Rory vs James
CAN · Open Men · 3 results Rory Strickland
NZL · Open Men · 1 result James Brown
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Rory: Sydney 2026, Open Men · James: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Rory and James sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Rory: strongest on BBJ (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 43%).James: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 79% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 37%).
See the numbers
| Part | Rory: faster than | James: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 66% | 53% |
| Push | 83% | 56% |
| Pull | 60% | 56% |
| BBJ | 84% | 55% |
| Row | 68% | 71% |
| Carry | 71% | 57% |
| Lunges | 59% | 52% |
| Wall balls | 55% | 37% |
| Roxzone | 43% | 79% |
| Runs | 65% | 74% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Rory | James |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 66% | 53% |
| Sled push | 83% | 56% |
| Sled pull | 60% | 56% |
| Burpee broad jump | 84% | 55% |
| Row | 68% | 71% |
| Farmers carry | 71% | 57% |
| Sandbag lunges | 59% | 52% |
| Wall balls | 55% | 37% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 43% | 79% |
| Runs (8 km) | 65% | 74% |
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.Rory · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 37:17 running, 33:29 at the stations and 9:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:47).Below, James · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 35:44 running, 36:41 at the stations and 7:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:54).
See the numbers
| Part | Rory · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | James · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:00 | 3:51 |
| SkiErg | 4:19 | 4:25 |
| Run 2 | 4:09 | 4:02 |
| Sled push | 2:09 | 2:32 |
| Run 3 | 4:17 | 4:14 |
| Sled pull | 4:12 | 4:18 |
| Run 4 | 4:18 | 4:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:22 | 5:28 |
| Run 5 | 4:53 | 4:25 |
| Row | 4:35 | 4:33 |
| Run 6 | 4:34 | 4:32 |
| Farmers carry | 1:50 | 2:00 |
| Run 7 | 4:35 | 4:21 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:15 | 5:31 |
| Run 8 | 6:31 | 6:05 |
| Wall balls | 6:47 | 7:54 |
| Roxzone | 9:00 | 7:21 |
| Finish | 1:19:37 | 1:19:37 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Rory | James | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:19:37 | 1:19:37 | level |
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