James vs Simon
AUS · Open Men · 3 results James Gates
AUS · Open Men · 4 results Simon Donaldson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Brisbane 2026, Open Men · Simon: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Simon sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Ski (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 6%).Simon: strongest on Row (faster than 50% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 16%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Simon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 54% | 21% |
| Push | 16% | 41% |
| Pull | 14% | 36% |
| BBJ | 28% | 44% |
| Row | 41% | 50% |
| Carry | 15% | 19% |
| Lunges | 10% | 50% |
| Wall balls | 6% | 16% |
| Roxzone | 29% | 39% |
| Runs | 32% | 26% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 54% | 21% |
| Sled push | 16% | 41% |
| Sled pull | 14% | 36% |
| Burpee broad jump | 28% | 44% |
| Row | 41% | 50% |
| Farmers carry | 15% | 19% |
| Sandbag lunges | 10% | 50% |
| Wall balls | 6% | 16% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 29% | 39% |
| Runs (8 km) | 32% | 26% |
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.James · Brisbane 2026 · Open Men: 43:10 running, 47:43 at the stations and 9:16 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:58).Below, Simon · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 44:40 running, 41:35 at the stations and 9:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:15).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Brisbane 2026 · Open Men | Simon · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:12 | 4:41 |
| SkiErg | 4:23 | 4:44 |
| Run 2 | 4:35 | 4:54 |
| Sled push | 3:50 | 2:45 |
| Run 3 | 5:41 | 5:11 |
| Sled pull | 6:08 | 4:53 |
| Run 4 | 5:26 | 5:25 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:37 | 6:00 |
| Run 5 | 5:36 | 5:37 |
| Row | 4:49 | 4:45 |
| Run 6 | 5:35 | 5:26 |
| Farmers carry | 2:39 | 2:38 |
| Run 7 | 5:44 | 5:51 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:19 | 5:36 |
| Run 8 | 6:22 | 7:35 |
| Wall balls | 11:58 | 10:15 |
| Roxzone | 9:16 | 9:09 |
| Finish | 1:40:03 | 1:35:18 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | James | Simon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane 2026 Open Men · 9 Apr 2026 | 1:40:03 | 1:39:59 | 0:04 · Simon faster |
| Melbourne 2024 Open Men · 28 Jun 2024 | 1:41:41 | 1:41:54 | 0:13 · James faster |
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