Ryan vs Ian
USA · Open Men · 2 results Ryan Merrifield
USA · Open Men · 1 result Ian Schaefer
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ryan: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men · Ian: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ryan and Ian sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ryan: strongest on Row (faster than 46% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 11%).Ian: strongest on Carry (faster than 45% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 4%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ryan: faster than | Ian: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 11% | 22% |
| Push | 16% | 4% |
| Pull | 23% | 32% |
| BBJ | 26% | 18% |
| Row | 46% | 15% |
| Carry | 20% | 45% |
| Lunges | 24% | 17% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 11% |
| Roxzone | 16% | 32% |
| Runs | 32% | 41% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ryan | Ian |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 11% | 22% |
| Sled push | 16% | 4% |
| Sled pull | 23% | 32% |
| Burpee broad jump | 26% | 18% |
| Row | 46% | 15% |
| Farmers carry | 20% | 45% |
| Sandbag lunges | 24% | 17% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 11% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 16% | 32% |
| Runs (8 km) | 32% | 41% |
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.Ryan · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 48:24 running, 48:53 at the stations and 13:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:26).Below, Ian · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 46:31 running, 52:56 at the stations and 11:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (13:27).
See the numbers
| Part | Ryan · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men | Ian · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:19 | 3:08 |
| SkiErg | 5:13 | 5:01 |
| Run 2 | 5:43 | 5:30 |
| Sled push | 4:03 | 5:07 |
| Run 3 | 6:09 | 5:46 |
| Sled pull | 6:01 | 5:35 |
| Run 4 | 6:32 | 5:50 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:25 | 8:18 |
| Run 5 | 6:24 | 6:09 |
| Row | 5:07 | 5:40 |
| Run 6 | 6:17 | 6:07 |
| Farmers carry | 2:37 | 2:12 |
| Run 7 | 6:08 | 6:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:00 | 7:36 |
| Run 8 | 7:52 | 7:06 |
| Wall balls | 11:26 | 13:27 |
| Roxzone | 13:39 | 11:20 |
| Finish | 1:50:48 | 1:50:39 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ryan | Ian | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City 2026 Open Men · 18 Sep 2026 | 1:50:48 | 1:50:39 | 0:09 · Ian faster |
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