James vs Sam
GBR · Open Men · 3 results James Heywood
GBR · Open Men · 6 results Sam Richardson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Sam: Barcelona 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Lunges (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 60%).Sam: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 56%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 88% | 98% |
| Push | 60% | 94% |
| Pull | 95% | 86% |
| BBJ | 78% | 80% |
| Row | 83% | 91% |
| Carry | 72% | 56% |
| Lunges | 97% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 86% | 98% |
| Roxzone | 91% | 88% |
| Runs | 79% | 81% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 88% | 98% |
| Sled push | 60% | 94% |
| Sled pull | 95% | 86% |
| Burpee broad jump | 78% | 80% |
| Row | 83% | 91% |
| Farmers carry | 72% | 56% |
| Sandbag lunges | 97% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 86% | 98% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 91% | 88% |
| Runs (8 km) | 79% | 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.James · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 34:46 running, 29:46 at the stations and 4:46 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:06).Below, Sam · Barcelona 2025 · Open Men: 35:18 running, 28:25 at the stations and 5:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:20).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Sam · Barcelona 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:04 | 3:55 |
| SkiErg | 4:15 | 3:58 |
| Run 2 | 4:11 | 3:59 |
| Sled push | 3:11 | 2:25 |
| Run 3 | 4:16 | 4:33 |
| Sled pull | 3:16 | 3:54 |
| Run 4 | 4:15 | 4:36 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:21 | 4:06 |
| Run 5 | 4:16 | 4:31 |
| Row | 4:29 | 4:20 |
| Run 6 | 4:11 | 4:34 |
| Farmers carry | 1:52 | 2:01 |
| Run 7 | 4:12 | 4:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:16 | 3:42 |
| Run 8 | 4:21 | 4:41 |
| Wall balls | 5:06 | 3:59 |
| Roxzone | 4:46 | 5:09 |
| Finish | 1:09:11 | 1:08:45 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 31 Oct 2026 | 1:09:11 | 1:09:12 | 0:01 · James faster |
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