Melissa vs Laura
GBR · Open Women · 3 results Melissa Shippam
GBR · Open Women · 9 results Laura Betts
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Melissa: Cardiff 2026, Open Women · Laura: Cardiff 2026, Open Women
This chart shows where Melissa and Laura sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Melissa: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 71%).Laura: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 67%).
See the numbers
| Part | Melissa: faster than | Laura: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 95% | 95% |
| Push | 71% | 67% |
| Pull | 92% | 97% |
| BBJ | 97% | 97% |
| Row | 72% | 95% |
| Carry | 98% | 99% |
| Lunges | 94% | 94% |
| Wall balls | 98% | 98% |
| Roxzone | 98% | 96% |
| Runs | 98% | 97% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Melissa | Laura |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 95% | 95% |
| Sled push | 71% | 67% |
| Sled pull | 92% | 97% |
| Burpee broad jump | 97% | 97% |
| Row | 72% | 95% |
| Farmers carry | 98% | 99% |
| Sandbag lunges | 94% | 94% |
| Wall balls | 98% | 98% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 98% | 96% |
| Runs (8 km) | 98% | 97% |
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.Melissa · Cardiff 2026 · Open Women: 36:31 running, 30:49 at the stations and 2:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (5:16).Below, Laura · Cardiff 2026 · Open Women: 37:14 running, 29:54 at the stations and 3:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:56).
See the numbers
| Part | Melissa · Cardiff 2026 · Open Women | Laura · Cardiff 2026 · Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:30 | 4:35 |
| SkiErg | 4:48 | 4:47 |
| Run 2 | 4:11 | 4:17 |
| Sled push | 2:39 | 2:43 |
| Run 3 | 4:22 | 4:28 |
| Sled pull | 4:03 | 3:42 |
| Run 4 | 4:32 | 4:29 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:31 | 4:26 |
| Run 5 | 4:31 | 4:30 |
| Row | 5:16 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 4:46 | 4:52 |
| Farmers carry | 2:04 | 1:51 |
| Run 7 | 4:24 | 4:32 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:29 | 3:31 |
| Run 8 | 5:15 | 5:31 |
| Wall balls | 3:59 | 3:58 |
| Roxzone | 2:51 | 3:01 |
| Finish | 1:10:06 | 1:10:06 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Melissa | Laura | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Women · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:10:06 | 1:10:06 | level |
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