Aaron vs Damien
AUS · Open Men · 1 result Aaron Smith
IRL · Open Men · 2 results Damien Flannery
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Aaron: Sydney 2026, Open Men · Damien: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Aaron and Damien sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Aaron: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 48%).Damien: strongest on Ski (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 37%).
See the numbers
| Part | Aaron: faster than | Damien: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 53% | 91% |
| Push | 69% | 74% |
| Pull | 48% | 37% |
| BBJ | 58% | 44% |
| Row | 69% | 54% |
| Carry | 67% | 65% |
| Lunges | 66% | 63% |
| Wall balls | 78% | 37% |
| Roxzone | 48% | 71% |
| Runs | 57% | 71% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Aaron | Damien |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 53% | 91% |
| Sled push | 69% | 74% |
| Sled pull | 48% | 37% |
| Burpee broad jump | 58% | 44% |
| Row | 69% | 54% |
| Farmers carry | 67% | 65% |
| Sandbag lunges | 66% | 63% |
| Wall balls | 78% | 37% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 48% | 71% |
| Runs (8 km) | 57% | 71% |
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.Aaron · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 38:32 running, 33:34 at the stations and 8:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:30).Below, Damien · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 36:16 running, 36:48 at the stations and 7:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:50).
See the numbers
| Part | Aaron · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | Damien · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:14 | 3:38 |
| SkiErg | 4:25 | 4:05 |
| Run 2 | 4:12 | 4:01 |
| Sled push | 2:22 | 2:17 |
| Run 3 | 4:38 | 4:34 |
| Sled pull | 4:30 | 4:52 |
| Run 4 | 4:34 | 4:32 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:22 | 6:00 |
| Run 5 | 4:44 | 4:39 |
| Row | 4:34 | 4:43 |
| Run 6 | 4:47 | 4:16 |
| Farmers carry | 1:53 | 1:54 |
| Run 7 | 4:44 | 4:15 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:57 | 5:07 |
| Run 8 | 6:40 | 6:21 |
| Wall balls | 5:30 | 7:50 |
| Roxzone | 8:45 | 7:43 |
| Finish | 1:20:42 | 1:20:40 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Aaron | Damien | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:20:42 | 1:20:40 | 0:02 · Damien faster |
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