Nicholas vs Rafael
USA · Open Men · 1 result Nicholas Waldron
USA · Open Men · 3 results Rafael Velasquez
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nicholas: Washington DC 2026, Open Men · Rafael: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Nicholas and Rafael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nicholas: strongest on Pull (faster than 86% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 56%).Rafael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 14%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas: faster than | Rafael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 56% | 44% |
| Push | 65% | 14% |
| Pull | 86% | 50% |
| BBJ | 63% | 43% |
| Row | 79% | 74% |
| Carry | 74% | 59% |
| Lunges | 82% | 56% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 93% |
| Roxzone | 70% | 79% |
| Runs | 75% | 85% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nicholas | Rafael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 56% | 44% |
| Sled push | 65% | 14% |
| Sled pull | 86% | 50% |
| Burpee broad jump | 63% | 43% |
| Row | 79% | 74% |
| Farmers carry | 74% | 59% |
| Sandbag lunges | 82% | 56% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 93% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 70% | 79% |
| Runs (8 km) | 75% | 85% |
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.Nicholas · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 38:10 running, 34:29 at the stations and 7:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:35).Below, Rafael · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 35:49 running, 37:30 at the stations and 6:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:22).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men | Rafael · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:03 | 3:21 |
| SkiErg | 4:41 | 4:48 |
| Run 2 | 4:45 | 4:14 |
| Sled push | 2:53 | 4:12 |
| Run 3 | 4:51 | 4:45 |
| Sled pull | 3:56 | 5:02 |
| Run 4 | 4:58 | 4:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:23 | 6:22 |
| Run 5 | 4:55 | 5:04 |
| Row | 4:42 | 4:46 |
| Run 6 | 4:56 | 4:40 |
| Farmers carry | 1:52 | 2:02 |
| Run 7 | 4:55 | 4:46 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:28 | 5:31 |
| Run 8 | 4:46 | 4:06 |
| Wall balls | 6:35 | 4:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:21 | 6:44 |
| Finish | 1:19:53 | 1:19:53 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nicholas | Rafael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:19:53 | 1:19:53 | level |
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