Paul vs Matthijn
NED · Open Men · 4 results Paul van Rijen
NED · Open Men · 3 results Matthijn Groothoff
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Heerenveen 2026, Open Men · Matthijn: Heerenveen 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Matthijn sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Row (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 14%).Matthijn: strongest on BBJ (faster than 82% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 17%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Matthijn: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 14% | 39% |
| Push | 46% | 25% |
| Pull | 51% | 42% |
| BBJ | 40% | 82% |
| Row | 84% | 25% |
| Carry | 32% | 17% |
| Lunges | 15% | 30% |
| Wall balls | 75% | 25% |
| Roxzone | 38% | 32% |
| Runs | 45% | 56% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Matthijn |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 14% | 39% |
| Sled push | 46% | 25% |
| Sled pull | 51% | 42% |
| Burpee broad jump | 40% | 82% |
| Row | 84% | 25% |
| Farmers carry | 32% | 17% |
| Sandbag lunges | 15% | 30% |
| Wall balls | 75% | 25% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 38% | 32% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45% | 56% |
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 · Heerenveen 2026 · Open Men: 40:47 running, 36:45 at the stations and 8:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (6:39).Below, Matthijn · Heerenveen 2026 · Open Men: 39:08 running, 38:02 at the stations and 8:46 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:31).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Heerenveen 2026 · Open Men | Matthijn · Heerenveen 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:53 | 4:43 |
| SkiErg | 4:48 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 5:04 | 4:35 |
| Sled push | 2:49 | 3:10 |
| Run 3 | 5:11 | 4:52 |
| Sled pull | 4:07 | 4:19 |
| Run 4 | 4:57 | 4:51 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:01 | 4:20 |
| Run 5 | 4:59 | 4:57 |
| Row | 4:28 | 5:01 |
| Run 6 | 5:04 | 4:42 |
| Farmers carry | 2:16 | 2:34 |
| Run 7 | 5:14 | 4:48 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:39 | 5:34 |
| Run 8 | 5:25 | 5:40 |
| Wall balls | 5:36 | 8:31 |
| Roxzone | 8:24 | 8:46 |
| Finish | 1:25:48 | 1:25:47 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Matthijn | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heerenveen 2026 Open Men · 17 May 2026 | 1:25:48 | 1:25:47 | 0:01 · Matthijn faster |
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