Richard vs Matthew
IRL · Open Men · 3 results Richard Butler
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Matthew Richards
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Richard: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Matthew: Turin 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Richard and Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Richard: strongest on Pull (faster than 73% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 10%).Matthew: strongest on Pull (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 15%).
See the numbers
| Part | Richard: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 10% | 37% |
| Push | 42% | 65% |
| Pull | 73% | 78% |
| BBJ | 22% | 15% |
| Row | 27% | 35% |
| Carry | 45% | 26% |
| Lunges | 15% | 32% |
| Wall balls | 12% | 55% |
| Roxzone | 38% | 48% |
| Runs | 16% | 26% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Richard | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 10% | 37% |
| Sled push | 42% | 65% |
| Sled pull | 73% | 78% |
| Burpee broad jump | 22% | 15% |
| Row | 27% | 35% |
| Farmers carry | 45% | 26% |
| Sandbag lunges | 15% | 32% |
| Wall balls | 12% | 55% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 38% | 48% |
| Runs (8 km) | 16% | 26% |
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.Richard · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 50:14 running, 44:58 at the stations and 4:25 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:35).Below, Matthew · Turin 2026 · Open Men: 44:02 running, 39:13 at the stations and 6:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:06).
See the numbers
| Part | Richard · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Matthew · Turin 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:21 | 4:12 |
| SkiErg | 5:04 | 4:40 |
| Run 2 | 5:34 | 5:13 |
| Sled push | 3:14 | 2:56 |
| Run 3 | 5:51 | 5:27 |
| Sled pull | 3:50 | 4:18 |
| Run 4 | 5:57 | 5:31 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:32 | 7:06 |
| Run 5 | 6:41 | 5:41 |
| Row | 5:06 | 5:11 |
| Run 6 | 6:17 | 5:35 |
| Farmers carry | 2:48 | 2:26 |
| Run 7 | 5:41 | 5:44 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:50 | 5:57 |
| Run 8 | 7:53 | 6:39 |
| Wall balls | 10:35 | 6:39 |
| Roxzone | 4:25 | 6:56 |
| Finish | 1:39:36 | 1:30:04 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Richard | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:39:36 | 1:39:34 | 0:02 · Matthew faster |
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