Paul vs Derek
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Paul Townsley
USA · Open Men · 2 results Derek Hemann
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Manchester 2026, Open Men · Derek: Riga 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Derek sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on BBJ (faster than 71% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 29%).Derek: strongest on Push (faster than 66% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 27%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Derek: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 56% | 59% |
| Push | 58% | 66% |
| Pull | 58% | 61% |
| BBJ | 71% | 34% |
| Row | 29% | 57% |
| Carry | 63% | 59% |
| Lunges | 51% | 27% |
| Wall balls | 60% | 38% |
| Roxzone | 32% | 51% |
| Runs | 33% | 66% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Derek |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 56% | 59% |
| Sled push | 58% | 66% |
| Sled pull | 58% | 61% |
| Burpee broad jump | 71% | 34% |
| Row | 29% | 57% |
| Farmers carry | 63% | 59% |
| Sandbag lunges | 51% | 27% |
| Wall balls | 60% | 38% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 32% | 51% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33% | 66% |
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.Paul · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 45:07 running, 34:35 at the stations and 6:34 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:27).Below, Derek · Riga 2026 · Open Men: 41:35 running, 38:14 at the stations and 5:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:40).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | Derek · Riga 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:18 | 5:52 |
| SkiErg | 4:21 | 4:29 |
| Run 2 | 5:11 | 4:50 |
| Sled push | 2:37 | 2:35 |
| Run 3 | 5:27 | 5:00 |
| Sled pull | 4:13 | 4:05 |
| Run 4 | 5:28 | 4:53 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:34 | 6:30 |
| Run 5 | 5:40 | 4:57 |
| Row | 4:59 | 4:38 |
| Run 6 | 5:42 | 4:51 |
| Farmers carry | 2:01 | 1:58 |
| Run 7 | 5:38 | 6:26 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:22 | 6:19 |
| Run 8 | 6:43 | 4:46 |
| Wall balls | 6:27 | 7:40 |
| Roxzone | 6:34 | 5:48 |
| Finish | 1:26:07 | 1:25:31 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Derek | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:26:07 | 1:26:05 | 0:02 · Derek faster |
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