Nicholas vs Downing
USA · Open Men · 1 result Nicholas Roberts
USA · Open Men · 1 result Downing McFadden
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nicholas: Phoenix 2026, Open Men · Downing: Phoenix 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Nicholas and Downing sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nicholas: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 37%).Downing: strongest on Row (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 40%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas: faster than | Downing: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 56% | 83% |
| Push | 68% | 56% |
| Pull | 58% | 75% |
| BBJ | 44% | 63% |
| Row | 62% | 89% |
| Carry | 37% | 58% |
| Lunges | 55% | 40% |
| Wall balls | 80% | 60% |
| Roxzone | 61% | 77% |
| Runs | 72% | 67% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nicholas | Downing |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 56% | 83% |
| Sled push | 68% | 56% |
| Sled pull | 58% | 75% |
| Burpee broad jump | 44% | 63% |
| Row | 62% | 89% |
| Farmers carry | 37% | 58% |
| Sandbag lunges | 55% | 40% |
| Wall balls | 80% | 60% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 61% | 77% |
| Runs (8 km) | 72% | 67% |
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 · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 39:22 running, 35:06 at the stations and 6:30 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:57).Below, Downing · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 40:19 running, 35:01 at the stations and 5:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men | Downing · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:16 | 5:01 |
| SkiErg | 4:28 | 4:15 |
| Run 2 | 4:37 | 4:56 |
| Sled push | 2:40 | 2:51 |
| Run 3 | 5:10 | 5:08 |
| Sled pull | 4:21 | 3:57 |
| Run 4 | 4:53 | 5:00 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:57 | 5:12 |
| Run 5 | 5:06 | 5:15 |
| Row | 4:51 | 4:32 |
| Run 6 | 4:45 | 4:58 |
| Farmers carry | 2:13 | 2:00 |
| Run 7 | 5:05 | 4:46 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:10 | 5:45 |
| Run 8 | 5:30 | 5:15 |
| Wall balls | 5:25 | 6:29 |
| Roxzone | 6:30 | 5:38 |
| Finish | 1:20:47 | 1:20:51 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nicholas | Downing | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix 2026 Open Men · 30 Jan 2026 | 1:20:47 | 1:20:51 | 0:04 · Nicholas faster |
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