Alex vs Sam
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Alex Barlow
GBR · Open Men · 12 results Sam Kelly
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Alex: Manchester 2024, Open Men · Sam: Manchester 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Alex and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Alex: strongest on Row (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 71%).Sam: strongest on Push (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 37%).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 81% | 37% |
| Push | 71% | 97% |
| Pull | 94% | 91% |
| BBJ | 96% | 92% |
| Row | 97% | 65% |
| Carry | 92% | 71% |
| Lunges | 80% | 86% |
| Wall balls | 92% | 47% |
| Roxzone | 95% | 90% |
| Runs | 94% | 94% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Alex | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 81% | 37% |
| Sled push | 71% | 97% |
| Sled pull | 94% | 91% |
| Burpee broad jump | 96% | 92% |
| Row | 97% | 65% |
| Farmers carry | 92% | 71% |
| Sandbag lunges | 80% | 86% |
| Wall balls | 92% | 47% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 95% | 90% |
| Runs (8 km) | 94% | 94% |
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.Alex · Manchester 2024 · Open Men: 33:08 running, 26:32 at the stations and 3:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:15).Below, Sam · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 33:02 running, 31:03 at the stations and 3:49 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:12).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex · Manchester 2024 · Open Men | Sam · Manchester 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:10 | 3:02 |
| SkiErg | 4:03 | 4:29 |
| Run 2 | 3:54 | 4:02 |
| Sled push | 2:12 | 1:58 |
| Run 3 | 4:05 | 4:20 |
| Sled pull | 3:12 | 3:23 |
| Run 4 | 4:07 | 4:21 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:11 | 3:25 |
| Run 5 | 4:11 | 4:37 |
| Row | 4:07 | 4:36 |
| Run 6 | 4:13 | 4:25 |
| Farmers carry | 1:30 | 1:55 |
| Run 7 | 4:03 | 4:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:02 | 4:05 |
| Run 8 | 4:25 | 3:47 |
| Wall balls | 4:15 | 7:12 |
| Roxzone | 3:58 | 3:49 |
| Finish | 1:03:29 | 1:07:48 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Alex | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:07:53 | 1:07:48 | 0:05 · Sam faster |
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