Rory vs Niall
CAN · Open Men · 3 results Rory Strickland
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Niall Dean
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Rory: Sydney 2026, Open Men · Niall: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Rory and Niall 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%).Niall: strongest on Carry (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 27%).
See the numbers
| Part | Rory: faster than | Niall: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 66% | 68% |
| Push | 83% | 74% |
| Pull | 60% | 42% |
| BBJ | 84% | 55% |
| Row | 68% | 27% |
| Carry | 71% | 98% |
| Lunges | 59% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 55% | 72% |
| Roxzone | 43% | 43% |
| Runs | 65% | 60% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Rory | Niall |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 66% | 68% |
| Sled push | 83% | 74% |
| Sled pull | 60% | 42% |
| Burpee broad jump | 84% | 55% |
| Row | 68% | 27% |
| Farmers carry | 71% | 98% |
| Sandbag lunges | 59% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 55% | 72% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 43% | 43% |
| Runs (8 km) | 65% | 60% |
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, Niall · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 38:05 running, 32:41 at the stations and 9:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:49).
See the numbers
| Part | Rory · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | Niall · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:00 | 3:41 |
| SkiErg | 4:19 | 4:18 |
| Run 2 | 4:09 | 4:16 |
| Sled push | 2:09 | 2:17 |
| Run 3 | 4:17 | 4:37 |
| Sled pull | 4:12 | 4:42 |
| Run 4 | 4:18 | 4:51 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:22 | 5:28 |
| Run 5 | 4:53 | 4:59 |
| Row | 4:35 | 5:01 |
| Run 6 | 4:34 | 4:54 |
| Farmers carry | 1:50 | 1:19 |
| Run 7 | 4:35 | 4:18 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:15 | 3:46 |
| Run 8 | 6:31 | 6:29 |
| Wall balls | 6:47 | 5:49 |
| Roxzone | 9:00 | 9:01 |
| Finish | 1:19:37 | 1:19:37 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Rory | Niall | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:19:37 | 1:19:37 | level |
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