John vs Paul
IRL · Open Men · 5 results John O'Shea
GBR · Open Men · 6 results Paul Kirkwood
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
John: Glasgow 2026, Open Men · Paul: Glasgow 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where John and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.John: strongest on Pull (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 25%).Paul: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 49%).
See the numbers
| Part | John: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 88% | 71% |
| Push | 92% | 49% |
| Pull | 96% | 80% |
| BBJ | 95% | 86% |
| Row | 93% | 84% |
| Carry | 75% | 59% |
| Lunges | 25% | 82% |
| Wall balls | 59% | 90% |
| Roxzone | 77% | 85% |
| Runs | 96% | 87% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | John | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 88% | 71% |
| Sled push | 92% | 49% |
| Sled pull | 96% | 80% |
| Burpee broad jump | 95% | 86% |
| Row | 93% | 84% |
| Farmers carry | 75% | 59% |
| Sandbag lunges | 25% | 82% |
| Wall balls | 59% | 90% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 77% | 85% |
| Runs (8 km) | 96% | 87% |
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.John · Glasgow 2026 · Open Men: 33:11 running, 32:31 at the stations and 3:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:45).Below, Paul · Glasgow 2026 · Open Men: 35:26 running, 30:38 at the stations and 3:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:57).
See the numbers
| Part | John · Glasgow 2026 · Open Men | Paul · Glasgow 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:01 | 4:23 |
| SkiErg | 4:14 | 4:22 |
| Run 2 | 3:55 | 4:11 |
| Sled push | 2:12 | 2:54 |
| Run 3 | 4:03 | 4:25 |
| Sled pull | 3:04 | 3:37 |
| Run 4 | 4:05 | 4:27 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:23 | 3:58 |
| Run 5 | 4:02 | 4:19 |
| Row | 4:27 | 4:35 |
| Run 6 | 4:09 | 4:19 |
| Farmers carry | 1:53 | 2:04 |
| Run 7 | 4:16 | 4:25 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:33 | 4:10 |
| Run 8 | 4:40 | 4:57 |
| Wall balls | 6:45 | 4:57 |
| Roxzone | 3:55 | 3:39 |
| Finish | 1:09:34 | 1:09:36 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | John | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow 2026 Open Men · 11 Mar 2026 | 1:09:34 | 1:09:36 | 0:02 · John faster |
| London ExCeL 2025 Open Men · 4 Dec 2025 | 1:10:13 | 1:09:44 | 0:29 · Paul faster |
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