James vs Nicholas
USA · Open Men · 2 results James Grizz
CAN · Open Men · 8 results Nicholas Demetriadis
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: New York 2026, Open Men · Nicholas: Phoenix 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Nicholas sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Ski (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 79%).Nicholas: strongest on BBJ (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 65%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Nicholas: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 99% | 65% |
| Push | 79% | 85% |
| Pull | 91% | 95% |
| BBJ | 96% | 99% |
| Row | 95% | 75% |
| Carry | 93% | 84% |
| Lunges | 95% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 90% | 90% |
| Roxzone | 83% | 96% |
| Runs | 86% | 97% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Nicholas |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 99% | 65% |
| Sled push | 79% | 85% |
| Sled pull | 91% | 95% |
| Burpee broad jump | 96% | 99% |
| Row | 95% | 75% |
| Farmers carry | 93% | 84% |
| Sandbag lunges | 95% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 90% | 90% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 83% | 96% |
| Runs (8 km) | 86% | 97% |
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.James · New York 2026 · Open Men: 37:52 running, 28:41 at the stations and 5:05 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:11).Below, Nicholas · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 32:05 running, 27:43 at the stations and 4:29 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:57).
See the numbers
| Part | James · New York 2026 · Open Men | Nicholas · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:08 | 3:51 |
| SkiErg | 3:57 | 4:24 |
| Run 2 | 3:57 | 3:52 |
| Sled push | 2:40 | 2:24 |
| Run 3 | 4:39 | 4:12 |
| Sled pull | 3:41 | 3:19 |
| Run 4 | 4:43 | 4:00 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:22 | 2:33 |
| Run 5 | 4:55 | 3:55 |
| Row | 4:23 | 4:43 |
| Run 6 | 4:38 | 4:06 |
| Farmers carry | 1:45 | 1:42 |
| Run 7 | 4:54 | 4:02 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:42 | 3:40 |
| Run 8 | 5:58 | 4:07 |
| Wall balls | 5:11 | 4:57 |
| Roxzone | 5:05 | 4:29 |
| Finish | 1:11:31 | 1:04:09 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Nicholas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:11:31 | 1:11:32 | 0:01 · James faster |
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