Sam vs Kemal
GBR · Open Men · 6 results Sam Payne
TUR · Open Men · 1 result Kemal Cihan Şimşek
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Istanbul 2026, Open Men · Kemal: Istanbul 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Kemal sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Ski (faster than 63% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 5%).Kemal: strongest on Lunges (faster than 51% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Kemal: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 63% | 19% |
| Push | 36% | 22% |
| Pull | 9% | 10% |
| BBJ | 10% | 14% |
| Row | 14% | 22% |
| Carry | 41% | 39% |
| Lunges | 36% | 51% |
| Wall balls | 5% | 49% |
| Roxzone | 20% | 14% |
| Runs | 41% | 23% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Kemal |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 63% | 19% |
| Sled push | 36% | 22% |
| Sled pull | 9% | 10% |
| Burpee broad jump | 10% | 14% |
| Row | 14% | 22% |
| Farmers carry | 41% | 39% |
| Sandbag lunges | 36% | 51% |
| Wall balls | 5% | 49% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 20% | 14% |
| Runs (8 km) | 41% | 23% |
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.Sam · Istanbul 2026 · Open Men: 41:42 running, 50:15 at the stations and 12:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (13:11).Below, Kemal · Istanbul 2026 · Open Men: 46:40 running, 43:42 at the stations and 13:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (8:00).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Istanbul 2026 · Open Men | Kemal · Istanbul 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:18 | 6:41 |
| SkiErg | 4:27 | 4:53 |
| Run 2 | 4:49 | 5:22 |
| Sled push | 3:15 | 3:38 |
| Run 3 | 5:24 | 5:39 |
| Sled pull | 7:09 | 7:04 |
| Run 4 | 5:08 | 5:44 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:28 | 8:00 |
| Run 5 | 4:55 | 5:47 |
| Row | 5:24 | 5:13 |
| Run 6 | 4:59 | 5:30 |
| Farmers carry | 2:30 | 2:31 |
| Run 7 | 4:59 | 5:23 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:51 | 5:17 |
| Run 8 | 6:10 | 6:35 |
| Wall balls | 13:11 | 7:06 |
| Roxzone | 12:28 | 13:45 |
| Finish | 1:44:16 | 1:44:00 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Kemal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul 2026 Open Men · 13 Feb 2026 | 1:44:16 | 1:44:00 | 0:16 · Kemal faster |
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