Benjamin vs Merlin
USA · Open Men · 3 results Benjamin Smith
FRA · Open Men · 4 results Merlin Egalite
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Benjamin: Dallas 2025, Open Men · Merlin: Rotterdam 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Benjamin and Merlin sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Benjamin: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 31%).Merlin: strongest on BBJ (faster than 83% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Benjamin: faster than | Merlin: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 36% | 21% |
| Push | 69% | 22% |
| Pull | 81% | 34% |
| BBJ | 45% | 83% |
| Row | 37% | 40% |
| Carry | 58% | 79% |
| Lunges | 31% | 71% |
| Wall balls | 85% | 78% |
| Roxzone | 39% | 54% |
| Runs | 67% | 72% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Benjamin | Merlin |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 36% | 21% |
| Sled push | 69% | 22% |
| Sled pull | 81% | 34% |
| Burpee broad jump | 45% | 83% |
| Row | 37% | 40% |
| Farmers carry | 58% | 79% |
| Sandbag lunges | 31% | 71% |
| Wall balls | 85% | 78% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 39% | 54% |
| Runs (8 km) | 67% | 72% |
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.Benjamin · Dallas 2025 · Open Men: 41:37 running, 36:05 at the stations and 7:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (6:03).Below, Merlin · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men: 37:58 running, 34:43 at the stations and 6:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:47).
See the numbers
| Part | Benjamin · Dallas 2025 · Open Men | Merlin · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:34 | 4:05 |
| SkiErg | 4:35 | 5:02 |
| Run 2 | 4:45 | 3:53 |
| Sled push | 2:39 | 3:15 |
| Run 3 | 5:05 | 4:48 |
| Sled pull | 4:12 | 4:59 |
| Run 4 | 5:00 | 5:03 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:51 | 4:20 |
| Run 5 | 5:27 | 4:50 |
| Row | 5:23 | 4:57 |
| Run 6 | 5:04 | 4:34 |
| Farmers carry | 2:00 | 1:51 |
| Run 7 | 5:15 | 5:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:03 | 4:33 |
| Run 8 | 5:27 | 5:34 |
| Wall balls | 5:23 | 5:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:11 | 6:44 |
| Finish | 1:24:47 | 1:19:17 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Benjamin | Merlin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:27:28 | 1:27:25 | 0:03 · Merlin faster |
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