Darren vs Valentine
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Darren Hesleton
IRL · Open Men · 2 results Valentine O'Donoghue
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Darren: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Valentine: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Darren and Valentine sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Darren: strongest on Carry (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 39%).Valentine: strongest on Push (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 47%).
See the numbers
| Part | Darren: faster than | Valentine: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 89% | 47% |
| Push | 39% | 91% |
| Pull | 54% | 67% |
| BBJ | 58% | 73% |
| Row | 76% | 51% |
| Carry | 90% | 52% |
| Lunges | 51% | 65% |
| Wall balls | 54% | 87% |
| Roxzone | 56% | 62% |
| Runs | 72% | 52% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Darren | Valentine |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 89% | 47% |
| Sled push | 39% | 91% |
| Sled pull | 54% | 67% |
| Burpee broad jump | 58% | 73% |
| Row | 76% | 51% |
| Farmers carry | 90% | 52% |
| Sandbag lunges | 51% | 65% |
| Wall balls | 54% | 87% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 56% | 62% |
| Runs (8 km) | 72% | 52% |
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.Darren · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 38:21 running, 35:32 at the stations and 3:46 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:35).Below, Valentine · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 41:26 running, 32:41 at the stations and 3:34 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (4:51) and the shortest the sled push (2:23).
See the numbers
| Part | Darren · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Valentine · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:39 | 5:03 |
| SkiErg | 4:15 | 4:36 |
| Run 2 | 4:19 | 4:25 |
| Sled push | 3:17 | 2:23 |
| Run 3 | 4:35 | 4:40 |
| Sled pull | 4:17 | 3:59 |
| Run 4 | 4:40 | 4:50 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:30 | 4:51 |
| Run 5 | 4:47 | 4:57 |
| Row | 4:34 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 5:00 | 5:52 |
| Farmers carry | 2:04 | 2:41 |
| Run 7 | 4:47 | 4:58 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:00 | 4:33 |
| Run 8 | 5:34 | 6:41 |
| Wall balls | 6:35 | 4:50 |
| Roxzone | 3:46 | 3:34 |
| Finish | 1:17:35 | 1:17:37 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Darren | Valentine | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:17:35 | 1:17:37 | 0:02 · Darren faster |
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