Marvin vs Palema
Marvin Tapia
Palema Roberts
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Marvin: Washington DC 2026, Open Men · Palema: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Marvin and Palema sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Marvin: strongest on Row (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 44%).Palema: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 40%).
See the numbers
| Part | Marvin: faster than | Palema: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 77% | 90% |
| Push | 58% | 60% |
| Pull | 52% | 73% |
| BBJ | 65% | 83% |
| Row | 85% | 90% |
| Carry | 59% | 45% |
| Lunges | 44% | 75% |
| Wall balls | 62% | 91% |
| Roxzone | 72% | 40% |
| Runs | 79% | 65% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Marvin | Palema |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 77% | 90% |
| Sled push | 58% | 60% |
| Sled pull | 52% | 73% |
| Burpee broad jump | 65% | 83% |
| Row | 85% | 90% |
| Farmers carry | 59% | 45% |
| Sandbag lunges | 44% | 75% |
| Wall balls | 62% | 91% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 72% | 40% |
| Runs (8 km) | 79% | 65% |
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.Marvin · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 37:32 running, 37:23 at the stations and 7:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:01).Below, Palema · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 40:20 running, 32:28 at the stations and 9:22 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:00).
See the numbers
| Part | Marvin · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men | Palema · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:01 | 3:55 |
| SkiErg | 4:29 | 4:19 |
| Run 2 | 4:52 | 5:05 |
| Sled push | 3:00 | 2:58 |
| Run 3 | 4:53 | 5:17 |
| Sled pull | 4:58 | 4:22 |
| Run 4 | 4:44 | 5:11 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:16 | 4:20 |
| Run 5 | 5:02 | 5:18 |
| Row | 4:37 | 4:33 |
| Run 6 | 4:49 | 5:18 |
| Farmers carry | 2:02 | 2:11 |
| Run 7 | 4:53 | 5:02 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:00 | 4:45 |
| Run 8 | 4:18 | 5:15 |
| Wall balls | 7:01 | 5:00 |
| Roxzone | 7:12 | 9:22 |
| Finish | 1:21:58 | 1:22:02 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Marvin | Palema | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:21:58 | 1:22:02 | 0:04 · Marvin faster |
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