Sam vs Ryan
USA · Open Men · 24 results Sam Rao
USA · Pro Men · 11 results Ryan Bowers
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: New York 2025, Open Men · Ryan: Houston 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Ryan 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%).Ryan: strongest on Row (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 55%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Ryan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 97% | 97% |
| Push | 81% | 94% |
| Pull | 68% | 95% |
| BBJ | 91% | 91% |
| Row | 98% | 99% |
| Carry | 89% | 83% |
| Lunges | 95% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 55% |
| Roxzone | 90% | 97% |
| Runs | 80% | 96% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Ryan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 97% | 97% |
| Sled push | 81% | 94% |
| Sled pull | 68% | 95% |
| Burpee broad jump | 91% | 91% |
| Row | 98% | 99% |
| Farmers carry | 89% | 83% |
| Sandbag lunges | 95% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 55% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 90% | 97% |
| Runs (8 km) | 80% | 96% |
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, Ryan · Houston 2025 · Open Men: 33:26 running, 29:19 at the stations and 4:34 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:06).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · New York 2025 · Open Men | Ryan · Houston 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:21 | 4:07 |
| SkiErg | 4:03 | 4:01 |
| Run 2 | 4:20 | 3:53 |
| Sled push | 2:04 | 2:03 |
| Run 3 | 4:33 | 4:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:42 | 3:37 |
| Run 4 | 4:27 | 4:14 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:44 | 4:07 |
| Run 5 | 4:31 | 4:17 |
| Row | 4:15 | 4:09 |
| Run 6 | 4:27 | 4:06 |
| Farmers carry | 1:46 | 1:48 |
| Run 7 | 4:43 | 4:18 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:38 | 3:27 |
| Run 8 | 6:04 | 4:27 |
| Wall balls | 3:58 | 6:06 |
| Roxzone | 3:52 | 4:34 |
| Finish | 1:08:20 | 1:07:11 |
Head to head: 3 races they both ran
| Race | Sam | Ryan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Doubles Mixed · 28 May 2026 | 1:35:40 | 1:31:34 | 4:06 · Ryan faster |
| Washington DC 2026 Doubles Men · 7 Mar 2026 | 57:29 | 56:34 | 0:55 · Ryan faster |
| Dallas 2025 Pro Men · 21 Nov 2025 | 1:09:46 | 1:10:15 | 0:29 · Sam faster |
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