Karl vs Kris
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Karl Smith
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Kris Starynskyj
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Karl: Cardiff 2025, Open Men · Kris: Cardiff 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Karl and Kris sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Karl: strongest on Push (faster than 74% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 8%).Kris: strongest on Ski (faster than 64% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Karl: faster than | Kris: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 27% | 64% |
| Push | 74% | 28% |
| Pull | 25% | 59% |
| BBJ | 15% | 16% |
| Row | 49% | 10% |
| Carry | 36% | 14% |
| Lunges | 8% | 11% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 48% |
| Roxzone | 22% | 3% |
| Runs | 22% | 16% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Karl | Kris |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 27% | 64% |
| Sled push | 74% | 28% |
| Sled pull | 25% | 59% |
| Burpee broad jump | 15% | 16% |
| Row | 49% | 10% |
| Farmers carry | 36% | 14% |
| Sandbag lunges | 8% | 11% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 48% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 22% | 3% |
| Runs (8 km) | 22% | 16% |
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.Karl · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men: 45:35 running, 46:28 at the stations and 6:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:20).Below, Kris · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men: 47:26 running, 41:50 at the stations and 8:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:57).
See the numbers
| Part | Karl · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men | Kris · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:16 | 5:32 |
| SkiErg | 4:44 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 5:04 | 5:10 |
| Sled push | 2:40 | 3:20 |
| Run 3 | 5:42 | 5:23 |
| Sled pull | 5:31 | 4:30 |
| Run 4 | 5:30 | 6:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:06 | 7:57 |
| Run 5 | 5:40 | 5:59 |
| Row | 4:48 | 5:24 |
| Run 6 | 5:41 | 5:47 |
| Farmers carry | 2:18 | 2:48 |
| Run 7 | 5:38 | 5:52 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:01 | 6:38 |
| Run 8 | 7:04 | 7:38 |
| Wall balls | 11:20 | 6:47 |
| Roxzone | 6:08 | 8:55 |
| Finish | 1:38:11 | 1:38:13 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Karl | Kris | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2025 Open Men · 30 May 2025 | 1:38:11 | 1:38:13 | 0:02 · Karl faster |
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