Alan vs John
GBR · Open Men · 5 results Alan Armstrong
GBR · Open Men · 9 results John McCrossan
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Alan: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · John: Riga 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Alan and John sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Alan: strongest on BBJ (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 70%).John: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 52%).
See the numbers
| Part | Alan: faster than | John: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 79% | 57% |
| Push | 86% | 52% |
| Pull | 85% | 79% |
| BBJ | 94% | 68% |
| Row | 70% | 88% |
| Carry | 88% | 60% |
| Lunges | 85% | 94% |
| Wall balls | 88% | 91% |
| Roxzone | 92% | 99% |
| Runs | 90% | 99% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Alan | John |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 79% | 57% |
| Sled push | 86% | 52% |
| Sled pull | 85% | 79% |
| Burpee broad jump | 94% | 68% |
| Row | 70% | 88% |
| Farmers carry | 88% | 60% |
| Sandbag lunges | 85% | 94% |
| Wall balls | 88% | 91% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 92% | 99% |
| Runs (8 km) | 90% | 99% |
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.Alan · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 32:37 running, 29:21 at the stations and 4:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:56).Below, John · Riga 2026 · Open Men: 31:50 running, 30:17 at the stations and 3:06 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (4:55).
See the numbers
| Part | Alan · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | John · Riga 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:03 | 4:31 |
| SkiErg | 4:20 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 3:37 | 3:47 |
| Sled push | 2:45 | 2:48 |
| Run 3 | 4:14 | 3:57 |
| Sled pull | 3:41 | 3:38 |
| Run 4 | 4:11 | 3:53 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:24 | 4:55 |
| Run 5 | 4:17 | 4:08 |
| Row | 4:37 | 4:21 |
| Run 6 | 3:47 | 4:00 |
| Farmers carry | 1:40 | 1:57 |
| Run 7 | 4:12 | 3:50 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:58 | 3:35 |
| Run 8 | 4:17 | 3:45 |
| Wall balls | 4:56 | 4:33 |
| Roxzone | 4:44 | 3:06 |
| Finish | 1:06:35 | 1:05:06 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Alan | John | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 30 Oct 2026 | 1:06:35 | 1:06:35 | level |
| Glasgow 2025 Open Men · 12 Mar 2025 | 1:17:36 | 1:10:40 | 6:56 · John faster |
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