Ian vs Paul
GBR · Open Men · 7 results Ian Nichol
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Paul Connaghan
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ian: London 2024, Open Men · Paul: London 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Ian and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ian: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 77%).Paul: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 65%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ian: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 77% | 88% |
| Push | 85% | 65% |
| Pull | 87% | 76% |
| BBJ | 92% | 98% |
| Row | 87% | 93% |
| Carry | 87% | 86% |
| Lunges | 95% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 97% | 99% |
| Roxzone | 86% | 84% |
| Runs | 88% | 86% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ian | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 77% | 88% |
| Sled push | 85% | 65% |
| Sled pull | 87% | 76% |
| Burpee broad jump | 92% | 98% |
| Row | 87% | 93% |
| Farmers carry | 87% | 86% |
| Sandbag lunges | 95% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 97% | 99% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 86% | 84% |
| Runs (8 km) | 88% | 86% |
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.Ian · London 2024 · Open Men: 33:31 running, 28:08 at the stations and 6:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:26).Below, Paul · London 2025 · Open Men: 34:35 running, 27:11 at the stations and 4:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:16).
See the numbers
| Part | Ian · London 2024 · Open Men | Paul · London 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:28 | 3:57 |
| SkiErg | 4:14 | 4:05 |
| Run 2 | 3:45 | 4:05 |
| Sled push | 2:30 | 2:38 |
| Run 3 | 4:01 | 4:16 |
| Sled pull | 3:55 | 3:45 |
| Run 4 | 3:51 | 4:05 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:53 | 3:06 |
| Run 5 | 4:10 | 4:20 |
| Row | 4:26 | 4:16 |
| Run 6 | 3:56 | 4:19 |
| Farmers carry | 1:41 | 1:43 |
| Run 7 | 3:59 | 4:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:27 | 3:41 |
| Run 8 | 4:21 | 5:23 |
| Wall balls | 4:03 | 3:57 |
| Roxzone | 6:04 | 4:21 |
| Finish | 1:07:36 | 1:06:00 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ian | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London 2024 Open Men · 1 Dec 2024 | 1:07:36 | 1:07:37 | 0:01 · Ian faster |
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