Paul vs Mark
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Paul McVittie
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Mark Thomas
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Mark: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Mark sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Carry (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 30%).Mark: strongest on Push (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 22%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Mark: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 30% | 22% |
| Push | 83% | 76% |
| Pull | 81% | 54% |
| BBJ | 78% | 38% |
| Row | 56% | 29% |
| Carry | 91% | 49% |
| Lunges | 59% | 56% |
| Wall balls | 52% | 55% |
| Roxzone | 39% | 37% |
| Runs | 41% | 63% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 30% | 22% |
| Sled push | 83% | 76% |
| Sled pull | 81% | 54% |
| Burpee broad jump | 78% | 38% |
| Row | 56% | 29% |
| Farmers carry | 91% | 49% |
| Sandbag lunges | 59% | 56% |
| Wall balls | 52% | 55% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 39% | 37% |
| Runs (8 km) | 41% | 63% |
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.Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 43:23 running, 33:50 at the stations and 4:23 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:40).Below, Mark · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 39:44 running, 37:23 at the stations and 4:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:32) and the shortest the sled push (2:41).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Mark · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:19 | 5:16 |
| SkiErg | 4:45 | 4:51 |
| Run 2 | 4:49 | 6:18 |
| Sled push | 2:34 | 2:41 |
| Run 3 | 5:06 | 4:47 |
| Sled pull | 3:38 | 4:17 |
| Run 4 | 5:14 | 4:34 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:39 | 6:23 |
| Run 5 | 5:29 | 4:41 |
| Row | 4:46 | 5:05 |
| Run 6 | 5:40 | 4:41 |
| Farmers carry | 2:03 | 2:44 |
| Run 7 | 5:07 | 4:18 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:45 | 4:51 |
| Run 8 | 6:39 | 5:09 |
| Wall balls | 6:40 | 6:32 |
| Roxzone | 4:23 | 4:28 |
| Finish | 1:21:33 | 1:21:34 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Mark | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:21:33 | 1:21:34 | 0:01 · Paul faster |
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