Alex vs Tom
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Alex Cottam
GBR · Open Men · 8 results Tom Ward
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Alex: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Tom: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Alex and Tom sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Alex: strongest on Ski (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 60%).Tom: strongest on Pull (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 31%).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex: faster than | Tom: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 96% | 40% |
| Push | 60% | 31% |
| Pull | 88% | 97% |
| BBJ | 73% | 76% |
| Row | 94% | 48% |
| Carry | 85% | 33% |
| Lunges | 84% | 66% |
| Wall balls | 69% | 82% |
| Roxzone | 86% | 85% |
| Runs | 71% | 81% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Alex | Tom |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 96% | 40% |
| Sled push | 60% | 31% |
| Sled pull | 88% | 97% |
| Burpee broad jump | 73% | 76% |
| Row | 94% | 48% |
| Farmers carry | 85% | 33% |
| Sandbag lunges | 84% | 66% |
| Wall balls | 69% | 82% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 86% | 85% |
| Runs (8 km) | 71% | 81% |
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.Alex · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 35:59 running, 31:33 at the stations and 5:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:02).Below, Tom · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 34:21 running, 33:07 at the stations and 5:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:18).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Tom · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:46 | 4:59 |
| SkiErg | 4:07 | 4:38 |
| Run 2 | 4:14 | 4:09 |
| Sled push | 3:11 | 3:41 |
| Run 3 | 4:24 | 4:15 |
| Sled pull | 3:36 | 3:10 |
| Run 4 | 4:23 | 4:14 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:34 | 4:27 |
| Run 5 | 4:28 | 4:12 |
| Row | 4:19 | 4:50 |
| Run 6 | 4:30 | 4:06 |
| Farmers carry | 1:42 | 2:24 |
| Run 7 | 4:35 | 4:07 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:02 | 4:39 |
| Run 8 | 4:39 | 4:19 |
| Wall balls | 6:02 | 5:18 |
| Roxzone | 5:00 | 5:02 |
| Finish | 1:12:25 | 1:12:22 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Alex | Tom | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 28 Oct 2026 | 1:12:25 | 1:12:22 | 0:03 · Tom faster |
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