James vs Matthew
GBR · Open Men · 2 results James Kensett
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Matthew Birch
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: London ExCeL 2025, Open Men · Matthew: London ExCeL 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Carry (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 79%).Matthew: strongest on Lunges (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 41%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 90% | 41% |
| Push | 81% | 76% |
| Pull | 86% | 93% |
| BBJ | 88% | 92% |
| Row | 87% | 79% |
| Carry | 98% | 89% |
| Lunges | 81% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 79% | 95% |
| Roxzone | 91% | 87% |
| Runs | 90% | 83% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 90% | 41% |
| Sled push | 81% | 76% |
| Sled pull | 86% | 93% |
| Burpee broad jump | 88% | 92% |
| Row | 87% | 79% |
| Farmers carry | 98% | 89% |
| Sandbag lunges | 81% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 79% | 95% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 91% | 87% |
| Runs (8 km) | 90% | 83% |
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.James · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men: 27:48 running, 30:24 at the stations and 9:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:40).Below, Matthew · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men: 29:04 running, 28:50 at the stations and 9:37 in the roxzone; the longest station was the SkiErg (4:55).
See the numbers
| Part | James · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men | Matthew · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:45 | 3:07 |
| SkiErg | 4:27 | 4:55 |
| Run 2 | 3:14 | 3:35 |
| Sled push | 2:24 | 2:28 |
| Run 3 | 3:26 | 3:30 |
| Sled pull | 3:52 | 3:39 |
| Run 4 | 3:22 | 3:33 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:54 | 3:39 |
| Run 5 | 3:29 | 3:36 |
| Row | 4:33 | 4:39 |
| Run 6 | 3:28 | 3:30 |
| Farmers carry | 1:23 | 1:36 |
| Run 7 | 3:24 | 3:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:11 | 3:19 |
| Run 8 | 4:40 | 4:54 |
| Wall balls | 5:40 | 4:35 |
| Roxzone | 9:18 | 9:37 |
| Finish | 1:07:21 | 1:07:21 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London ExCeL 2025 Open Men · 4 Dec 2025 | 1:07:21 | 1:07:21 | level |
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