Graham vs Matthew
IRL · Open Men · 2 results Graham O Brien
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Matthew Castle
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Graham: Cardiff 2025, Open Men · Matthew: Cardiff 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Graham and Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Graham: strongest on Runs (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 10%).Matthew: strongest on Lunges (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 30%).
See the numbers
| Part | Graham: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 83% | 49% |
| Push | 10% | 30% |
| Pull | 59% | 81% |
| BBJ | 75% | 63% |
| Row | 82% | 57% |
| Carry | 12% | 87% |
| Lunges | 53% | 94% |
| Wall balls | 40% | 86% |
| Roxzone | 90% | 75% |
| Runs | 96% | 74% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Graham | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 83% | 49% |
| Sled push | 10% | 30% |
| Sled pull | 59% | 81% |
| Burpee broad jump | 75% | 63% |
| Row | 82% | 57% |
| Farmers carry | 12% | 87% |
| Sandbag lunges | 53% | 94% |
| Wall balls | 40% | 86% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 90% | 75% |
| Runs (8 km) | 96% | 74% |
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.Graham · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men: 32:17 running, 36:59 at the stations and 3:34 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:16).Below, Matthew · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men: 36:40 running, 32:07 at the stations and 4:06 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:26).
See the numbers
| Part | Graham · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men | Matthew · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:58 | 4:35 |
| SkiErg | 4:19 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 3:40 | 4:10 |
| Sled push | 3:50 | 3:17 |
| Run 3 | 3:56 | 4:25 |
| Sled pull | 4:30 | 4:01 |
| Run 4 | 3:43 | 4:32 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:00 | 5:26 |
| Run 5 | 4:02 | 4:34 |
| Row | 4:31 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 3:52 | 4:30 |
| Farmers carry | 2:52 | 1:42 |
| Run 7 | 3:58 | 4:34 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:41 | 3:26 |
| Run 8 | 5:08 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:16 | 4:58 |
| Roxzone | 3:34 | 4:06 |
| Finish | 1:12:50 | 1:12:53 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Graham | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2025 Open Men · 30 May 2025 | 1:12:50 | 1:12:53 | 0:03 · Graham faster |
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