Paul vs Rowan
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Paul McLaughlin
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Rowan Smith
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Manchester 2026, Open Men · Rowan: London Olympia 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Rowan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Row (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 18%).Rowan: strongest on Carry (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 37%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Rowan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 18% | 37% |
| Push | 22% | 65% |
| Pull | 29% | 53% |
| BBJ | 38% | 45% |
| Row | 67% | 57% |
| Carry | 51% | 94% |
| Lunges | 33% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 47% |
| Roxzone | 55% | 65% |
| Runs | 30% | 69% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Rowan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 18% | 37% |
| Sled push | 22% | 65% |
| Sled pull | 29% | 53% |
| Burpee broad jump | 38% | 45% |
| Row | 67% | 57% |
| Farmers carry | 51% | 94% |
| Sandbag lunges | 33% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 47% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 55% | 65% |
| Runs (8 km) | 30% | 69% |
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.Paul · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 45:53 running, 41:32 at the stations and 5:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:47).Below, Rowan · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men: 38:11 running, 36:46 at the stations and 5:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:35).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | Rowan · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:16 | 4:57 |
| SkiErg | 4:42 | 4:35 |
| Run 2 | 5:52 | 4:28 |
| Sled push | 3:09 | 2:44 |
| Run 3 | 6:12 | 4:32 |
| Sled pull | 5:06 | 4:19 |
| Run 4 | 6:10 | 4:33 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:59 | 5:51 |
| Run 5 | 6:13 | 4:32 |
| Row | 4:35 | 4:45 |
| Run 6 | 6:02 | 4:37 |
| Farmers carry | 2:09 | 1:38 |
| Run 7 | 5:58 | 4:33 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:06 | 5:19 |
| Run 8 | 5:09 | 5:59 |
| Wall balls | 9:47 | 7:35 |
| Roxzone | 5:10 | 5:20 |
| Finish | 1:32:26 | 1:20:07 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Rowan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:32:26 | 1:32:25 | 0:01 · Rowan faster |
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