Sam vs Dan
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Sam Strothers
GBR · Open Men · 10 results Dan Purchase
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Dan: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Dan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on BBJ (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 27%).Dan: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 39%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Dan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 27% | 39% |
| Push | 62% | 76% |
| Pull | 61% | 64% |
| BBJ | 77% | 57% |
| Row | 46% | 66% |
| Carry | 44% | 69% |
| Lunges | 70% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 66% | 96% |
| Roxzone | 68% | 78% |
| Runs | 63% | 53% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Dan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 27% | 39% |
| Sled push | 62% | 76% |
| Sled pull | 61% | 64% |
| Burpee broad jump | 77% | 57% |
| Row | 46% | 66% |
| Farmers carry | 44% | 69% |
| Sandbag lunges | 70% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 66% | 96% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 68% | 78% |
| Runs (8 km) | 63% | 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.Sam · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 39:41 running, 34:26 at the stations and 3:25 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:55).Below, Dan · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 41:08 running, 33:13 at the stations and 3:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:32).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Dan · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:12 | 5:06 |
| SkiErg | 4:47 | 4:40 |
| Run 2 | 4:40 | 4:44 |
| Sled push | 2:54 | 2:41 |
| Run 3 | 4:50 | 4:50 |
| Sled pull | 4:06 | 4:02 |
| Run 4 | 4:50 | 4:56 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:40 | 5:32 |
| Run 5 | 4:55 | 4:58 |
| Row | 4:52 | 4:40 |
| Run 6 | 5:05 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 2:49 | 2:26 |
| Run 7 | 4:39 | 4:58 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:23 | 5:03 |
| Run 8 | 5:30 | 6:15 |
| Wall balls | 5:55 | 4:09 |
| Roxzone | 3:25 | 3:09 |
| Finish | 1:17:30 | 1:17:28 |
Head to head: 3 races they both ran
| Race | Sam | Dan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:17:30 | 1:17:28 | 0:02 · Dan faster |
| London Olympia 2026 Open Men · 24 Mar 2026 | 1:21:50 | 1:18:49 | 3:01 · Dan faster |
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:28:56 | 1:21:14 | 7:42 · Dan faster |
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