Thomas vs Josh
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Thomas Sheils
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Josh Downie
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Thomas: Birmingham 2024, Open Men · Josh: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Thomas and Josh sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Thomas: strongest on BBJ (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 24%).Josh: strongest on Lunges (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 15%).
See the numbers
| Part | Thomas: faster than | Josh: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 41% | 69% |
| Push | 42% | 66% |
| Pull | 32% | 15% |
| BBJ | 90% | 70% |
| Row | 24% | 26% |
| Carry | 52% | 39% |
| Lunges | 86% | 88% |
| Wall balls | 56% | 27% |
| Roxzone | 28% | 42% |
| Runs | 33% | 35% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Thomas | Josh |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 41% | 69% |
| Sled push | 42% | 66% |
| Sled pull | 32% | 15% |
| Burpee broad jump | 90% | 70% |
| Row | 24% | 26% |
| Farmers carry | 52% | 39% |
| Sandbag lunges | 86% | 88% |
| Wall balls | 56% | 27% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 28% | 42% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33% | 35% |
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.Thomas · Birmingham 2024 · Open Men: 43:34 running, 34:22 at the stations and 8:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:25).Below, Josh · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 44:44 running, 38:13 at the stations and 4:14 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:30) and the shortest the sled push (2:51).
See the numbers
| Part | Thomas · Birmingham 2024 · Open Men | Josh · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 9:57 | 4:39 |
| SkiErg | 4:28 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 4:39 | 4:43 |
| Sled push | 2:58 | 2:51 |
| Run 3 | 4:52 | 6:27 |
| Sled pull | 5:26 | 5:38 |
| Run 4 | 4:48 | 5:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:59 | 4:59 |
| Run 5 | 4:54 | 6:17 |
| Row | 5:05 | 5:08 |
| Run 6 | 4:38 | 5:23 |
| Farmers carry | 2:06 | 2:55 |
| Run 7 | 4:38 | 4:51 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:55 | 3:47 |
| Run 8 | 5:08 | 6:38 |
| Wall balls | 6:25 | 8:30 |
| Roxzone | 8:53 | 4:14 |
| Finish | 1:26:38 | 1:27:09 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Thomas | Josh | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:27:10 | 1:27:09 | 0:01 · Josh faster |
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