James vs Thomas
GBR · Open Men · 4 results James Veale
IRL · Open Men · 2 results Thomas Merrigan
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Málaga 2026, Open Men · Thomas: Málaga 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Thomas sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Push (faster than 69% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 5%).Thomas: strongest on Lunges (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 13%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Thomas: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 18% | 24% |
| Push | 69% | 68% |
| Pull | 22% | 23% |
| BBJ | 5% | 38% |
| Row | 24% | 23% |
| Carry | 12% | 43% |
| Lunges | 12% | 89% |
| Wall balls | 25% | 49% |
| Roxzone | 35% | 15% |
| Runs | 45% | 13% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Thomas |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 18% | 24% |
| Sled push | 69% | 68% |
| Sled pull | 22% | 23% |
| Burpee broad jump | 5% | 38% |
| Row | 24% | 23% |
| Farmers carry | 12% | 43% |
| Sandbag lunges | 12% | 89% |
| Wall balls | 25% | 49% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 35% | 15% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45% | 13% |
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 · Málaga 2026 · Open Men: 39:07 running, 44:45 at the stations and 7:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (9:13) and the shortest the sled push (2:39).Below, Thomas · Málaga 2026 · Open Men: 46:25 running, 35:44 at the stations and 8:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:07).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Málaga 2026 · Open Men | Thomas · Málaga 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:30 | 4:56 |
| SkiErg | 4:44 | 4:40 |
| Run 2 | 4:27 | 5:34 |
| Sled push | 2:39 | 2:40 |
| Run 3 | 5:11 | 6:09 |
| Sled pull | 5:32 | 5:28 |
| Run 4 | 5:14 | 6:09 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:13 | 5:41 |
| Run 5 | 5:10 | 6:06 |
| Row | 5:13 | 5:14 |
| Run 6 | 5:07 | 5:52 |
| Farmers carry | 2:50 | 2:09 |
| Run 7 | 5:18 | 5:36 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:03 | 3:45 |
| Run 8 | 5:10 | 6:03 |
| Wall balls | 7:31 | 6:07 |
| Roxzone | 7:01 | 8:42 |
| Finish | 1:30:45 | 1:30:44 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Thomas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga 2026 Open Men · 18 Apr 2026 | 1:30:45 | 1:30:44 | 0:01 · Thomas faster |
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