Joel vs Matthew
GBR · Pro Men · 2 results Joel Thomas
GBR · Pro Men · 2 results Matthew Shiel
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Joel: Birmingham 2024, Pro Men · Matthew: Madrid 2025, Pro Men
This chart shows where Joel and Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Joel: strongest on Ski (faster than 55% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 7%).Matthew: strongest on Push (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | Joel: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 55% | 5% |
| Push | 7% | 60% |
| Pull | 49% | 5% |
| BBJ | 10% | 9% |
| Row | 23% | 1% |
| Carry | 32% | 7% |
| Lunges | 7% | 32% |
| Wall balls | 36% | 1% |
| Roxzone | 20% | 3% |
| Runs | 36% | 2% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Joel | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 55% | 5% |
| Sled push | 7% | 60% |
| Sled pull | 49% | 5% |
| Burpee broad jump | 10% | 9% |
| Row | 23% | 1% |
| Farmers carry | 32% | 7% |
| Sandbag lunges | 7% | 32% |
| Wall balls | 36% | 1% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 20% | 3% |
| Runs (8 km) | 36% | 2% |
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.Joel · Birmingham 2024 · Pro Men: 38:45 running, 44:11 at the stations and 8:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (7:31).Below, Matthew · Madrid 2025 · Pro Men: 53:53 running, 54:07 at the stations and 10:13 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (15:44) and the shortest the sled push (3:46).
See the numbers
| Part | Joel · Birmingham 2024 · Pro Men | Matthew · Madrid 2025 · Pro Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:56 | 5:52 |
| SkiErg | 4:09 | 4:55 |
| Run 2 | 4:17 | 6:07 |
| Sled push | 4:32 | 3:46 |
| Run 3 | 4:35 | 6:37 |
| Sled pull | 5:55 | 8:32 |
| Run 4 | 4:43 | 7:00 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:17 | 6:19 |
| Run 5 | 4:47 | 6:51 |
| Row | 4:47 | 5:42 |
| Run 6 | 4:50 | 6:27 |
| Farmers carry | 2:29 | 3:49 |
| Run 7 | 5:00 | 6:37 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:31 | 5:20 |
| Run 8 | 5:38 | 8:21 |
| Wall balls | 7:31 | 15:44 |
| Roxzone | 8:15 | 10:13 |
| Finish | 1:31:05 | 1:58:01 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Joel | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid 2025 Pro Men · 29 Nov 2025 | 1:57:42 | 1:58:01 | 0:19 · Joel faster |
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