmers carry | 3:01 | 2:03 |
| Run 7 | 4:42 | 5:07 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:04 | 4:45 |
| Run 8 | 5:54 | 6:39 |
| Wall balls | 6:27 | 6:40 |
| Roxzone | 3:53 | 4:23 |
| Finish | 1:21:34 | 1:21:33 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | John | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:21:34 | 1:21:33 | 0:01 · Paul faster |
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