Gary vs Sheldon
USA · Open Men · 5 results Gary Strauser
USA · Open Men · 1 result Sheldon Smith
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Gary: Phoenix 2026, Open Men · Sheldon: Phoenix 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Gary and Sheldon sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Gary: strongest on Row (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 47%).Sheldon: strongest on Carry (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 39%).
See the numbers
| Part | Gary: faster than | Sheldon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 75% | 58% |
| Push | 82% | 39% |
| Pull | 47% | 68% |
| BBJ | 80% | 45% |
| Row | 93% | 66% |
| Carry | 76% | 93% |
| Lunges | 63% | 48% |
| Wall balls | 72% | 60% |
| Roxzone | 52% | 63% |
| Runs | 59% | 70% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Gary | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 75% | 58% |
| Sled push | 82% | 39% |
| Sled pull | 47% | 68% |
| Burpee broad jump | 80% | 45% |
| Row | 93% | 66% |
| Farmers carry | 76% | 93% |
| Sandbag lunges | 63% | 48% |
| Wall balls | 72% | 60% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 52% | 63% |
| Runs (8 km) | 59% | 70% |
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.Gary · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 41:56 running, 32:50 at the stations and 7:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:50).Below, Sheldon · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 39:37 running, 35:52 at the stations and 6:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:28).
See the numbers
| Part | Gary · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men | Sheldon · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:54 | 4:10 |
| SkiErg | 4:19 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 4:48 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 2:27 | 3:07 |
| Run 3 | 5:11 | 5:17 |
| Sled pull | 4:38 | 4:08 |
| Run 4 | 5:14 | 5:12 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:28 | 5:54 |
| Run 5 | 5:37 | 5:00 |
| Row | 4:28 | 4:48 |
| Run 6 | 5:12 | 4:45 |
| Farmers carry | 1:48 | 1:33 |
| Run 7 | 5:15 | 5:14 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:52 | 5:27 |
| Run 8 | 5:45 | 5:14 |
| Wall balls | 5:50 | 6:28 |
| Roxzone | 7:00 | 6:21 |
| Finish | 1:21:38 | 1:21:41 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Gary | Sheldon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix 2026 Open Men · 30 Jan 2026 | 1:21:38 | 1:21:41 | 0:03 · Gary faster |
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