James vs Ben
GBR · Open Men · 2 results James Swift
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Ben Drayton
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Ben: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Ben sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Row (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 23%).Ben: strongest on Ski (faster than 73% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 19%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Ben: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 53% | 73% |
| Push | 23% | 34% |
| Pull | 58% | 65% |
| BBJ | 31% | 32% |
| Row | 60% | 64% |
| Carry | 41% | 39% |
| Lunges | 33% | 19% |
| Wall balls | 48% | 29% |
| Roxzone | 53% | 66% |
| Runs | 39% | 45% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Ben |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 53% | 73% |
| Sled push | 23% | 34% |
| Sled pull | 58% | 65% |
| Burpee broad jump | 31% | 32% |
| Row | 60% | 64% |
| Farmers carry | 41% | 39% |
| Sandbag lunges | 33% | 19% |
| Wall balls | 48% | 29% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 53% | 66% |
| Runs (8 km) | 39% | 45% |
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.James · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 41:25 running, 39:17 at the stations and 6:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:13).Below, Ben · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 40:23 running, 40:47 at the stations and 5:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:31).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Ben · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:37 | 5:59 |
| SkiErg | 4:32 | 4:23 |
| Run 2 | 4:49 | 4:37 |
| Sled push | 3:54 | 3:38 |
| Run 3 | 4:57 | 4:56 |
| Sled pull | 4:24 | 4:14 |
| Run 4 | 5:06 | 4:50 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:29 | 6:26 |
| Run 5 | 4:59 | 4:51 |
| Row | 4:43 | 4:41 |
| Run 6 | 5:04 | 4:43 |
| Farmers carry | 2:15 | 2:17 |
| Run 7 | 5:06 | 4:47 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:47 | 6:38 |
| Run 8 | 5:46 | 5:41 |
| Wall balls | 7:13 | 8:31 |
| Roxzone | 6:18 | 5:48 |
| Finish | 1:26:52 | 1:26:51 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Ben | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 31 Oct 2026 | 1:26:52 | 1:26:51 | 0:01 · Ben faster |
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