Paul vs Chris
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Paul Sander
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Chris Withey
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Chris: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Chris sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 53% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 23%).Chris: strongest on Push (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 22%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Chris: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 43% | 67% |
| Push | 52% | 87% |
| Pull | 36% | 64% |
| BBJ | 38% | 22% |
| Row | 39% | 31% |
| Carry | 45% | 42% |
| Lunges | 23% | 45% |
| Wall balls | 44% | 63% |
| Roxzone | 53% | 24% |
| Runs | 27% | 24% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Chris |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 43% | 67% |
| Sled push | 52% | 87% |
| Sled pull | 36% | 64% |
| Burpee broad jump | 38% | 22% |
| Row | 39% | 31% |
| Farmers carry | 45% | 42% |
| Sandbag lunges | 23% | 45% |
| Wall balls | 44% | 63% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 53% | 24% |
| Runs (8 km) | 27% | 24% |
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.Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 46:44 running, 39:56 at the stations and 3:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:07).Below, Chris · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 47:49 running, 37:35 at the stations and 5:07 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:29) and the shortest the sled push (2:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Chris · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:07 | 5:25 |
| SkiErg | 4:38 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 5:11 | 5:04 |
| Sled push | 3:03 | 2:29 |
| Run 3 | 5:41 | 5:31 |
| Sled pull | 4:46 | 4:02 |
| Run 4 | 5:55 | 5:18 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:26 | 7:29 |
| Run 5 | 6:00 | 5:40 |
| Row | 4:57 | 5:03 |
| Run 6 | 6:21 | 5:43 |
| Farmers carry | 2:48 | 2:52 |
| Run 7 | 5:48 | 5:14 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:11 | 5:10 |
| Run 8 | 6:41 | 9:53 |
| Wall balls | 7:07 | 6:03 |
| Roxzone | 3:50 | 5:07 |
| Finish | 1:30:26 | 1:30:26 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Chris | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:30:26 | 1:30:26 | level |
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