Nicholas vs Jay
USA · Open Men · 1 result Nicholas Gonzales
USA · Open Men · 5 results Jay Shaffer
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nicholas: Houston 2026, Open Men · Jay: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Nicholas and Jay sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nicholas: strongest on Push (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 4%).Jay: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 34% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 5%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas: faster than | Jay: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 31% | 20% |
| Push | 76% | 10% |
| Pull | 18% | 7% |
| BBJ | 18% | 11% |
| Row | 50% | 18% |
| Carry | 36% | 13% |
| Lunges | 6% | 5% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 5% |
| Roxzone | 4% | 34% |
| Runs | 13% | 32% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nicholas | Jay |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 31% | 20% |
| Sled push | 76% | 10% |
| Sled pull | 18% | 7% |
| Burpee broad jump | 18% | 11% |
| Row | 50% | 18% |
| Farmers carry | 36% | 13% |
| Sandbag lunges | 6% | 5% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 5% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 4% | 34% |
| Runs (8 km) | 13% | 32% |
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.Nicholas · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 58:01 running, 46:29 at the stations and 14:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (9:27).Below, Jay · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 48:44 running, 1:00:56 at the stations and 9:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (15:06).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Jay · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:16 | 5:30 |
| SkiErg | 4:52 | 5:02 |
| Run 2 | 5:23 | 5:48 |
| Sled push | 2:46 | 4:42 |
| Run 3 | 8:26 | 6:19 |
| Sled pull | 7:19 | 8:37 |
| Run 4 | 7:18 | 6:08 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:02 | 9:00 |
| Run 5 | 7:40 | 6:01 |
| Row | 5:01 | 5:31 |
| Run 6 | 7:12 | 6:05 |
| Farmers carry | 2:27 | 3:03 |
| Run 7 | 7:03 | 5:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 9:27 | 9:55 |
| Run 8 | 8:43 | 6:54 |
| Wall balls | 6:34 | 15:06 |
| Roxzone | 14:50 | 9:31 |
| Finish | 1:59:12 | 1:59:03 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nicholas | Jay | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:59:12 | 1:59:03 | 0:09 · Jay faster |
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