Niall vs Ricky
IRL · Open Men · 2 results Niall McElroy
AUS · Open Men · 2 results Ricky Thomas
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Niall: Brisbane 2026, Open Men · Ricky: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Niall and Ricky sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Niall: strongest on Carry (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 21%).Ricky: strongest on Ski (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 13%).
See the numbers
| Part | Niall: faster than | Ricky: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 21% | 78% |
| Push | 81% | 48% |
| Pull | 24% | 61% |
| BBJ | 27% | 42% |
| Row | 27% | 37% |
| Carry | 96% | 53% |
| Lunges | 27% | 13% |
| Wall balls | 64% | 38% |
| Roxzone | 77% | 52% |
| Runs | 49% | 54% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Niall | Ricky |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 21% | 78% |
| Sled push | 81% | 48% |
| Sled pull | 24% | 61% |
| Burpee broad jump | 27% | 42% |
| Row | 27% | 37% |
| Farmers carry | 96% | 53% |
| Sandbag lunges | 27% | 13% |
| Wall balls | 64% | 38% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 77% | 52% |
| Runs (8 km) | 49% | 54% |
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.Niall · Brisbane 2026 · Open Men: 40:10 running, 38:13 at the stations and 6:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:41).Below, Ricky · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 38:59 running, 40:01 at the stations and 8:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (8:12).
See the numbers
| Part | Niall · Brisbane 2026 · Open Men | Ricky · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:16 | 3:50 |
| SkiErg | 4:40 | 4:14 |
| Run 2 | 4:40 | 4:25 |
| Sled push | 2:35 | 2:39 |
| Run 3 | 5:08 | 4:33 |
| Sled pull | 5:39 | 4:10 |
| Run 4 | 5:08 | 4:45 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:41 | 6:05 |
| Run 5 | 5:15 | 4:49 |
| Row | 4:58 | 4:53 |
| Run 6 | 5:07 | 4:52 |
| Farmers carry | 1:31 | 2:03 |
| Run 7 | 5:10 | 4:44 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:56 | 8:12 |
| Run 8 | 5:25 | 7:01 |
| Wall balls | 6:13 | 7:45 |
| Roxzone | 6:17 | 8:35 |
| Finish | 1:24:32 | 1:27:28 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Niall | Ricky | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:27:28 | 1:27:28 | level |
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