Matt vs Ian
IMN · Open Men · 1 result Matt Jones
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Ian Thomas
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Matt: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Ian: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Matt and Ian sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Matt: strongest on BBJ (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 71%).Ian: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 43%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matt: faster than | Ian: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 71% | 43% |
| Push | 84% | 90% |
| Pull | 80% | 79% |
| BBJ | 94% | 90% |
| Row | 89% | 68% |
| Carry | 82% | 90% |
| Lunges | 89% | 86% |
| Wall balls | 92% | 71% |
| Roxzone | 85% | 95% |
| Runs | 83% | 89% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Matt | Ian |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 71% | 43% |
| Sled push | 84% | 90% |
| Sled pull | 80% | 79% |
| Burpee broad jump | 94% | 90% |
| Row | 89% | 68% |
| Farmers carry | 82% | 90% |
| Sandbag lunges | 89% | 86% |
| Wall balls | 92% | 71% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 85% | 95% |
| Runs (8 km) | 83% | 89% |
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.Matt · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 36:31 running, 29:17 at the stations and 2:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:30).Below, Ian · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 35:09 running, 31:00 at the stations and 2:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:41).
See the numbers
| Part | Matt · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Ian · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:07 | 4:23 |
| SkiErg | 4:25 | 4:38 |
| Run 2 | 4:22 | 5:22 |
| Sled push | 2:32 | 2:25 |
| Run 3 | 4:21 | 4:08 |
| Sled pull | 3:41 | 3:42 |
| Run 4 | 4:19 | 4:04 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:46 | 4:01 |
| Run 5 | 4:28 | 4:10 |
| Row | 4:26 | 4:39 |
| Run 6 | 4:37 | 4:17 |
| Farmers carry | 2:14 | 2:04 |
| Run 7 | 4:13 | 3:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:44 | 3:50 |
| Run 8 | 5:03 | 4:50 |
| Wall balls | 4:30 | 5:41 |
| Roxzone | 2:57 | 2:38 |
| Finish | 1:08:43 | 1:08:43 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Matt | Ian | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:08:43 | 1:08:43 | level |
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