Thomas vs Brian
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Thomas Macfadyen
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Brian Vallely
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Thomas: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Brian: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Thomas and Brian sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Thomas: strongest on Ski (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 26%).Brian: strongest on Row (faster than 75% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 39%).
See the numbers
| Part | Thomas: faster than | Brian: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 76% | 49% |
| Push | 58% | 51% |
| Pull | 38% | 50% |
| BBJ | 41% | 39% |
| Row | 29% | 75% |
| Carry | 31% | 51% |
| Lunges | 74% | 48% |
| Wall balls | 76% | 54% |
| Roxzone | 26% | 49% |
| Runs | 52% | 53% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Thomas | Brian |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 76% | 49% |
| Sled push | 58% | 51% |
| Sled pull | 38% | 50% |
| Burpee broad jump | 41% | 39% |
| Row | 29% | 75% |
| Farmers carry | 31% | 51% |
| Sandbag lunges | 74% | 48% |
| Wall balls | 76% | 54% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 26% | 49% |
| Runs (8 km) | 52% | 53% |
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.Thomas · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 41:25 running, 36:10 at the stations and 5:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:15) and the shortest the sled push (2:58).Below, Brian · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 41:13 running, 37:21 at the stations and 4:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:35).
See the numbers
| Part | Thomas · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Brian · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:57 | 5:07 |
| SkiErg | 4:23 | 4:35 |
| Run 2 | 4:39 | 4:42 |
| Sled push | 2:58 | 3:04 |
| Run 3 | 4:53 | 4:51 |
| Sled pull | 4:43 | 4:22 |
| Run 4 | 4:53 | 5:01 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:15 | 6:22 |
| Run 5 | 5:02 | 5:11 |
| Row | 5:05 | 4:35 |
| Run 6 | 7:04 | 5:28 |
| Farmers carry | 3:06 | 2:42 |
| Run 7 | 4:34 | 4:57 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:16 | 5:06 |
| Run 8 | 5:23 | 5:56 |
| Wall balls | 5:24 | 6:35 |
| Roxzone | 5:01 | 4:01 |
| Finish | 1:22:32 | 1:22:31 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Thomas | Brian | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:22:32 | 1:22:31 | 0:01 · Brian faster |
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