James vs Francis
IRL · Open Men · 1 result James O'Donnell
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Francis Burrows
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: London Olympia 2026, Open Men · Francis: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Francis sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Lunges (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 1%).Francis: strongest on Row (faster than 44% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 7%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Francis: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 6% | 20% |
| Push | 1% | 21% |
| Pull | 3% | 12% |
| BBJ | 6% | 21% |
| Row | 17% | 44% |
| Carry | 13% | 15% |
| Lunges | 90% | 7% |
| Wall balls | 24% | 14% |
| Roxzone | 3% | 22% |
| Runs | 11% | 18% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Francis |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 6% | 20% |
| Sled push | 1% | 21% |
| Sled pull | 3% | 12% |
| Burpee broad jump | 6% | 21% |
| Row | 17% | 44% |
| Farmers carry | 13% | 15% |
| Sandbag lunges | 90% | 7% |
| Wall balls | 24% | 14% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 3% | 22% |
| Runs (8 km) | 11% | 18% |
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.James · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men: 52:00 running, 49:44 at the stations and 11:32 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:33).Below, Francis · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 46:21 running, 48:46 at the stations and 7:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:34).
See the numbers
| Part | James · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men | Francis · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:34 | 6:10 |
| SkiErg | 5:07 | 4:53 |
| Run 2 | 6:23 | 5:19 |
| Sled push | 6:16 | 3:57 |
| Run 3 | 6:23 | 5:23 |
| Sled pull | 7:31 | 6:09 |
| Run 4 | 6:19 | 5:38 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:14 | 7:09 |
| Run 5 | 5:48 | 5:45 |
| Row | 5:18 | 4:53 |
| Run 6 | 5:48 | 5:42 |
| Farmers carry | 3:01 | 2:49 |
| Run 7 | 5:39 | 5:50 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:44 | 8:22 |
| Run 8 | 9:06 | 6:34 |
| Wall balls | 9:33 | 10:34 |
| Roxzone | 11:32 | 7:56 |
| Finish | 1:53:08 | 1:42:54 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Francis | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Olympia 2026 Open Men · 24 Mar 2026 | 1:53:08 | 1:52:59 | 0:09 · Francis faster |
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