David vs Alain
GBR · Open Men · 2 results David Friend
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Alain Thomas
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
David: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Alain: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where David and Alain sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.David: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 53% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 18%).Alain: strongest on Pull (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 14%).
See the numbers
| Part | David: faster than | Alain: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 43% | 19% |
| Push | 18% | 75% |
| Pull | 36% | 90% |
| BBJ | 18% | 32% |
| Row | 31% | 27% |
| Carry | 23% | 57% |
| Lunges | 29% | 65% |
| Wall balls | 36% | 63% |
| Roxzone | 53% | 27% |
| Runs | 33% | 14% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | David | Alain |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 43% | 19% |
| Sled push | 18% | 75% |
| Sled pull | 36% | 90% |
| Burpee broad jump | 18% | 32% |
| Row | 31% | 27% |
| Farmers carry | 23% | 57% |
| Sandbag lunges | 29% | 65% |
| Wall balls | 36% | 63% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 53% | 27% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33% | 14% |
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 · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 45:13 running, 43:05 at the stations and 3:52 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:52).Below, Alain · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 51:08 running, 36:05 at the stations and 4:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:45).
See the numbers
| Part | David · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Alain · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:25 | 5:50 |
| SkiErg | 4:38 | 4:54 |
| Run 2 | 5:33 | 6:55 |
| Sled push | 3:49 | 2:42 |
| Run 3 | 6:14 | 5:38 |
| Sled pull | 4:46 | 3:23 |
| Run 4 | 6:09 | 5:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:52 | 6:45 |
| Run 5 | 8:05 | 6:33 |
| Row | 5:03 | 5:07 |
| Run 6 | 4:50 | 6:47 |
| Farmers carry | 3:18 | 2:36 |
| Run 7 | 4:24 | 6:05 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:52 | 4:33 |
| Run 8 | 5:33 | 7:28 |
| Wall balls | 7:46 | 6:05 |
| Roxzone | 3:52 | 4:57 |
| Finish | 1:32:06 | 1:32:08 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | David | Alain | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:32:06 | 1:32:08 | 0:02 · David faster |
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