Richard vs Nigel
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Richard Balfe
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Nigel Cooper
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Richard: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Nigel: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Richard and Nigel sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Richard: strongest on Row (faster than 44% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 4%).Nigel: strongest on Carry (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Richard: faster than | Nigel: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 32% | 6% |
| Push | 26% | 34% |
| Pull | 17% | 23% |
| BBJ | 4% | 16% |
| Row | 44% | 20% |
| Carry | 8% | 60% |
| Lunges | 16% | 13% |
| Wall balls | 12% | 9% |
| Roxzone | 21% | 30% |
| Runs | 25% | 17% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Richard | Nigel |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 32% | 6% |
| Sled push | 26% | 34% |
| Sled pull | 17% | 23% |
| Burpee broad jump | 4% | 16% |
| Row | 44% | 20% |
| Farmers carry | 8% | 60% |
| Sandbag lunges | 16% | 13% |
| Wall balls | 12% | 9% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 21% | 30% |
| Runs (8 km) | 25% | 17% |
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 · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 44:30 running, 49:55 at the stations and 8:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:53).Below, Nigel · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 46:41 running, 48:22 at the stations and 7:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:55).
See the numbers
| Part | Richard · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Nigel · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:31 | 6:06 |
| SkiErg | 4:43 | 5:14 |
| Run 2 | 5:01 | 5:18 |
| Sled push | 3:49 | 3:38 |
| Run 3 | 5:23 | 5:40 |
| Sled pull | 5:48 | 5:31 |
| Run 4 | 5:35 | 5:45 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:43 | 7:38 |
| Run 5 | 5:59 | 5:48 |
| Row | 4:53 | 5:13 |
| Run 6 | 5:38 | 5:49 |
| Farmers carry | 3:10 | 2:01 |
| Run 7 | 5:22 | 5:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:55 | 7:12 |
| Run 8 | 6:01 | 6:25 |
| Wall balls | 10:53 | 11:55 |
| Roxzone | 8:04 | 7:28 |
| Finish | 1:42:20 | 1:42:22 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Richard | Nigel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 29 Oct 2026 | 1:42:20 | 1:42:22 | 0:02 · Richard faster |
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