Robert vs David
AUS · Open Men · 2 results Robert Balakas
COL · Open Men · 1 result David Julian Salamanca Valero
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Robert: Melbourne 2024, Open Men · David: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Robert and David sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Robert: strongest on Runs (faster than 45% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 1%).David: strongest on Push (faster than 50% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 7%).
See the numbers
| Part | Robert: faster than | David: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 4% | 30% |
| Push | 1% | 50% |
| Pull | 3% | 7% |
| BBJ | 15% | 12% |
| Row | 11% | 26% |
| Carry | 14% | 13% |
| Lunges | 13% | 15% |
| Wall balls | 23% | 8% |
| Roxzone | 26% | 40% |
| Runs | 45% | 29% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Robert | David |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4% | 30% |
| Sled push | 1% | 50% |
| Sled pull | 3% | 7% |
| Burpee broad jump | 15% | 12% |
| Row | 11% | 26% |
| Farmers carry | 14% | 13% |
| Sandbag lunges | 13% | 15% |
| Wall balls | 23% | 8% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 26% | 40% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45% | 29% |
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.Robert · Melbourne 2024 · Open Men: 42:37 running, 48:26 at the stations and 9:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (8:36).Below, David · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 43:48 running, 50:20 at the stations and 9:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:06) and the shortest the sled push (2:37).
See the numbers
| Part | Robert · Melbourne 2024 · Open Men | David · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:56 | 4:11 |
| SkiErg | 5:00 | 4:37 |
| Run 2 | 4:59 | 4:28 |
| Sled push | 4:08 | 2:37 |
| Run 3 | 5:20 | 4:53 |
| Sled pull | 8:36 | 6:47 |
| Run 4 | 5:30 | 5:04 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:32 | 8:22 |
| Run 5 | 5:40 | 5:23 |
| Row | 5:21 | 5:02 |
| Run 6 | 5:33 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 2:43 | 2:50 |
| Run 7 | 5:41 | 5:37 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:26 | 7:59 |
| Run 8 | 6:58 | 8:41 |
| Wall balls | 7:40 | 12:06 |
| Roxzone | 9:50 | 9:08 |
| Finish | 1:40:46 | 1:43:10 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Robert | David | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:43:12 | 1:43:10 | 0:02 · David faster |
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