Russell vs Iain
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Russell Simpson
GBR · Open Men · 9 results Iain McGowan
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Russell: London ExCeL 2025, Open Men · Iain: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Russell and Iain sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Russell: strongest on BBJ (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 31%).Iain: strongest on Pull (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 37%).
See the numbers
| Part | Russell: faster than | Iain: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 66% | 37% |
| Push | 73% | 79% |
| Pull | 74% | 85% |
| BBJ | 89% | 61% |
| Row | 69% | 78% |
| Carry | 31% | 69% |
| Lunges | 71% | 84% |
| Wall balls | 78% | 72% |
| Roxzone | 45% | 81% |
| Runs | 57% | 69% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Russell | Iain |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 66% | 37% |
| Sled push | 73% | 79% |
| Sled pull | 74% | 85% |
| Burpee broad jump | 89% | 61% |
| Row | 69% | 78% |
| Farmers carry | 31% | 69% |
| Sandbag lunges | 71% | 84% |
| Wall balls | 78% | 72% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 45% | 81% |
| Runs (8 km) | 57% | 69% |
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.Russell · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men: 32:32 running, 32:32 at the stations and 12:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:44).Below, Iain · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 36:22 running, 32:38 at the stations and 5:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:52).
See the numbers
| Part | Russell · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men | Iain · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:12 | 5:12 |
| SkiErg | 4:42 | 4:40 |
| Run 2 | 3:39 | 4:21 |
| Sled push | 2:31 | 2:53 |
| Run 3 | 3:53 | 4:23 |
| Sled pull | 4:12 | 3:41 |
| Run 4 | 3:57 | 4:26 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:51 | 5:06 |
| Run 5 | 3:56 | 4:36 |
| Row | 4:45 | 4:32 |
| Run 6 | 3:54 | 4:23 |
| Farmers carry | 2:18 | 1:54 |
| Run 7 | 3:58 | 4:26 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:29 | 4:00 |
| Run 8 | 6:03 | 4:36 |
| Wall balls | 5:44 | 5:52 |
| Roxzone | 12:00 | 5:12 |
| Finish | 1:16:54 | 1:14:04 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Russell | Iain | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London ExCeL 2025 Open Men · 4 Dec 2025 | 1:16:54 | 1:16:55 | 0:01 · Russell faster |
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