Russell vs Marek
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Russell McCarthy
SVK · Open Men · 5 results Marek Rechtorik
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Russell: Athens 2026, Open Men · Marek: Verona 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Russell and Marek sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Russell: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 24%).Marek: strongest on Push (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 51%).
See the numbers
| Part | Russell: faster than | Marek: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 49% | 82% |
| Push | 35% | 93% |
| Pull | 51% | 91% |
| BBJ | 66% | 87% |
| Row | 43% | 83% |
| Carry | 24% | 83% |
| Lunges | 31% | 83% |
| Wall balls | 67% | 73% |
| Roxzone | 50% | 51% |
| Runs | 59% | 53% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Russell | Marek |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 49% | 82% |
| Sled push | 35% | 93% |
| Sled pull | 51% | 91% |
| Burpee broad jump | 66% | 87% |
| Row | 43% | 83% |
| Farmers carry | 24% | 83% |
| Sandbag lunges | 31% | 83% |
| Wall balls | 67% | 73% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 50% | 51% |
| Runs (8 km) | 59% | 53% |
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.Russell · Athens 2026 · Open Men: 38:25 running, 35:42 at the stations and 7:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (5:44).Below, Marek · Verona 2025 · Open Men: 40:10 running, 30:02 at the stations and 6:47 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:31).
See the numbers
| Part | Russell · Athens 2026 · Open Men | Marek · Verona 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:23 | 4:52 |
| SkiErg | 4:28 | 4:16 |
| Run 2 | 4:30 | 4:29 |
| Sled push | 3:07 | 2:17 |
| Run 3 | 4:42 | 4:46 |
| Sled pull | 4:41 | 3:40 |
| Run 4 | 4:53 | 5:08 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:46 | 3:50 |
| Run 5 | 4:51 | 5:31 |
| Row | 4:49 | 4:28 |
| Run 6 | 4:36 | 5:01 |
| Farmers carry | 2:32 | 1:46 |
| Run 7 | 4:43 | 5:00 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:44 | 4:14 |
| Run 8 | 4:47 | 5:23 |
| Wall balls | 5:35 | 5:31 |
| Roxzone | 7:19 | 6:47 |
| Finish | 1:21:18 | 1:16:52 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Russell | Marek | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens 2026 Open Men · 5 Sep 2026 | 1:21:18 | 1:21:12 | 0:06 · Marek faster |
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