Sam vs Matthew
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Sam Bowen
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Matthew Costar
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Birmingham 2025, Open Men · Matthew: London Olympia 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Ski (faster than 75% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 20%).Matthew: strongest on Carry (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 32%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 75% | 51% |
| Push | 32% | 94% |
| Pull | 51% | 97% |
| BBJ | 27% | 51% |
| Row | 30% | 65% |
| Carry | 66% | 98% |
| Lunges | 20% | 69% |
| Wall balls | 47% | 32% |
| Roxzone | 40% | 79% |
| Runs | 33% | 70% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 75% | 51% |
| Sled push | 32% | 94% |
| Sled pull | 51% | 97% |
| Burpee broad jump | 27% | 51% |
| Row | 30% | 65% |
| Farmers carry | 66% | 98% |
| Sandbag lunges | 20% | 69% |
| Wall balls | 47% | 32% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 40% | 79% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33% | 70% |
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.Sam · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men: 43:10 running, 40:59 at the stations and 7:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:30).Below, Matthew · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men: 37:57 running, 34:49 at the stations and 4:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:44).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men | Matthew · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:35 | 4:51 |
| SkiErg | 4:19 | 4:28 |
| Run 2 | 5:01 | 4:43 |
| Sled push | 3:46 | 2:14 |
| Run 3 | 5:16 | 4:26 |
| Sled pull | 5:00 | 3:01 |
| Run 4 | 5:23 | 4:26 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:49 | 5:33 |
| Run 5 | 5:29 | 4:37 |
| Row | 5:02 | 4:40 |
| Run 6 | 5:20 | 4:27 |
| Farmers carry | 1:58 | 1:33 |
| Run 7 | 5:19 | 4:23 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:35 | 4:36 |
| Run 8 | 5:47 | 6:04 |
| Wall balls | 7:30 | 8:44 |
| Roxzone | 7:08 | 4:53 |
| Finish | 1:31:10 | 1:17:31 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham 2025 Open Men · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:31:10 | 1:31:10 | level |
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