Paul vs Gareth
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Paul James
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Gareth Cooper-Prentice
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Gareth: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Gareth sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Push (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 14%).Gareth: strongest on Row (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 5%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Gareth: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 14% | 54% |
| Push | 91% | 5% |
| Pull | 59% | 22% |
| BBJ | 56% | 15% |
| Row | 22% | 76% |
| Carry | 20% | 68% |
| Lunges | 61% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 14% | 23% |
| Roxzone | 26% | 51% |
| Runs | 31% | 40% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Gareth |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 14% | 54% |
| Sled push | 91% | 5% |
| Sled pull | 59% | 22% |
| Burpee broad jump | 56% | 15% |
| Row | 22% | 76% |
| Farmers carry | 20% | 68% |
| Sandbag lunges | 61% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 14% | 23% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 26% | 51% |
| Runs (8 km) | 31% | 40% |
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.Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 45:37 running, 40:38 at the stations and 5:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:17) and the shortest the sled push (2:23).Below, Gareth · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 43:33 running, 43:47 at the stations and 3:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:54).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Gareth · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:04 | 5:00 |
| SkiErg | 4:59 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 5:11 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:23 | 4:41 |
| Run 3 | 5:23 | 4:53 |
| Sled pull | 4:09 | 5:17 |
| Run 4 | 5:32 | 4:48 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:34 | 8:08 |
| Run 5 | 5:38 | 5:04 |
| Row | 5:12 | 4:34 |
| Run 6 | 5:45 | 5:18 |
| Farmers carry | 3:24 | 2:27 |
| Run 7 | 5:15 | 8:09 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:40 | 5:14 |
| Run 8 | 6:49 | 5:47 |
| Wall balls | 10:17 | 8:54 |
| Roxzone | 5:00 | 3:56 |
| Finish | 1:31:12 | 1:31:13 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Gareth | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:31:12 | 1:31:13 | 0:01 · Paul faster |
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