Joshua vs Ralph
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Joshua Nichol
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Ralph Franklin
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Joshua: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Ralph: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Joshua and Ralph sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Joshua: strongest on Push (faster than 44% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 2%).Ralph: strongest on BBJ (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Joshua: faster than | Ralph: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 3% | 39% |
| Push | 44% | 27% |
| Pull | 3% | 14% |
| BBJ | 21% | 60% |
| Row | 40% | 12% |
| Carry | 27% | 22% |
| Lunges | 21% | 11% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 3% |
| Roxzone | 2% | 6% |
| Runs | 13% | 16% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Joshua | Ralph |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 3% | 39% |
| Sled push | 44% | 27% |
| Sled pull | 3% | 14% |
| Burpee broad jump | 21% | 60% |
| Row | 40% | 12% |
| Farmers carry | 27% | 22% |
| Sandbag lunges | 21% | 11% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 3% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 2% | 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 13% | 16% |
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.Joshua · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 51:18 running, 46:23 at the stations and 10:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:16).Below, Ralph · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 50:03 running, 49:52 at the stations and 7:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (14:26).
See the numbers
| Part | Joshua · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Ralph · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:52 | 4:58 |
| SkiErg | 5:26 | 4:40 |
| Run 2 | 5:21 | 6:27 |
| Sled push | 3:12 | 3:32 |
| Run 3 | 9:05 | 7:12 |
| Sled pull | 7:24 | 5:44 |
| Run 4 | 6:11 | 6:56 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:35 | 5:25 |
| Run 5 | 5:51 | 7:16 |
| Row | 4:56 | 5:26 |
| Run 6 | 6:40 | 5:45 |
| Farmers carry | 3:11 | 3:20 |
| Run 7 | 5:33 | 5:02 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:24 | 7:20 |
| Run 8 | 6:45 | 6:27 |
| Wall balls | 8:16 | 14:26 |
| Roxzone | 10:09 | 7:55 |
| Finish | 1:47:48 | 1:47:48 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Joshua | Ralph | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:47:48 | 1:47:48 | level |
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