Faisal vs Zach
USA · Open Men · 2 results Faisal Sheikh
USA · Open Men · 2 results Zach Smargon
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Faisal: Boston 2026, Open Men · Zach: Boston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Faisal and Zach sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Faisal: strongest on Carry (faster than 15% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 1%).Zach: strongest on Push (faster than 14% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 2%).
See the numbers
| Part | Faisal: faster than | Zach: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 2% | 6% |
| Push | 1% | 14% |
| Pull | 5% | 4% |
| BBJ | 3% | 3% |
| Row | 7% | 3% |
| Carry | 15% | 2% |
| Lunges | 2% | 3% |
| Wall balls | 10% | 5% |
| Roxzone | 12% | 12% |
| Runs | 9% | 8% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Faisal | Zach |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 2% | 6% |
| Sled push | 1% | 14% |
| Sled pull | 5% | 4% |
| Burpee broad jump | 3% | 3% |
| Row | 7% | 3% |
| Farmers carry | 15% | 2% |
| Sandbag lunges | 2% | 3% |
| Wall balls | 10% | 5% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 12% | 12% |
| Runs (8 km) | 9% | 8% |
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.Faisal · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 58:19 running, 1:07:03 at the stations and 10:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:22).Below, Zach · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 59:18 running, 1:06:14 at the stations and 10:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (14:38).
See the numbers
| Part | Faisal · Boston 2026 · Open Men | Zach · Boston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:03 | 4:51 |
| SkiErg | 5:38 | 5:19 |
| Run 2 | 6:20 | 5:59 |
| Sled push | 7:57 | 5:13 |
| Run 3 | 6:41 | 6:27 |
| Sled pull | 8:16 | 8:21 |
| Run 4 | 6:45 | 6:46 |
| Burpee broad jump | 11:47 | 11:59 |
| Run 5 | 7:00 | 7:56 |
| Row | 5:52 | 6:07 |
| Run 6 | 7:12 | 7:36 |
| Farmers carry | 2:56 | 3:56 |
| Run 7 | 7:29 | 7:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 12:15 | 10:41 |
| Run 8 | 11:50 | 11:48 |
| Wall balls | 12:22 | 14:38 |
| Roxzone | 10:55 | 10:55 |
| Finish | 2:16:10 | 2:16:18 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Faisal | Zach | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston 2026 Open Men · 8 Oct 2026 | 2:16:10 | 2:16:18 | 0:08 · Faisal faster |
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