James vs Nicholas
USA · Open Men · 1 result James Rathbun
USA · Open Men · 1 result Nicholas Hoffer
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Boston 2026, Open Men · Nicholas: Boston 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 60% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 6%).Nicholas: strongest on Carry (faster than 43% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Nicholas: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 14% | 24% |
| Push | 27% | 15% |
| Pull | 6% | 30% |
| BBJ | 60% | 10% |
| Row | 23% | 28% |
| Carry | 16% | 43% |
| Lunges | 39% | 30% |
| Wall balls | 13% | 20% |
| Roxzone | 22% | 15% |
| Runs | 29% | 35% |
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 | 14% | 24% |
| Sled push | 27% | 15% |
| Sled pull | 6% | 30% |
| Burpee broad jump | 60% | 10% |
| Row | 23% | 28% |
| Farmers carry | 16% | 43% |
| Sandbag lunges | 39% | 30% |
| Wall balls | 13% | 20% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 22% | 15% |
| Runs (8 km) | 29% | 35% |
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 · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 48:55 running, 49:13 at the stations and 9:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:38).Below, Nicholas · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 47:31 running, 49:41 at the stations and 10:33 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:18).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Boston 2026 · Open Men | Nicholas · Boston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:18 | 4:19 |
| SkiErg | 5:07 | 4:55 |
| Run 2 | 5:55 | 5:41 |
| Sled push | 4:30 | 5:12 |
| Run 3 | 6:43 | 6:27 |
| Sled pull | 8:04 | 5:57 |
| Run 4 | 6:10 | 5:59 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:38 | 9:17 |
| Run 5 | 6:20 | 6:20 |
| Row | 5:21 | 5:16 |
| Run 6 | 6:07 | 5:43 |
| Farmers carry | 2:55 | 2:21 |
| Run 7 | 6:06 | 5:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:00 | 6:25 |
| Run 8 | 7:15 | 7:13 |
| Wall balls | 11:38 | 10:18 |
| Roxzone | 9:39 | 10:33 |
| Finish | 1:47:35 | 1:47:36 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Nicholas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston 2026 Open Men · 8 Oct 2026 | 1:47:35 | 1:47:36 | 0:01 · James faster |
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