Paul vs Shane
USA · Open Men · 1 result Paul Laufer
USA · Open Men · 1 result Shane Markward
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Washington DC 2026, Open Men · Shane: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Shane sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Runs (faster than 46% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 2%).Shane: strongest on Lunges (faster than 53% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Shane: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 8% | 26% |
| Push | 5% | 28% |
| Pull | 5% | 26% |
| BBJ | 19% | 23% |
| Row | 27% | 3% |
| Carry | 2% | 19% |
| Lunges | 15% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 12% | 53% |
| Roxzone | 43% | 26% |
| Runs | 46% | 14% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Shane |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 8% | 26% |
| Sled push | 5% | 28% |
| Sled pull | 5% | 26% |
| Burpee broad jump | 19% | 23% |
| Row | 27% | 3% |
| Farmers carry | 2% | 19% |
| Sandbag lunges | 15% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 12% | 53% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 43% | 26% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46% | 14% |
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.Paul · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 44:25 running, 56:22 at the stations and 9:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:56).Below, Shane · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 54:28 running, 44:52 at the stations and 10:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:50).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men | Shane · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:30 | 5:09 |
| SkiErg | 5:27 | 5:02 |
| Run 2 | 5:23 | 7:19 |
| Sled push | 4:51 | 3:39 |
| Run 3 | 5:37 | 7:00 |
| Sled pull | 7:53 | 5:57 |
| Run 4 | 6:01 | 7:36 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:12 | 7:50 |
| Run 5 | 6:11 | 6:59 |
| Row | 5:25 | 6:27 |
| Run 6 | 5:57 | 6:59 |
| Farmers carry | 3:42 | 2:37 |
| Run 7 | 5:27 | 6:51 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:56 | 5:38 |
| Run 8 | 5:19 | 6:35 |
| Wall balls | 12:56 | 7:42 |
| Roxzone | 9:09 | 10:39 |
| Finish | 1:49:49 | 1:49:51 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Shane | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:49:49 | 1:49:51 | 0:02 · Paul faster |
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