Stephen vs Brian
USA · Open Men · 2 results Stephen McGowan
USA · Open Men · 1 result Brian Smasal
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Stephen: Houston 2026, Open Men · Brian: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Stephen and Brian sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Stephen: strongest on Pull (faster than 57% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 3%).Brian: strongest on Push (faster than 58% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 2%).
See the numbers
| Part | Stephen: faster than | Brian: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 9% | 26% |
| Push | 24% | 58% |
| Pull | 57% | 31% |
| BBJ | 8% | 6% |
| Row | 14% | 6% |
| Carry | 54% | 55% |
| Lunges | 3% | 13% |
| Wall balls | 14% | 22% |
| Roxzone | 22% | 2% |
| Runs | 7% | 9% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Stephen | Brian |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 9% | 26% |
| Sled push | 24% | 58% |
| Sled pull | 57% | 31% |
| Burpee broad jump | 8% | 6% |
| Row | 14% | 6% |
| Farmers carry | 54% | 55% |
| Sandbag lunges | 3% | 13% |
| Wall balls | 14% | 22% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 22% | 2% |
| Runs (8 km) | 7% | 9% |
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.Stephen · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 1:04:16 running, 54:50 at the stations and 10:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:55).Below, Brian · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 1:01:49 running, 50:58 at the stations and 16:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:24).
See the numbers
| Part | Stephen · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Brian · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:33 | 7:01 |
| SkiErg | 5:18 | 4:56 |
| Run 2 | 7:19 | 6:24 |
| Sled push | 3:59 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 7:45 | 7:35 |
| Sled pull | 5:30 | 6:28 |
| Run 4 | 7:53 | 7:38 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:40 | 10:00 |
| Run 5 | 8:20 | 8:27 |
| Row | 5:38 | 6:01 |
| Run 6 | 8:00 | 8:10 |
| Farmers carry | 2:13 | 2:12 |
| Run 7 | 8:32 | 7:23 |
| Sandbag lunges | 10:37 | 7:52 |
| Run 8 | 8:54 | 9:11 |
| Wall balls | 11:55 | 10:24 |
| Roxzone | 10:43 | 16:43 |
| Finish | 2:09:40 | 2:09:23 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Stephen | Brian | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 2:09:40 | 2:09:23 | 0:17 · Brian faster |
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