Paul vs Matthijs
NED · Open Men · 1 result Paul Derksen
NED · Open Men · 2 results Matthijs van Dam
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Amsterdam 2026, Open Men · Matthijs: Amsterdam 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Matthijs sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Ski (faster than 64% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 8%).Matthijs: strongest on Runs (faster than 43% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Matthijs: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 64% | 22% |
| Push | 8% | 17% |
| Pull | 30% | 6% |
| BBJ | 32% | 33% |
| Row | 11% | 6% |
| Carry | 36% | 29% |
| Lunges | 9% | 30% |
| Wall balls | 34% | 25% |
| Roxzone | 27% | 13% |
| Runs | 30% | 43% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Matthijs |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 64% | 22% |
| Sled push | 8% | 17% |
| Sled pull | 30% | 6% |
| Burpee broad jump | 32% | 33% |
| Row | 11% | 6% |
| Farmers carry | 36% | 29% |
| Sandbag lunges | 9% | 30% |
| Wall balls | 34% | 25% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 27% | 13% |
| Runs (8 km) | 30% | 43% |
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.Paul · Amsterdam 2026 · Open Men: 43:57 running, 42:43 at the stations and 7:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:59).Below, Matthijs · Amsterdam 2026 · Open Men: 41:41 running, 43:35 at the stations and 9:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:40).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Amsterdam 2026 · Open Men | Matthijs · Amsterdam 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:07 | 3:51 |
| SkiErg | 4:21 | 4:42 |
| Run 2 | 5:08 | 5:16 |
| Sled push | 3:58 | 3:35 |
| Run 3 | 5:27 | 5:21 |
| Sled pull | 5:20 | 6:56 |
| Run 4 | 5:37 | 5:20 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:10 | 6:07 |
| Run 5 | 5:59 | 5:39 |
| Row | 5:17 | 5:29 |
| Run 6 | 5:40 | 5:17 |
| Farmers carry | 2:11 | 2:17 |
| Run 7 | 5:41 | 4:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:27 | 5:50 |
| Run 8 | 6:18 | 5:59 |
| Wall balls | 7:59 | 8:40 |
| Roxzone | 7:54 | 9:15 |
| Finish | 1:34:27 | 1:34:26 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Matthijs | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:34:27 | 1:34:26 | 0:01 · Matthijs faster |
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