Sylvain vs Matthew
NED · Open Men · 1 result Sylvain Freriks
USA · Open Men · 2 results Matthew Howard
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sylvain: Rotterdam 2026, Open Men · Matthew: Rotterdam 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sylvain and Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sylvain: strongest on Pull (faster than 63% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 8%).Matthew: strongest on Carry (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 9%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sylvain: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 14% | 9% |
| Push | 42% | 15% |
| Pull | 63% | 33% |
| BBJ | 61% | 54% |
| Row | 19% | 29% |
| Carry | 13% | 67% |
| Lunges | 34% | 37% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 57% |
| Roxzone | 29% | 41% |
| Runs | 45% | 20% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sylvain | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 14% | 9% |
| Sled push | 42% | 15% |
| Sled pull | 63% | 33% |
| Burpee broad jump | 61% | 54% |
| Row | 19% | 29% |
| Farmers carry | 13% | 67% |
| Sandbag lunges | 34% | 37% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 57% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 29% | 41% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45% | 20% |
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.Sylvain · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men: 42:29 running, 43:41 at the stations and 8:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:17) and the shortest the sled push (2:52).Below, Matthew · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men: 48:02 running, 38:49 at the stations and 7:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:50).
See the numbers
| Part | Sylvain · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men | Matthew · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:04 | 6:03 |
| SkiErg | 5:09 | 5:16 |
| Run 2 | 4:45 | 5:34 |
| Sled push | 2:52 | 3:29 |
| Run 3 | 5:05 | 5:39 |
| Sled pull | 4:13 | 5:01 |
| Run 4 | 5:14 | 5:56 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:16 | 5:32 |
| Run 5 | 5:12 | 5:55 |
| Row | 5:16 | 5:05 |
| Run 6 | 4:46 | 5:55 |
| Farmers carry | 2:53 | 1:59 |
| Run 7 | 5:19 | 5:58 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:45 | 5:37 |
| Run 8 | 7:04 | 7:01 |
| Wall balls | 12:17 | 6:50 |
| Roxzone | 8:00 | 7:17 |
| Finish | 1:34:01 | 1:33:58 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sylvain | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam 2026 Open Men · 15 Apr 2026 | 1:34:01 | 1:33:58 | 0:03 · Matthew faster |
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