Desmond vs Jens
Desmond Hoffman
Jens Lovejus
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Desmond: Atlanta 2025, Open Men · Jens: Oslo 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Desmond and Jens sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Desmond: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 50%).Jens: strongest on Push (faster than 92% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 41%).
See the numbers
| Part | Desmond: faster than | Jens: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 62% | 76% |
| Push | 76% | 92% |
| Pull | 50% | 53% |
| BBJ | 91% | 73% |
| Row | 55% | 55% |
| Carry | 53% | 44% |
| Lunges | 89% | 41% |
| Wall balls | 95% | 59% |
| Roxzone | 71% | 50% |
| Runs | 52% | 52% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Desmond | Jens |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 62% | 76% |
| Sled push | 76% | 92% |
| Sled pull | 50% | 53% |
| Burpee broad jump | 91% | 73% |
| Row | 55% | 55% |
| Farmers carry | 53% | 44% |
| Sandbag lunges | 89% | 41% |
| Wall balls | 95% | 59% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 71% | 50% |
| Runs (8 km) | 52% | 52% |
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.Desmond · Atlanta 2025 · Open Men: 42:24 running, 31:44 at the stations and 7:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (5:24).Below, Jens · Oslo 2026 · Open Men: 42:18 running, 34:43 at the stations and 4:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:34).
See the numbers
| Part | Desmond · Atlanta 2025 · Open Men | Jens · Oslo 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:19 | 4:59 |
| SkiErg | 4:42 | 4:20 |
| Run 2 | 4:55 | 4:42 |
| Sled push | 2:34 | 2:20 |
| Run 3 | 5:55 | 5:16 |
| Sled pull | 5:24 | 4:27 |
| Run 4 | 5:30 | 5:16 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:49 | 4:38 |
| Run 5 | 5:34 | 5:18 |
| Row | 4:54 | 4:50 |
| Run 6 | 5:25 | 5:17 |
| Farmers carry | 2:05 | 2:11 |
| Run 7 | 5:18 | 5:12 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:49 | 5:24 |
| Run 8 | 5:27 | 6:18 |
| Wall balls | 4:27 | 6:34 |
| Roxzone | 7:45 | 4:57 |
| Finish | 1:21:43 | 1:21:49 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Desmond | Jens | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo 2026 Open Men · 25 Sep 2026 | 1:21:49 | 1:21:49 | level |
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