James vs Alex
GBR · Open Men · 1 result James Erskine
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Alex Sandham
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Manchester 2026, Open Men · Alex: Manchester 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Alex sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Push (faster than 68% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 15%).Alex: strongest on Carry (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 25%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 15% | 86% |
| Push | 68% | 25% |
| Pull | 50% | 72% |
| BBJ | 23% | 45% |
| Row | 36% | 80% |
| Carry | 38% | 88% |
| Lunges | 47% | 33% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 47% |
| Roxzone | 52% | 45% |
| Runs | 59% | 73% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 15% | 86% |
| Sled push | 68% | 25% |
| Sled pull | 50% | 72% |
| Burpee broad jump | 23% | 45% |
| Row | 36% | 80% |
| Farmers carry | 38% | 88% |
| Sandbag lunges | 47% | 33% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 47% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 52% | 45% |
| Runs (8 km) | 59% | 73% |
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 · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 39:54 running, 39:12 at the stations and 5:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:51).Below, Alex · Manchester 2025 · Open Men: 36:27 running, 34:49 at the stations and 6:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:39).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | Alex · Manchester 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:32 | 3:14 |
| SkiErg | 4:45 | 4:04 |
| Run 2 | 4:54 | 4:32 |
| Sled push | 2:30 | 3:02 |
| Run 3 | 5:18 | 4:46 |
| Sled pull | 4:25 | 3:58 |
| Run 4 | 5:21 | 4:42 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:55 | 5:26 |
| Run 5 | 5:25 | 4:43 |
| Row | 4:53 | 4:24 |
| Run 6 | 5:18 | 4:44 |
| Farmers carry | 2:21 | 1:39 |
| Run 7 | 5:22 | 4:48 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:32 | 5:37 |
| Run 8 | 4:44 | 4:58 |
| Wall balls | 7:51 | 6:39 |
| Roxzone | 5:20 | 6:42 |
| Finish | 1:24:18 | 1:18:01 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Alex | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:24:18 | 1:24:19 | 0:01 · James faster |
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