Merlin vs Derek
FRA · Open Men · 4 results Merlin Egalite
USA · Open Men · 3 results Derek Drotman
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Merlin: Rotterdam 2026, Open Men · Derek: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Merlin and Derek sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Merlin: strongest on BBJ (faster than 83% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 21%).Derek: strongest on Runs (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Merlin: faster than | Derek: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 21% | 68% |
| Push | 22% | 22% |
| Pull | 34% | 40% |
| BBJ | 83% | 45% |
| Row | 40% | 63% |
| Carry | 79% | 67% |
| Lunges | 71% | 21% |
| Wall balls | 78% | 47% |
| Roxzone | 54% | 69% |
| Runs | 72% | 76% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Merlin | Derek |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 21% | 68% |
| Sled push | 22% | 22% |
| Sled pull | 34% | 40% |
| Burpee broad jump | 83% | 45% |
| Row | 40% | 63% |
| Farmers carry | 79% | 67% |
| Sandbag lunges | 71% | 21% |
| Wall balls | 78% | 47% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 54% | 69% |
| Runs (8 km) | 72% | 76% |
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.Merlin · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men: 37:58 running, 34:43 at the stations and 6:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:47).Below, Derek · New York 2026 · Open Men: 40:05 running, 41:34 at the stations and 5:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:52).
See the numbers
| Part | Merlin · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men | Derek · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:05 | 4:35 |
| SkiErg | 5:02 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 3:53 | 4:28 |
| Sled push | 3:15 | 3:46 |
| Run 3 | 4:48 | 5:05 |
| Sled pull | 4:59 | 5:15 |
| Run 4 | 5:03 | 5:12 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:20 | 5:58 |
| Run 5 | 4:50 | 4:53 |
| Row | 4:57 | 4:50 |
| Run 6 | 4:34 | 4:56 |
| Farmers carry | 1:51 | 2:10 |
| Run 7 | 5:11 | 4:44 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:33 | 7:17 |
| Run 8 | 5:34 | 6:13 |
| Wall balls | 5:47 | 7:52 |
| Roxzone | 6:44 | 5:53 |
| Finish | 1:19:17 | 1:27:25 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Merlin | Derek | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:27:25 | 1:27:25 | level |
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