Paul vs Karl
IRL · Open Men · 5 results Paul McDaid
FRA · Open Men · 2 results Karl Laurent
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: New York 2026, Open Men · Karl: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Karl sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Runs (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 19%).Karl: strongest on Carry (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 59%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Karl: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 19% | 91% |
| Push | 28% | 95% |
| Pull | 42% | 78% |
| BBJ | 83% | 59% |
| Row | 72% | 82% |
| Carry | 38% | 97% |
| Lunges | 86% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 76% | 92% |
| Roxzone | 89% | 66% |
| Runs | 94% | 82% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Karl |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 19% | 91% |
| Sled push | 28% | 95% |
| Sled pull | 42% | 78% |
| Burpee broad jump | 83% | 59% |
| Row | 72% | 82% |
| Farmers carry | 38% | 97% |
| Sandbag lunges | 86% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 76% | 92% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 89% | 66% |
| Runs (8 km) | 94% | 82% |
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.Paul · New York 2026 · Open Men: 35:26 running, 35:46 at the stations and 4:41 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:05).Below, Karl · New York 2026 · Open Men: 38:42 running, 31:10 at the stations and 6:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:23).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · New York 2026 · Open Men | Karl · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:19 | 4:26 |
| SkiErg | 4:58 | 4:11 |
| Run 2 | 4:03 | 4:24 |
| Sled push | 3:35 | 2:16 |
| Run 3 | 4:28 | 4:37 |
| Sled pull | 5:11 | 4:08 |
| Run 4 | 4:16 | 4:45 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:18 | 5:23 |
| Run 5 | 4:19 | 4:51 |
| Row | 4:44 | 4:36 |
| Run 6 | 4:20 | 4:52 |
| Farmers carry | 2:36 | 1:38 |
| Run 7 | 4:18 | 4:41 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:20 | 3:54 |
| Run 8 | 5:23 | 6:06 |
| Wall balls | 6:05 | 5:04 |
| Roxzone | 4:41 | 6:02 |
| Finish | 1:15:47 | 1:15:48 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Karl | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:15:47 | 1:15:48 | 0:01 · Paul faster |
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