James vs Nicholas
GBR · Open Men · 9 results James Lusher
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Nicholas Marnitz
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Berlin 2025, Open Men · Nicholas: Riga 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Nicholas sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on BBJ (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 29%).Nicholas: strongest on Ski (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 42%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Nicholas: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 29% | 90% |
| Push | 47% | 44% |
| Pull | 72% | 57% |
| BBJ | 85% | 86% |
| Row | 41% | 72% |
| Carry | 50% | 46% |
| Lunges | 66% | 42% |
| Wall balls | 54% | 75% |
| Roxzone | 69% | 69% |
| Runs | 78% | 73% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Nicholas |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 29% | 90% |
| Sled push | 47% | 44% |
| Sled pull | 72% | 57% |
| Burpee broad jump | 85% | 86% |
| Row | 41% | 72% |
| Farmers carry | 50% | 46% |
| Sandbag lunges | 66% | 42% |
| Wall balls | 54% | 75% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 69% | 69% |
| Runs (8 km) | 78% | 73% |
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.James · Berlin 2025 · Open Men: 32:19 running, 32:25 at the stations and 7:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:56).Below, Nicholas · Riga 2026 · Open Men: 39:59 running, 33:21 at the stations and 4:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:39).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Berlin 2025 · Open Men | Nicholas · Riga 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:38 | 5:14 |
| SkiErg | 4:33 | 4:12 |
| Run 2 | 3:53 | 4:40 |
| Sled push | 2:51 | 2:54 |
| Run 3 | 4:02 | 4:55 |
| Sled pull | 3:48 | 4:13 |
| Run 4 | 3:56 | 4:59 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:58 | 4:09 |
| Run 5 | 4:01 | 5:10 |
| Row | 4:45 | 4:30 |
| Run 6 | 3:56 | 5:08 |
| Farmers carry | 2:01 | 2:06 |
| Run 7 | 3:49 | 5:06 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:33 | 5:38 |
| Run 8 | 5:04 | 4:47 |
| Wall balls | 5:56 | 5:39 |
| Roxzone | 7:38 | 4:53 |
| Finish | 1:12:14 | 1:18:06 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Nicholas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riga 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:17:56 | 1:18:06 | 0:10 · James faster |
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