Aaron vs Merlin
NZL · Open Men · 2 results Aaron Jennings
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Merlin Wright
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Aaron: Auckland 2026, Open Men · Merlin: Incheon 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Aaron and Merlin sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Aaron: strongest on BBJ (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 3%).Merlin: strongest on Pull (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 28%).
See the numbers
| Part | Aaron: faster than | Merlin: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 32% | 59% |
| Push | 49% | 78% |
| Pull | 3% | 93% |
| BBJ | 89% | 28% |
| Row | 53% | 83% |
| Carry | 68% | 73% |
| Lunges | 51% | 89% |
| Wall balls | 50% | 32% |
| Roxzone | 51% | 51% |
| Runs | 28% | 57% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Aaron | Merlin |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 32% | 59% |
| Sled push | 49% | 78% |
| Sled pull | 3% | 93% |
| Burpee broad jump | 89% | 28% |
| Row | 53% | 83% |
| Farmers carry | 68% | 73% |
| Sandbag lunges | 51% | 89% |
| Wall balls | 50% | 32% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 51% | 51% |
| Runs (8 km) | 28% | 57% |
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 · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 50:08 running, 40:00 at the stations and 5:49 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (8:23).Below, Merlin · Incheon 2026 · Open Men: 41:44 running, 35:11 at the stations and 6:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:41).
See the numbers
| Part | Aaron · Auckland 2026 · Open Men | Merlin · Incheon 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:54 | 5:56 |
| SkiErg | 4:33 | 4:36 |
| Run 2 | 5:41 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 3:21 | 2:37 |
| Run 3 | 6:17 | 5:09 |
| Sled pull | 8:23 | 3:59 |
| Run 4 | 6:06 | 4:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:14 | 5:58 |
| Run 5 | 6:17 | 5:21 |
| Row | 4:55 | 4:36 |
| Run 6 | 6:16 | 5:02 |
| Farmers carry | 1:52 | 1:56 |
| Run 7 | 6:24 | 4:56 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:42 | 3:48 |
| Run 8 | 7:14 | 5:43 |
| Wall balls | 7:00 | 7:41 |
| Roxzone | 5:49 | 6:53 |
| Finish | 1:35:50 | 1:23:38 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Aaron | Merlin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 2026 Open Men · 29 Jan 2026 | 1:35:50 | 1:35:53 | 0:03 · Aaron faster |
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