Alex vs Nelson
GBR · Pro Men · 8 results Alex Holding
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Nelson Newbery
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Alex: Birmingham 2025, Open Men · Nelson: Riga 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Alex and Nelson sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Alex: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 66%).Nelson: strongest on Row (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 77%).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex: faster than | Nelson: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 79% | 98% |
| Push | 96% | 97% |
| Pull | 89% | 93% |
| BBJ | 89% | 91% |
| Row | 95% | 98% |
| Carry | 66% | 77% |
| Lunges | 83% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 84% | 88% |
| Roxzone | 97% | 92% |
| Runs | 94% | 95% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Alex | Nelson |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 79% | 98% |
| Sled push | 96% | 97% |
| Sled pull | 89% | 93% |
| Burpee broad jump | 89% | 91% |
| Row | 95% | 98% |
| Farmers carry | 66% | 77% |
| Sandbag lunges | 83% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 84% | 88% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 97% | 92% |
| Runs (8 km) | 94% | 95% |
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.Alex · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men: 31:51 running, 30:02 at the stations and 4:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:24).Below, Nelson · Riga 2026 · Open Men: 33:49 running, 27:04 at the stations and 3:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:49).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men | Nelson · Riga 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:37 | 4:44 |
| SkiErg | 4:17 | 4:04 |
| Run 2 | 3:49 | 3:43 |
| Sled push | 2:07 | 1:59 |
| Run 3 | 3:55 | 4:19 |
| Sled pull | 3:53 | 3:13 |
| Run 4 | 3:56 | 4:09 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:56 | 3:49 |
| Run 5 | 3:56 | 4:18 |
| Row | 4:19 | 4:07 |
| Run 6 | 3:51 | 4:12 |
| Farmers carry | 1:58 | 1:48 |
| Run 7 | 3:54 | 4:13 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:08 | 3:14 |
| Run 8 | 3:53 | 4:10 |
| Wall balls | 5:24 | 4:49 |
| Roxzone | 4:35 | 3:42 |
| Finish | 1:06:18 | 1:04:25 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Alex | Nelson | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Pro Men · 30 Oct 2026 | 1:09:38 | 1:09:38 | level |
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