Mark vs Craig
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Mark Birkenhead
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Craig O'Brien
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Mark: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Craig: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Mark and Craig sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Mark: strongest on Row (faster than 65% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 15%).Craig: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 81% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Mark: faster than | Craig: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 39% | 52% |
| Push | 49% | 30% |
| Pull | 47% | 36% |
| BBJ | 54% | 76% |
| Row | 65% | 58% |
| Carry | 15% | 38% |
| Lunges | 42% | 45% |
| Wall balls | 42% | 21% |
| Roxzone | 65% | 81% |
| Runs | 46% | 55% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Mark | Craig |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 39% | 52% |
| Sled push | 49% | 30% |
| Sled pull | 47% | 36% |
| Burpee broad jump | 54% | 76% |
| Row | 65% | 58% |
| Farmers carry | 15% | 38% |
| Sandbag lunges | 42% | 45% |
| Wall balls | 42% | 21% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 65% | 81% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46% | 55% |
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.Mark · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 40:07 running, 38:35 at the stations and 5:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:36).Below, Craig · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 40:47 running, 39:35 at the stations and 3:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:10).
See the numbers
| Part | Mark · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Craig · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:07 | 4:38 |
| SkiErg | 4:39 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 4:30 | 4:19 |
| Sled push | 3:21 | 3:28 |
| Run 3 | 4:49 | 4:26 |
| Sled pull | 4:41 | 4:47 |
| Run 4 | 4:54 | 4:32 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:23 | 4:45 |
| Run 5 | 4:58 | 4:45 |
| Row | 4:40 | 4:45 |
| Run 6 | 5:01 | 8:30 |
| Farmers carry | 2:50 | 2:56 |
| Run 7 | 5:05 | 4:15 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:26 | 5:10 |
| Run 8 | 5:42 | 5:22 |
| Wall balls | 7:36 | 9:10 |
| Roxzone | 5:50 | 3:04 |
| Finish | 1:24:26 | 1:23:22 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Mark | Craig | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 29 Oct 2026 | 1:24:26 | 1:24:25 | 0:01 · Craig faster |
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:29:55 | 1:23:22 | 6:33 · Craig faster |
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