David vs Rob
GBR · Open Men · 5 results David Forbes
GBR · Open Men · 8 results Rob Francis
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
David: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Rob: London Olympia 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where David and Rob sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.David: strongest on Push (faster than 75% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 32%).Rob: strongest on Carry (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 54%).
See the numbers
| Part | David: faster than | Rob: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 60% | 84% |
| Push | 75% | 54% |
| Pull | 35% | 67% |
| BBJ | 54% | 90% |
| Row | 60% | 88% |
| Carry | 62% | 94% |
| Lunges | 32% | 82% |
| Wall balls | 51% | 80% |
| Roxzone | 47% | 80% |
| Runs | 67% | 74% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | David | Rob |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 60% | 84% |
| Sled push | 75% | 54% |
| Sled pull | 35% | 67% |
| Burpee broad jump | 54% | 90% |
| Row | 60% | 88% |
| Farmers carry | 62% | 94% |
| Sandbag lunges | 32% | 82% |
| Wall balls | 51% | 80% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 47% | 80% |
| Runs (8 km) | 67% | 74% |
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.David · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 36:48 running, 37:28 at the stations and 6:34 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:02).Below, Rob · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men: 37:22 running, 30:47 at the stations and 4:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:38).
See the numbers
| Part | David · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Rob · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:36 | 4:42 |
| SkiErg | 4:29 | 4:12 |
| Run 2 | 4:08 | 4:25 |
| Sled push | 2:57 | 2:53 |
| Run 3 | 4:23 | 4:29 |
| Sled pull | 5:04 | 3:58 |
| Run 4 | 4:33 | 4:25 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:24 | 3:53 |
| Run 5 | 4:55 | 4:25 |
| Row | 4:43 | 4:25 |
| Run 6 | 4:40 | 4:27 |
| Farmers carry | 1:59 | 1:39 |
| Run 7 | 4:36 | 4:27 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:50 | 4:09 |
| Run 8 | 4:57 | 6:02 |
| Wall balls | 7:02 | 5:38 |
| Roxzone | 6:34 | 4:51 |
| Finish | 1:20:40 | 1:12:54 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | David | Rob | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 31 Oct 2026 | 1:20:40 | 1:20:41 | 0:01 · David faster |
| Birmingham 2025 Open Men · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:34:46 | 1:15:07 | 19:39 · Rob faster |
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