Marcus vs Sam
USA · Open Men · 3 results Marcus Rodriguez
USA · Open Men · 3 results Sam Palumbo
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Marcus: Houston 2026, Open Men · Sam: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Marcus and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Marcus: strongest on Runs (faster than 74% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 30%).Sam: strongest on Carry (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 37%).
See the numbers
| Part | Marcus: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 47% | 81% |
| Push | 30% | 85% |
| Pull | 42% | 65% |
| BBJ | 54% | 60% |
| Row | 52% | 75% |
| Carry | 43% | 88% |
| Lunges | 56% | 37% |
| Wall balls | 40% | 73% |
| Roxzone | 45% | 46% |
| Runs | 74% | 52% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Marcus | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 47% | 81% |
| Sled push | 30% | 85% |
| Sled pull | 42% | 65% |
| Burpee broad jump | 54% | 60% |
| Row | 52% | 75% |
| Farmers carry | 43% | 88% |
| Sandbag lunges | 56% | 37% |
| Wall balls | 40% | 73% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 45% | 46% |
| Runs (8 km) | 74% | 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.Marcus · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 39:11 running, 41:21 at the stations and 8:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:31).Below, 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).
See the numbers
| Part | Marcus · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Sam · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:48 | 5:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:42 | 4:24 |
| Run 2 | 4:11 | 5:02 |
| Sled push | 3:46 | 2:35 |
| Run 3 | 4:49 | 5:22 |
| Sled pull | 5:59 | 5:13 |
| Run 4 | 4:44 | 5:36 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:41 | 5:26 |
| Run 5 | 5:17 | 5:39 |
| Row | 4:59 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 4:38 | 5:40 |
| Farmers carry | 2:21 | 1:46 |
| Run 7 | 4:32 | 5:44 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:22 | 6:13 |
| Run 8 | 5:13 | 5:40 |
| Wall balls | 8:31 | 6:22 |
| Roxzone | 8:42 | 8:36 |
| Finish | 1:29:07 | 1:29:08 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Marcus | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:29:07 | 1:29:08 | 0:01 · Marcus faster |
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