Sam vs John
USA · Open Men · 24 results Sam Rao
USA · Pro Men · 7 results John McArdle
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: New York 2025, Open Men · John: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and John sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 68%).John: strongest on Ski (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 92%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | John: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 97% | 99% |
| Push | 81% | 92% |
| Pull | 68% | 99% |
| BBJ | 91% | 97% |
| Row | 98% | 92% |
| Carry | 89% | 93% |
| Lunges | 95% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 96% |
| Roxzone | 90% | 93% |
| Runs | 80% | 95% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | John |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 97% | 99% |
| Sled push | 81% | 92% |
| Sled pull | 68% | 99% |
| Burpee broad jump | 91% | 97% |
| Row | 98% | 92% |
| Farmers carry | 89% | 93% |
| Sandbag lunges | 95% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 96% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 90% | 93% |
| Runs (8 km) | 80% | 95% |
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.Sam · New York 2025 · Open Men: 37:26 running, 27:10 at the stations and 3:52 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:15).Below, John · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 32:27 running, 26:22 at the stations and 4:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:23).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · New York 2025 · Open Men | John · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:21 | 4:39 |
| SkiErg | 4:03 | 3:58 |
| Run 2 | 4:20 | 3:35 |
| Sled push | 2:04 | 2:14 |
| Run 3 | 4:33 | 4:10 |
| Sled pull | 3:42 | 3:19 |
| Run 4 | 4:27 | 4:01 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:44 | 3:09 |
| Run 5 | 4:31 | 4:17 |
| Row | 4:15 | 4:23 |
| Run 6 | 4:27 | 3:58 |
| Farmers carry | 1:46 | 1:34 |
| Run 7 | 4:43 | 4:03 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:38 | 3:30 |
| Run 8 | 6:04 | 3:44 |
| Wall balls | 3:58 | 4:15 |
| Roxzone | 3:52 | 4:57 |
| Finish | 1:08:20 | 1:03:37 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Sam | John | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Pro Doubles Men · 28 May 2026 | 56:15 | 1:00:27 | 4:12 · Sam faster |
| Dallas 2025 Pro Men · 21 Nov 2025 | 1:09:46 | 1:09:28 | 0:18 · John faster |
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