Dan vs Simon
AUS · Open Men · 1 result Dan Southwell
NZL · Open Men · 3 results Simon McDowell
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Dan: Melbourne 2024, Open Men · Simon: Melbourne 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Dan and Simon sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Dan: strongest on Carry (faster than 63% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 17%).Simon: strongest on Carry (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 35%).
See the numbers
| Part | Dan: faster than | Simon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 27% | 74% |
| Push | 26% | 73% |
| Pull | 43% | 41% |
| BBJ | 32% | 61% |
| Row | 30% | 75% |
| Carry | 63% | 90% |
| Lunges | 24% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 35% |
| Roxzone | 28% | 81% |
| Runs | 17% | 81% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Dan | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 27% | 74% |
| Sled push | 26% | 73% |
| Sled pull | 43% | 41% |
| Burpee broad jump | 32% | 61% |
| Row | 30% | 75% |
| Farmers carry | 63% | 90% |
| Sandbag lunges | 24% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 35% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 28% | 81% |
| Runs (8 km) | 17% | 81% |
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.Dan · Melbourne 2024 · Open Men: 49:31 running, 38:50 at the stations and 9:41 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:44).Below, Simon · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men: 33:39 running, 35:11 at the stations and 7:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Dan · Melbourne 2024 · Open Men | Simon · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:09 | 2:14 |
| SkiErg | 4:32 | 4:16 |
| Run 2 | 5:39 | 3:55 |
| Sled push | 2:40 | 2:19 |
| Run 3 | 5:44 | 4:29 |
| Sled pull | 5:03 | 5:04 |
| Run 4 | 5:56 | 4:25 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:17 | 4:54 |
| Run 5 | 6:26 | 4:33 |
| Row | 5:02 | 4:33 |
| Run 6 | 6:18 | 4:24 |
| Farmers carry | 2:01 | 1:38 |
| Run 7 | 6:08 | 4:28 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:32 | 4:58 |
| Run 8 | 8:12 | 5:11 |
| Wall balls | 6:44 | 7:29 |
| Roxzone | 9:41 | 7:40 |
| Finish | 1:37:57 | 1:16:24 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Dan | Simon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne 2024 Open Men · 28 Jun 2024 | 1:37:57 | 1:18:38 | 19:19 · Simon faster |
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