Nicholas vs Marcus
AUS · Open Men · 1 result Nicholas Mechtler
AUS · Open Men · 5 results Marcus Whelan
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nicholas: Sydney 2026, Open Men · Marcus: Sydney 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Nicholas and Marcus sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nicholas: strongest on Push (faster than 66% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 24%).Marcus: strongest on Ski (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 26%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas: faster than | Marcus: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 51% | 60% |
| Push | 66% | 27% |
| Pull | 27% | 58% |
| BBJ | 56% | 36% |
| Row | 49% | 27% |
| Carry | 24% | 48% |
| Lunges | 25% | 39% |
| Wall balls | 60% | 26% |
| Roxzone | 52% | 30% |
| Runs | 36% | 43% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nicholas | Marcus |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 51% | 60% |
| Sled push | 66% | 27% |
| Sled pull | 27% | 58% |
| Burpee broad jump | 56% | 36% |
| Row | 49% | 27% |
| Farmers carry | 24% | 48% |
| Sandbag lunges | 25% | 39% |
| Wall balls | 60% | 26% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 52% | 30% |
| Runs (8 km) | 36% | 43% |
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.Nicholas · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 42:19 running, 38:05 at the stations and 8:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (6:51) and the shortest the sled push (2:24).Below, Marcus · Sydney 2025 · Open Men: 39:12 running, 37:47 at the stations and 9:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:51).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | Marcus · Sydney 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:07 | 3:47 |
| SkiErg | 4:26 | 4:16 |
| Run 2 | 4:37 | 4:13 |
| Sled push | 2:24 | 2:38 |
| Run 3 | 5:02 | 4:34 |
| Sled pull | 5:15 | 4:22 |
| Run 4 | 5:09 | 4:38 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:27 | 5:55 |
| Run 5 | 5:31 | 5:03 |
| Row | 4:46 | 4:54 |
| Run 6 | 5:25 | 4:51 |
| Farmers carry | 2:29 | 2:11 |
| Run 7 | 4:55 | 4:56 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:51 | 5:40 |
| Run 8 | 7:32 | 7:10 |
| Wall balls | 6:27 | 7:51 |
| Roxzone | 8:36 | 9:28 |
| Finish | 1:28:50 | 1:26:20 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nicholas | Marcus | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:28:50 | 1:28:50 | level |
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