Karl vs Simon
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Karl Sneddon
GBR · Open Men · 14 results Simon Smith
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Karl: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Simon: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Karl and Simon sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Karl: strongest on Carry (faster than 61% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 20%).Simon: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 62% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 4%).
See the numbers
| Part | Karl: faster than | Simon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 53% | 22% |
| Push | 33% | 38% |
| Pull | 53% | 25% |
| BBJ | 20% | 13% |
| Row | 30% | 29% |
| Carry | 61% | 4% |
| Lunges | 33% | 27% |
| Wall balls | 40% | 62% |
| Roxzone | 23% | 51% |
| Runs | 44% | 47% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Karl | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 53% | 22% |
| Sled push | 33% | 38% |
| Sled pull | 53% | 25% |
| Burpee broad jump | 20% | 13% |
| Row | 30% | 29% |
| Farmers carry | 61% | 4% |
| Sandbag lunges | 33% | 27% |
| Wall balls | 40% | 62% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 23% | 51% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44% | 47% |
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.Karl · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 40:38 running, 40:37 at the stations and 7:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:45).Below, Simon · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 39:55 running, 42:50 at the stations and 6:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:57).
See the numbers
| Part | Karl · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Simon · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:10 | 5:37 |
| SkiErg | 4:32 | 4:51 |
| Run 2 | 4:34 | 4:51 |
| Sled push | 3:39 | 3:33 |
| Run 3 | 4:51 | 5:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:33 | 5:26 |
| Run 4 | 4:47 | 4:55 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:16 | 7:57 |
| Run 5 | 5:19 | 4:53 |
| Row | 5:04 | 5:05 |
| Run 6 | 5:04 | 4:49 |
| Farmers carry | 2:00 | 3:28 |
| Run 7 | 5:12 | 4:47 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:48 | 6:04 |
| Run 8 | 5:40 | 4:58 |
| Wall balls | 7:45 | 6:26 |
| Roxzone | 7:54 | 6:24 |
| Finish | 1:28:59 | 1:29:01 |
Head to head: 4 races they both ran
| Race | Karl | Simon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 31 Oct 2026 | 1:28:59 | 1:29:01 | 0:02 · Karl faster |
| Birmingham Birm Doubles Men · 30 Oct 2026 | 1:12:35 | 1:04:28 | 8:07 · Simon faster |
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:29:37 | 2:21:20 | 51:43 · Karl faster |
| Birmingham 2025 Doubles Men · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:21:38 | 1:47:07 | 25:29 · Karl faster |
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