Russell vs Joel
USA · Open Men · 3 results Russell Howard
CAN · Pro Men · 6 results Joel Boudreau
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Russell: Boston 2026, Open Men · Joel: Boston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Russell and Joel sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Russell: strongest on Ski (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 90%).Joel: strongest on Pull (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 89%).
See the numbers
| Part | Russell: faster than | Joel: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 98% | 89% |
| Push | 95% | 92% |
| Pull | 92% | 99% |
| BBJ | 96% | 99% |
| Row | 98% | 98% |
| Carry | 97% | 97% |
| Lunges | 90% | 99% |
| Wall balls | 95% | 95% |
| Roxzone | 97% | 89% |
| Runs | 96% | 93% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Russell | Joel |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 98% | 89% |
| Sled push | 95% | 92% |
| Sled pull | 92% | 99% |
| Burpee broad jump | 96% | 99% |
| Row | 98% | 98% |
| Farmers carry | 97% | 97% |
| Sandbag lunges | 90% | 99% |
| Wall balls | 95% | 95% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 97% | 89% |
| Runs (8 km) | 96% | 93% |
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.Russell · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 33:47 running, 28:32 at the stations and 4:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:28).Below, Joel · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 35:06 running, 26:42 at the stations and 5:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:25).
See the numbers
| Part | Russell · Boston 2026 · Open Men | Joel · Boston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:01 | 3:28 |
| SkiErg | 4:02 | 4:17 |
| Run 2 | 3:55 | 4:10 |
| Sled push | 2:35 | 2:41 |
| Run 3 | 4:24 | 4:20 |
| Sled pull | 3:55 | 3:16 |
| Run 4 | 4:22 | 4:24 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:38 | 3:04 |
| Run 5 | 4:19 | 4:34 |
| Row | 4:19 | 4:19 |
| Run 6 | 4:33 | 4:25 |
| Farmers carry | 1:34 | 1:35 |
| Run 7 | 4:16 | 4:34 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:01 | 3:05 |
| Run 8 | 4:56 | 5:10 |
| Wall balls | 4:28 | 4:25 |
| Roxzone | 4:27 | 5:04 |
| Finish | 1:06:38 | 1:06:43 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Russell | Joel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston 2026 Open Men · 8 Oct 2026 | 1:06:38 | 1:06:43 | 0:05 · Russell faster |
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