Aaron vs Zak
Aaron Thompson
Zak Boutwood
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Aaron: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Zak: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Aaron and Zak sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Aaron: strongest on Lunges (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 64%).Zak: strongest on Carry (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 44%).
See the numbers
| Part | Aaron: faster than | Zak: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 64% | 62% |
| Push | 70% | 81% |
| Pull | 65% | 68% |
| BBJ | 89% | 82% |
| Row | 70% | 67% |
| Carry | 77% | 87% |
| Lunges | 94% | 44% |
| Wall balls | 77% | 83% |
| Roxzone | 64% | 82% |
| Runs | 69% | 74% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Aaron | Zak |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 64% | 62% |
| Sled push | 70% | 81% |
| Sled pull | 65% | 68% |
| Burpee broad jump | 89% | 82% |
| Row | 70% | 67% |
| Farmers carry | 77% | 87% |
| Sandbag lunges | 94% | 44% |
| Wall balls | 77% | 83% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 64% | 82% |
| Runs (8 km) | 69% | 74% |
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.Aaron · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 36:24 running, 31:05 at the stations and 5:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:39).Below, Zak · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 35:28 running, 32:33 at the stations and 5:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (5:22).
See the numbers
| Part | Aaron · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Zak · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:55 | 4:19 |
| SkiErg | 4:27 | 4:28 |
| Run 2 | 4:10 | 3:53 |
| Sled push | 3:02 | 2:51 |
| Run 3 | 4:25 | 4:19 |
| Sled pull | 4:13 | 4:09 |
| Run 4 | 4:28 | 4:23 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:47 | 4:09 |
| Run 5 | 4:34 | 4:44 |
| Row | 4:37 | 4:39 |
| Run 6 | 4:27 | 4:23 |
| Farmers carry | 1:49 | 1:41 |
| Run 7 | 4:37 | 4:37 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:31 | 5:22 |
| Run 8 | 4:47 | 4:50 |
| Wall balls | 5:39 | 5:14 |
| Roxzone | 5:51 | 5:11 |
| Finish | 1:13:10 | 1:13:07 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Aaron | Zak | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 31 Oct 2026 | 1:13:10 | 1:13:07 | 0:03 · Zak faster |
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