Ben vs Simon
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Ben Meara
GBR · Open Men · 6 results Simon Critchlow
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ben: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Simon: Manchester 2024, Open Men
This chart shows where Ben and Simon sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ben: strongest on BBJ (faster than 41% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 6%).Simon: strongest on Carry (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 11%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than | Simon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 24% | 38% |
| Push | 27% | 11% |
| Pull | 7% | 36% |
| BBJ | 41% | 30% |
| Row | 10% | 19% |
| Carry | 6% | 67% |
| Lunges | 32% | 28% |
| Wall balls | 21% | 22% |
| Roxzone | 13% | 47% |
| Runs | 32% | 35% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ben | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 24% | 38% |
| Sled push | 27% | 11% |
| Sled pull | 7% | 36% |
| Burpee broad jump | 41% | 30% |
| Row | 10% | 19% |
| Farmers carry | 6% | 67% |
| Sandbag lunges | 32% | 28% |
| Wall balls | 21% | 22% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 13% | 47% |
| Runs (8 km) | 32% | 35% |
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.Ben · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 45:23 running, 45:45 at the stations and 6:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:17) and the shortest the sled push (3:32).Below, Simon · Manchester 2024 · Open Men: 43:22 running, 38:36 at the stations and 5:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:52).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Simon · Manchester 2024 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:43 | 3:44 |
| SkiErg | 4:49 | 4:23 |
| Run 2 | 5:14 | 5:13 |
| Sled push | 3:32 | 3:15 |
| Run 3 | 5:42 | 5:37 |
| Sled pull | 6:27 | 4:40 |
| Run 4 | 5:31 | 5:28 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:16 | 5:59 |
| Run 5 | 5:36 | 5:42 |
| Row | 5:30 | 4:58 |
| Run 6 | 5:51 | 5:45 |
| Farmers carry | 4:11 | 1:47 |
| Run 7 | 5:17 | 5:39 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:43 | 5:42 |
| Run 8 | 6:29 | 6:13 |
| Wall balls | 9:17 | 7:52 |
| Roxzone | 6:15 | 5:44 |
| Finish | 1:37:19 | 1:27:33 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ben | Simon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:37:19 | 1:37:15 | 0:04 · Simon faster |
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