Nicholas vs Preston
USA · Open Men · 1 result Nicholas Friske
USA · Open Men · 1 result Preston Edwards
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nicholas: Phoenix 2026, Open Men · Preston: Phoenix 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Nicholas and Preston sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nicholas: strongest on Push (faster than 49% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 7%).Preston: strongest on Push (faster than 69% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas: faster than | Preston: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 7% | 6% |
| Push | 49% | 69% |
| Pull | 28% | 16% |
| BBJ | 26% | 34% |
| Row | 17% | 11% |
| Carry | 39% | 41% |
| Lunges | 49% | 29% |
| Wall balls | 29% | 63% |
| Roxzone | 39% | 25% |
| Runs | 29% | 29% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nicholas | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 7% | 6% |
| Sled push | 49% | 69% |
| Sled pull | 28% | 16% |
| Burpee broad jump | 26% | 34% |
| Row | 17% | 11% |
| Farmers carry | 39% | 41% |
| Sandbag lunges | 49% | 29% |
| Wall balls | 29% | 63% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 39% | 25% |
| Runs (8 km) | 29% | 29% |
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.Nicholas · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 49:10 running, 41:57 at the stations and 7:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:29).Below, Preston · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 49:13 running, 40:43 at the stations and 8:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:31).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men | Preston · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:21 | 5:23 |
| SkiErg | 5:09 | 5:14 |
| Run 2 | 5:31 | 5:23 |
| Sled push | 2:58 | 2:39 |
| Run 3 | 6:19 | 6:09 |
| Sled pull | 5:16 | 5:52 |
| Run 4 | 6:24 | 6:21 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:02 | 6:31 |
| Run 5 | 6:33 | 6:22 |
| Row | 5:27 | 5:38 |
| Run 6 | 6:10 | 6:05 |
| Farmers carry | 2:11 | 2:10 |
| Run 7 | 6:04 | 6:03 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:25 | 6:19 |
| Run 8 | 6:47 | 7:27 |
| Wall balls | 8:29 | 6:19 |
| Roxzone | 7:43 | 8:53 |
| Finish | 1:38:41 | 1:38:41 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nicholas | Preston | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix 2026 Open Men · 30 Jan 2026 | 1:38:41 | 1:38:41 | level |
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