Kathy vs Melanie
GUM · Open Women · 1 result Kathy Penaflor
USA · Open Women · 4 results Melanie Hayes
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Kathy: Washington DC 2026, Open Women · Melanie: Washington DC 2026, Open Women
This chart shows where Kathy and Melanie sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Kathy: strongest on Carry (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 28%).Melanie: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 29%).
See the numbers
| Part | Kathy: faster than | Melanie: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 75% | 42% |
| Push | 28% | 47% |
| Pull | 64% | 29% |
| BBJ | 59% | 58% |
| Row | 73% | 64% |
| Carry | 77% | 58% |
| Lunges | 34% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 65% | 76% |
| Roxzone | 53% | 44% |
| Runs | 55% | 59% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Kathy | Melanie |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 75% | 42% |
| Sled push | 28% | 47% |
| Sled pull | 64% | 29% |
| Burpee broad jump | 59% | 58% |
| Row | 73% | 64% |
| Farmers carry | 77% | 58% |
| Sandbag lunges | 34% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 65% | 76% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 53% | 44% |
| Runs (8 km) | 55% | 59% |
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.Kathy · Washington DC 2026 · Open Women: 47:40 running, 41:10 at the stations and 9:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:44).Below, Melanie · Washington DC 2026 · Open Women: 46:45 running, 41:28 at the stations and 9:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (6:51).
See the numbers
| Part | Kathy · Washington DC 2026 · Open Women | Melanie · Washington DC 2026 · Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:30 | 4:42 |
| SkiErg | 5:12 | 5:37 |
| Run 2 | 5:57 | 5:27 |
| Sled push | 3:23 | 3:00 |
| Run 3 | 6:03 | 6:23 |
| Sled pull | 5:24 | 6:51 |
| Run 4 | 6:01 | 6:13 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:44 | 6:46 |
| Run 5 | 6:20 | 6:16 |
| Row | 5:24 | 5:32 |
| Run 6 | 6:11 | 6:09 |
| Farmers carry | 1:59 | 2:10 |
| Run 7 | 6:28 | 5:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:35 | 5:39 |
| Run 8 | 6:10 | 5:36 |
| Wall balls | 6:30 | 5:53 |
| Roxzone | 9:00 | 9:36 |
| Finish | 1:37:42 | 1:37:41 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Kathy | Melanie | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Women · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:37:42 | 1:37:41 | 0:01 · Melanie faster |
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