Mark vs Dave
USA · Open Men · 1 result Mark Merkel
USA · Open Men · 3 results Dave Spaddy
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Mark: Washington DC 2026, Open Men · Dave: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Mark and Dave sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Mark: strongest on Ski (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 65%).Dave: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 60%).
See the numbers
| Part | Mark: faster than | Dave: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 95% | 85% |
| Push | 89% | 92% |
| Pull | 71% | 84% |
| BBJ | 92% | 60% |
| Row | 92% | 95% |
| Carry | 65% | 80% |
| Lunges | 86% | 88% |
| Wall balls | 84% | 88% |
| Roxzone | 87% | 95% |
| Runs | 92% | 91% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Mark | Dave |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 95% | 85% |
| Sled push | 89% | 92% |
| Sled pull | 71% | 84% |
| Burpee broad jump | 92% | 60% |
| Row | 92% | 95% |
| Farmers carry | 65% | 80% |
| Sandbag lunges | 86% | 88% |
| Wall balls | 84% | 88% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 87% | 95% |
| Runs (8 km) | 92% | 91% |
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.Mark · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 33:55 running, 31:12 at the stations and 6:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:34).Below, Dave · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 34:02 running, 31:52 at the stations and 5:25 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:32).
See the numbers
| Part | Mark · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men | Dave · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:41 | 3:39 |
| SkiErg | 4:14 | 4:23 |
| Run 2 | 4:14 | 4:26 |
| Sled push | 2:25 | 2:20 |
| Run 3 | 4:26 | 4:30 |
| Sled pull | 4:25 | 3:59 |
| Run 4 | 4:22 | 4:24 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:49 | 5:32 |
| Run 5 | 4:22 | 4:24 |
| Row | 4:30 | 4:27 |
| Run 6 | 4:25 | 4:23 |
| Farmers carry | 1:58 | 1:47 |
| Run 7 | 4:17 | 4:18 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:16 | 4:10 |
| Run 8 | 4:08 | 3:58 |
| Wall balls | 5:34 | 5:15 |
| Roxzone | 6:11 | 5:25 |
| Finish | 1:11:09 | 1:11:12 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Mark | Dave | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:11:09 | 1:11:12 | 0:03 · Mark faster |
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