Karl vs Darren
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Karl Smith
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Darren Morgan
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Karl: Cardiff 2025, Open Men · Darren: Glasgow 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Karl and Darren 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%).Darren: strongest on Lunges (faster than 74% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 18%).
See the numbers
| Part | Karl: faster than | Darren: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 27% | 41% |
| Push | 74% | 18% |
| Pull | 25% | 56% |
| BBJ | 15% | 57% |
| Row | 49% | 72% |
| Carry | 36% | 30% |
| Lunges | 8% | 74% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 46% |
| Roxzone | 22% | 51% |
| Runs | 22% | 58% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Karl | Darren |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 27% | 41% |
| Sled push | 74% | 18% |
| Sled pull | 25% | 56% |
| Burpee broad jump | 15% | 57% |
| Row | 49% | 72% |
| Farmers carry | 36% | 30% |
| Sandbag lunges | 8% | 74% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 46% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 22% | 51% |
| Runs (8 km) | 22% | 58% |
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, Darren · Glasgow 2026 · Open Men: 40:28 running, 36:45 at the stations and 4:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:35).
See the numbers
| Part | Karl · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men | Darren · Glasgow 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:16 | 5:06 |
| SkiErg | 4:44 | 4:36 |
| Run 2 | 5:04 | 4:54 |
| Sled push | 2:40 | 3:33 |
| Run 3 | 5:42 | 5:00 |
| Sled pull | 5:31 | 4:10 |
| Run 4 | 5:30 | 5:03 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:06 | 5:13 |
| Run 5 | 5:40 | 4:58 |
| Row | 4:48 | 4:43 |
| Run 6 | 5:41 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:18 | 2:29 |
| Run 7 | 5:38 | 4:56 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:01 | 4:26 |
| Run 8 | 7:04 | 5:38 |
| Wall balls | 11:20 | 7:35 |
| Roxzone | 6:08 | 4:55 |
| Finish | 1:38:11 | 1:22:01 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Karl | Darren | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2025 Open Men · 30 May 2025 | 1:38:11 | 1:38:09 | 0:02 · Darren faster |
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