Paul vs Mark
USA · Open Men · 1 result Paul Laufer
USA · Open Men · 4 results Mark Kalajainen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Washington DC 2026, Open Men · Mark: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Mark 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%).Mark: strongest on Pull (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 9%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Mark: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 8% | 85% |
| Push | 5% | 66% |
| Pull | 5% | 88% |
| BBJ | 19% | 18% |
| Row | 27% | 26% |
| Carry | 2% | 32% |
| Lunges | 15% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 12% | 59% |
| Roxzone | 43% | 22% |
| Runs | 46% | 9% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 8% | 85% |
| Sled push | 5% | 66% |
| Sled pull | 5% | 88% |
| Burpee broad jump | 19% | 18% |
| Row | 27% | 26% |
| Farmers carry | 2% | 32% |
| Sandbag lunges | 15% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 12% | 59% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 43% | 22% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46% | 9% |
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, Mark · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 58:18 running, 40:34 at the stations and 11:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (8:23).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men | Mark · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:30 | 5:24 |
| SkiErg | 5:27 | 4:23 |
| Run 2 | 5:23 | 6:31 |
| Sled push | 4:51 | 2:52 |
| Run 3 | 5:37 | 6:59 |
| Sled pull | 7:53 | 3:50 |
| Run 4 | 6:01 | 7:17 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:12 | 8:23 |
| Run 5 | 6:11 | 8:01 |
| Row | 5:25 | 5:26 |
| Run 6 | 5:57 | 7:52 |
| Farmers carry | 3:42 | 2:21 |
| Run 7 | 5:27 | 7:54 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:56 | 6:02 |
| Run 8 | 5:19 | 8:20 |
| Wall balls | 12:56 | 7:18 |
| Roxzone | 9:09 | 11:09 |
| Finish | 1:49:49 | 1:49:54 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Mark | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:49:49 | 1:49:54 | 0:05 · Paul faster |
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