Herman vs Alex
NED · Open Men · 5 results Herman Shao
NED · Open Men · 2 results Alex van der Linden
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Herman: Heerenveen 2026, Open Men · Alex: Heerenveen 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Herman and Alex sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Herman: strongest on BBJ (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 30%).Alex: strongest on Pull (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 24%).
See the numbers
| Part | Herman: faster than | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 88% | 70% |
| Push | 65% | 79% |
| Pull | 64% | 97% |
| BBJ | 88% | 24% |
| Row | 71% | 58% |
| Carry | 40% | 85% |
| Lunges | 71% | 33% |
| Wall balls | 64% | 56% |
| Roxzone | 30% | 46% |
| Runs | 34% | 49% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Herman | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 88% | 70% |
| Sled push | 65% | 79% |
| Sled pull | 64% | 97% |
| Burpee broad jump | 88% | 24% |
| Row | 71% | 58% |
| Farmers carry | 40% | 85% |
| Sandbag lunges | 71% | 33% |
| Wall balls | 64% | 56% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 30% | 46% |
| Runs (8 km) | 34% | 49% |
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.Herman · Heerenveen 2026 · Open Men: 42:28 running, 31:43 at the stations and 8:52 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:05).Below, Alex · Heerenveen 2026 · Open Men: 40:18 running, 34:43 at the stations and 8:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:52).
See the numbers
| Part | Herman · Heerenveen 2026 · Open Men | Alex · Heerenveen 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:42 | 4:25 |
| SkiErg | 4:10 | 4:18 |
| Run 2 | 4:43 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:34 | 2:22 |
| Run 3 | 5:12 | 4:58 |
| Sled pull | 3:51 | 2:56 |
| Run 4 | 5:13 | 5:09 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:04 | 6:52 |
| Run 5 | 5:20 | 5:19 |
| Row | 4:35 | 4:41 |
| Run 6 | 5:14 | 5:02 |
| Farmers carry | 2:09 | 1:42 |
| Run 7 | 5:41 | 5:01 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:15 | 5:25 |
| Run 8 | 6:23 | 5:49 |
| Wall balls | 6:05 | 6:27 |
| Roxzone | 8:52 | 8:01 |
| Finish | 1:22:53 | 1:22:54 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Herman | Alex | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heerenveen 2026 Open Men · 17 May 2026 | 1:22:53 | 1:22:54 | 0:01 · Herman faster |
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