Sam vs Nicholas
USA · Open Men · 3 results Sam Palumbo
USA · Open Men · 3 results Nicholas Larsen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Houston 2026, Open Men · Nicholas: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Nicholas sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Carry (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 37%).Nicholas: strongest on Pull (faster than 82% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 13%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Nicholas: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 81% | 13% |
| Push | 85% | 42% |
| Pull | 65% | 82% |
| BBJ | 60% | 60% |
| Row | 75% | 48% |
| Carry | 88% | 47% |
| Lunges | 37% | 70% |
| Wall balls | 73% | 73% |
| Roxzone | 46% | 78% |
| Runs | 52% | 45% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Nicholas |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 81% | 13% |
| Sled push | 85% | 42% |
| Sled pull | 65% | 82% |
| Burpee broad jump | 60% | 60% |
| Row | 75% | 48% |
| Farmers carry | 88% | 47% |
| Sandbag lunges | 37% | 70% |
| Wall balls | 73% | 73% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 46% | 78% |
| Runs (8 km) | 52% | 45% |
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 · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 43:58 running, 36:43 at the stations and 8:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:22).Below, Nicholas · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 45:32 running, 37:11 at the stations and 6:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:20).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Nicholas · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:15 | 6:01 |
| SkiErg | 4:24 | 5:09 |
| Run 2 | 5:02 | 5:41 |
| Sled push | 2:35 | 3:24 |
| Run 3 | 5:22 | 5:56 |
| Sled pull | 5:13 | 4:42 |
| Run 4 | 5:36 | 5:49 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:26 | 5:25 |
| Run 5 | 5:39 | 5:52 |
| Row | 4:44 | 5:02 |
| Run 6 | 5:40 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 1:46 | 2:18 |
| Run 7 | 5:44 | 5:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:13 | 4:51 |
| Run 8 | 5:40 | 5:33 |
| Wall balls | 6:22 | 6:20 |
| Roxzone | 8:36 | 6:35 |
| Finish | 1:29:08 | 1:29:11 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Nicholas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:29:08 | 1:29:11 | 0:03 · Sam faster |
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