Rory vs Paolo
IRL · Open Men · 7 results Rory Dempsey
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Paolo Sayer-Marchese
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Rory: Málaga 2026, Open Men · Paolo: Málaga 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Rory and Paolo sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Rory: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 26%).Paolo: strongest on Ski (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 34%).
See the numbers
| Part | Rory: faster than | Paolo: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 80% | 93% |
| Push | 83% | 36% |
| Pull | 53% | 61% |
| BBJ | 57% | 34% |
| Row | 83% | 58% |
| Carry | 47% | 67% |
| Lunges | 36% | 70% |
| Wall balls | 26% | 45% |
| Roxzone | 84% | 79% |
| Runs | 69% | 64% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Rory | Paolo |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 80% | 93% |
| Sled push | 83% | 36% |
| Sled pull | 53% | 61% |
| Burpee broad jump | 57% | 34% |
| Row | 83% | 58% |
| Farmers carry | 47% | 67% |
| Sandbag lunges | 36% | 70% |
| Wall balls | 26% | 45% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 84% | 79% |
| Runs (8 km) | 69% | 64% |
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.Rory · Málaga 2026 · Open Men: 35:38 running, 35:39 at the stations and 4:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:23).Below, Paolo · Málaga 2026 · Open Men: 36:19 running, 34:46 at the stations and 5:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:17).
See the numbers
| Part | Rory · Málaga 2026 · Open Men | Paolo · Málaga 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:57 | 3:47 |
| SkiErg | 4:14 | 4:05 |
| Run 2 | 4:11 | 4:15 |
| Sled push | 2:26 | 3:08 |
| Run 3 | 4:47 | 4:39 |
| Sled pull | 4:32 | 4:21 |
| Run 4 | 4:24 | 4:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:56 | 5:53 |
| Run 5 | 4:36 | 4:53 |
| Row | 4:35 | 4:50 |
| Run 6 | 4:38 | 4:40 |
| Farmers carry | 2:06 | 1:52 |
| Run 7 | 4:38 | 4:35 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:28 | 4:21 |
| Run 8 | 4:28 | 4:38 |
| Wall balls | 7:23 | 6:17 |
| Roxzone | 4:53 | 5:04 |
| Finish | 1:16:05 | 1:16:04 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Rory | Paolo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga 2026 Open Men · 18 Apr 2026 | 1:16:05 | 1:16:04 | 0:01 · Paolo faster |
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