Matt vs Russell
USA · Open Men · 1 result Matt Welch
USA · Open Men · 3 results Russell Clay
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Matt: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men · Russell: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men
no splitRowCarryLungesWall ballsRoxzoneRuns
This chart shows where Matt and Russell sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Matt: strongest on Lunges (faster than 81% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 10%).Russell: strongest on Carry (faster than 81% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 26%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matt: faster than | Russell: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 38% | 67% |
| Push | 40% | 50% |
| Pull | 18% | 59% |
| BBJ | no split | 29% |
| Row | 77% | 26% |
| Carry | 64% | 81% |
| Lunges | 81% | 47% |
| Wall balls | 75% | 44% |
| Roxzone | 10% | 57% |
| Runs | 33% | 45% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Matt | Russell |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 38% | 67% |
| Sled push | 40% | 50% |
| Sled pull | 18% | 59% |
| Burpee broad jump | — | 29% |
| Row | 77% | 26% |
| Farmers carry | 64% | 81% |
| Sandbag lunges | 81% | 47% |
| Wall balls | 75% | 44% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 10% | 57% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33% | 45% |
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 · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 48:18 running, 32:09 at the stations and 15:34 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:27).Below, Russell · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 45:31 running, 41:16 at the stations and 9:29 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:37).
See the numbers
| Part | Matt · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men | Russell · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:39 | 3:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:50 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 6:00 | 5:17 |
| Sled push | 3:18 | 3:03 |
| Run 3 | 6:42 | 5:47 |
| Sled pull | 6:21 | 4:47 |
| Run 4 | 6:29 | 5:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | — | 7:17 |
| Run 5 | 6:30 | 5:48 |
| Row | 4:46 | 5:25 |
| Run 6 | 6:15 | 6:08 |
| Farmers carry | 2:00 | 1:49 |
| Run 7 | 6:10 | 6:31 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:27 | 5:43 |
| Run 8 | 6:33 | 6:56 |
| Wall balls | 6:27 | 8:37 |
| Roxzone | 15:34 | 9:29 |
| Finish | 1:35:59 | 1:36:09 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Matt | Russell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City 2026 Open Men · 18 Sep 2026 | 1:35:59 | 1:36:09 | 0:10 · Matt faster |
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