Philippe vs Simon
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Philippe Frederic Merven
GBR · Open Men · 5 results Simon Haynes
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Philippe: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Simon: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Philippe and Simon sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Philippe: strongest on Row (faster than 62% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 19%).Simon: strongest on Push (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 25%).
See the numbers
| Part | Philippe: faster than | Simon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 40% | 57% |
| Push | 39% | 80% |
| Pull | 27% | 59% |
| BBJ | 48% | 75% |
| Row | 62% | 29% |
| Carry | 19% | 25% |
| Lunges | 61% | 57% |
| Wall balls | 26% | 33% |
| Roxzone | 57% | 50% |
| Runs | 46% | 32% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Philippe | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 40% | 57% |
| Sled push | 39% | 80% |
| Sled pull | 27% | 59% |
| Burpee broad jump | 48% | 75% |
| Row | 62% | 29% |
| Farmers carry | 19% | 25% |
| Sandbag lunges | 61% | 57% |
| Wall balls | 26% | 33% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 57% | 50% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46% | 32% |
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.Philippe · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 40:09 running, 40:11 at the stations and 6:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:50).Below, Simon · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 42:58 running, 37:02 at the stations and 6:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:16).
See the numbers
| Part | Philippe · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Simon · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:54 | 5:29 |
| SkiErg | 4:38 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 4:41 | 4:41 |
| Sled push | 3:31 | 2:52 |
| Run 3 | 5:30 | 5:16 |
| Sled pull | 5:20 | 4:23 |
| Run 4 | 5:12 | 5:02 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:40 | 4:29 |
| Run 5 | 5:03 | 5:02 |
| Row | 4:42 | 5:05 |
| Run 6 | 4:56 | 4:51 |
| Farmers carry | 2:42 | 2:32 |
| Run 7 | 4:49 | 7:37 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:48 | 4:55 |
| Run 8 | 5:04 | 5:00 |
| Wall balls | 8:50 | 8:16 |
| Roxzone | 6:08 | 6:27 |
| Finish | 1:26:20 | 1:26:19 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Philippe | Simon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 31 Oct 2026 | 1:26:20 | 1:26:19 | 0:01 · Simon faster |
| London Olympia 2026 Open Men · 24 Mar 2026 | 1:37:12 | 1:43:40 | 6:28 · Philippe faster |
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