Brian vs James
USA · Open Men · 1 result Brian Birch
USA · Open Men · 1 result James Zackler
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Brian: New York 2026, Open Men · James: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Brian and James sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Brian: strongest on Pull (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 32%).James: strongest on Lunges (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 40%).
See the numbers
| Part | Brian: faster than | James: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 75% | 40% |
| Push | 32% | 64% |
| Pull | 87% | 66% |
| BBJ | 62% | 64% |
| Row | 67% | 55% |
| Carry | 70% | 63% |
| Lunges | 70% | 67% |
| Wall balls | 77% | 65% |
| Roxzone | 60% | 58% |
| Runs | 47% | 54% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Brian | James |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 75% | 40% |
| Sled push | 32% | 64% |
| Sled pull | 87% | 66% |
| Burpee broad jump | 62% | 64% |
| Row | 67% | 55% |
| Farmers carry | 70% | 63% |
| Sandbag lunges | 70% | 67% |
| Wall balls | 77% | 65% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 60% | 58% |
| Runs (8 km) | 47% | 54% |
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.Brian · New York 2026 · Open Men: 45:46 running, 34:52 at the stations and 6:23 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:02).Below, James · New York 2026 · Open Men: 44:11 running, 36:16 at the stations and 6:32 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:46).
See the numbers
| Part | Brian · New York 2026 · Open Men | James · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:24 | 5:03 |
| SkiErg | 4:22 | 4:42 |
| Run 2 | 5:09 | 4:38 |
| Sled push | 3:30 | 2:55 |
| Run 3 | 5:21 | 5:08 |
| Sled pull | 3:51 | 4:29 |
| Run 4 | 5:19 | 4:56 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:14 | 5:08 |
| Run 5 | 5:48 | 4:56 |
| Row | 4:47 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 6:14 | 8:28 |
| Farmers carry | 2:08 | 2:13 |
| Run 7 | 5:30 | 4:48 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:59 | 5:07 |
| Run 8 | 7:01 | 6:15 |
| Wall balls | 6:02 | 6:46 |
| Roxzone | 6:23 | 6:32 |
| Finish | 1:26:53 | 1:26:52 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Brian | James | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:26:53 | 1:26:52 | 0:01 · James faster |
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