Mark vs Paul
USA · Open Men · 4 results Mark Kalajainen
USA · Open Men · 1 result Paul Laufer
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Mark: Washington DC 2026, Open Men · Paul: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Mark and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Mark: strongest on Pull (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 9%).Paul: strongest on Runs (faster than 46% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 2%).
See the numbers
| Part | Mark: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 85% | 8% |
| Push | 66% | 5% |
| Pull | 88% | 5% |
| BBJ | 18% | 19% |
| Row | 26% | 27% |
| Carry | 32% | 2% |
| Lunges | 43% | 15% |
| Wall balls | 59% | 12% |
| Roxzone | 22% | 43% |
| Runs | 9% | 46% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Mark | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 85% | 8% |
| Sled push | 66% | 5% |
| Sled pull | 88% | 5% |
| Burpee broad jump | 18% | 19% |
| Row | 26% | 27% |
| Farmers carry | 32% | 2% |
| Sandbag lunges | 43% | 15% |
| Wall balls | 59% | 12% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 22% | 43% |
| Runs (8 km) | 9% | 46% |
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.Mark · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 58:18 running, 40:34 at the stations and 11:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (8:23).Below, Paul · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 44:25 running, 56:22 at the stations and 9:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:56).
See the numbers
| Part | Mark · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men | Paul · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:24 | 4:30 |
| SkiErg | 4:23 | 5:27 |
| Run 2 | 6:31 | 5:23 |
| Sled push | 2:52 | 4:51 |
| Run 3 | 6:59 | 5:37 |
| Sled pull | 3:50 | 7:53 |
| Run 4 | 7:17 | 6:01 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:23 | 8:12 |
| Run 5 | 8:01 | 6:11 |
| Row | 5:26 | 5:25 |
| Run 6 | 7:52 | 5:57 |
| Farmers carry | 2:21 | 3:42 |
| Run 7 | 7:54 | 5:27 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:02 | 7:56 |
| Run 8 | 8:20 | 5:19 |
| Wall balls | 7:18 | 12:56 |
| Roxzone | 11:09 | 9:09 |
| Finish | 1:49:54 | 1:49:49 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Mark | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:49:54 | 1:49:49 | 0:05 · Paul faster |
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