Mark vs Dempsey
CAN · Open Men · 3 results Mark Nikiforov
CAN · Open Men · 4 results Dempsey Cruz
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Mark: Ottawa 2026, Open Men · Dempsey: Toronto 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Mark and Dempsey sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Mark: strongest on BBJ (faster than 92% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 20%).Dempsey: strongest on Carry (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 18%).
See the numbers
| Part | Mark: faster than | Dempsey: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 20% | 35% |
| Push | 54% | 75% |
| Pull | 75% | 38% |
| BBJ | 92% | 63% |
| Row | 55% | 76% |
| Carry | 69% | 80% |
| Lunges | 72% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 90% | 18% |
| Roxzone | 58% | 47% |
| Runs | 64% | 75% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Mark | Dempsey |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 20% | 35% |
| Sled push | 54% | 75% |
| Sled pull | 75% | 38% |
| Burpee broad jump | 92% | 63% |
| Row | 55% | 76% |
| Farmers carry | 69% | 80% |
| Sandbag lunges | 72% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 90% | 18% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 58% | 47% |
| Runs (8 km) | 64% | 75% |
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.Mark · Ottawa 2026 · Open Men: 42:25 running, 33:07 at the stations and 6:13 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:07).Below, Dempsey · Toronto 2026 · Open Men: 41:04 running, 43:08 at the stations and 6:07 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:02).
See the numbers
| Part | Mark · Ottawa 2026 · Open Men | Dempsey · Toronto 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:48 | 5:23 |
| SkiErg | 4:53 | 4:59 |
| Run 2 | 5:12 | 4:59 |
| Sled push | 3:08 | 2:56 |
| Run 3 | 5:16 | 5:05 |
| Sled pull | 4:24 | 5:28 |
| Run 4 | 5:18 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:55 | 5:20 |
| Run 5 | 5:06 | 5:07 |
| Row | 4:48 | 4:42 |
| Run 6 | 5:00 | 5:20 |
| Farmers carry | 2:02 | 1:49 |
| Run 7 | 5:07 | 5:24 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:50 | 5:53 |
| Run 8 | 5:38 | 4:40 |
| Wall balls | 5:07 | 12:02 |
| Roxzone | 6:13 | 6:07 |
| Finish | 1:21:36 | 1:30:11 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Mark | Dempsey | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto 2026 Open Men · 1 Oct 2026 | 1:30:15 | 1:30:11 | 0:04 · Dempsey faster |
| Ottawa 2026 Open Men · 14 May 2026 | 1:21:36 | 1:31:33 | 9:57 · Mark faster |
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