Matthew vs John
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Matthew Smith
GBR · Open Men · 2 results John Ashby
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Matthew: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · John: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Matthew and John sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Matthew: strongest on Push (faster than 83% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 28%).John: strongest on Push (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 22%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew: faster than | John: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 65% | 56% |
| Push | 83% | 97% |
| Pull | 70% | 42% |
| BBJ | 74% | 31% |
| Row | 49% | 22% |
| Carry | 79% | 30% |
| Lunges | 49% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 69% | 30% |
| Roxzone | 63% | 80% |
| Runs | 28% | 55% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Matthew | John |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 65% | 56% |
| Sled push | 83% | 97% |
| Sled pull | 70% | 42% |
| Burpee broad jump | 74% | 31% |
| Row | 49% | 22% |
| Farmers carry | 79% | 30% |
| Sandbag lunges | 49% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 69% | 30% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 63% | 80% |
| Runs (8 km) | 28% | 55% |
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.Matthew · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 46:18 running, 33:43 at the stations and 3:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:46).Below, John · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 40:50 running, 39:35 at the stations and 3:05 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:15) and the shortest the sled push (2:07).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | John · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:12 | 5:05 |
| SkiErg | 4:28 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 4:42 | 4:46 |
| Sled push | 2:34 | 2:07 |
| Run 3 | 5:06 | 5:09 |
| Sled pull | 3:54 | 4:36 |
| Run 4 | 5:20 | 4:56 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:49 | 6:49 |
| Run 5 | 5:27 | 5:06 |
| Row | 4:50 | 5:12 |
| Run 6 | 5:31 | 5:14 |
| Farmers carry | 2:17 | 3:07 |
| Run 7 | 8:27 | 4:42 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:04 | 4:57 |
| Run 8 | 6:33 | 5:53 |
| Wall balls | 5:46 | 8:15 |
| Roxzone | 3:31 | 3:05 |
| Finish | 1:23:30 | 1:23:28 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Matthew | John | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:23:30 | 1:23:28 | 0:02 · John faster |
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