Ben vs James
GBR · Open Men · 6 results Ben Smith
GBR · Open Men · 22 results James Churchill
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ben: Manchester 2026, Open Men · James: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ben and James sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ben: strongest on Runs (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 56%).James: strongest on Row (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 64%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than | James: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 63% | 80% |
| Push | 69% | 64% |
| Pull | 81% | 77% |
| BBJ | 77% | 95% |
| Row | 56% | 96% |
| Carry | 58% | 75% |
| Lunges | 84% | 74% |
| Wall balls | 82% | 95% |
| Roxzone | 76% | 93% |
| Runs | 91% | 82% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ben | James |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 63% | 80% |
| Sled push | 69% | 64% |
| Sled pull | 81% | 77% |
| Burpee broad jump | 77% | 95% |
| Row | 56% | 96% |
| Farmers carry | 58% | 75% |
| Sandbag lunges | 84% | 74% |
| Wall balls | 82% | 95% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 76% | 93% |
| Runs (8 km) | 91% | 82% |
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.Ben · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 33:59 running, 30:58 at the stations and 4:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:17).Below, James · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 36:41 running, 29:49 at the stations and 2:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the SkiErg (4:21).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | James · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:03 | 4:46 |
| SkiErg | 4:18 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 4:19 | 4:20 |
| Sled push | 2:29 | 2:52 |
| Run 3 | 4:32 | 4:21 |
| Sled pull | 3:42 | 3:45 |
| Run 4 | 4:34 | 4:25 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:17 | 3:41 |
| Run 5 | 4:40 | 4:37 |
| Row | 4:41 | 4:19 |
| Run 6 | 4:28 | 4:47 |
| Farmers carry | 2:04 | 2:20 |
| Run 7 | 4:31 | 4:16 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:10 | 4:16 |
| Run 8 | 3:51 | 5:09 |
| Wall balls | 5:17 | 4:15 |
| Roxzone | 4:20 | 2:43 |
| Finish | 1:09:08 | 1:09:10 |
Head to head: 4 races they both ran
| Race | Ben | James | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Olympia 2026 Open Men · 24 Mar 2026 | 2:09:31 | 1:10:24 | 59:07 · James faster |
| London Olympia 2026 Open Men · 24 Mar 2026 | 1:10:28 | 1:10:24 | 0:04 · James faster |
| Birmingham 2025 Open Men · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:12:37 | 1:15:35 | 2:58 · Ben faster |
| Birmingham 2025 Open Men · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:19:08 | 1:15:35 | 3:33 · James faster |
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