Paul vs Mark
GBR · Open Men · 9 results Paul Bransby
GBR · Open Men · 6 results Mark Smith
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Birmingham 2025, Open Men · Mark: London Olympia 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Mark 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 43% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 17%).Mark: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 62%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Mark: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 18% | 75% |
| Push | 34% | 65% |
| Pull | 23% | 87% |
| BBJ | 41% | 70% |
| Row | 25% | 62% |
| Carry | 36% | 74% |
| Lunges | 17% | 75% |
| Wall balls | 26% | 90% |
| Roxzone | 43% | 82% |
| Runs | 38% | 74% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 18% | 75% |
| Sled push | 34% | 65% |
| Sled pull | 23% | 87% |
| Burpee broad jump | 41% | 70% |
| Row | 25% | 62% |
| Farmers carry | 36% | 74% |
| Sandbag lunges | 17% | 75% |
| Wall balls | 26% | 90% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 43% | 82% |
| Runs (8 km) | 38% | 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.Paul · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men: 41:58 running, 44:02 at the stations and 6:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:04).Below, Mark · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men: 37:19 running, 31:16 at the stations and 4:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:03).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men | Mark · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:19 | 4:30 |
| SkiErg | 4:49 | 4:17 |
| Run 2 | 4:39 | 4:15 |
| Sled push | 3:42 | 2:44 |
| Run 3 | 5:18 | 4:27 |
| Sled pull | 6:05 | 3:26 |
| Run 4 | 5:14 | 4:28 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:00 | 4:46 |
| Run 5 | 5:26 | 4:32 |
| Row | 5:07 | 4:42 |
| Run 6 | 5:11 | 4:27 |
| Farmers carry | 2:22 | 1:56 |
| Run 7 | 5:11 | 4:31 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:53 | 4:23 |
| Run 8 | 5:41 | 6:09 |
| Wall balls | 9:04 | 5:03 |
| Roxzone | 6:57 | 4:48 |
| Finish | 1:32:50 | 1:13:17 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Paul | Mark | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Olympia 2026 Open Men · 24 Mar 2026 | 1:36:10 | 1:36:09 | 0:01 · Mark faster |
| Birmingham 2025 Open Men · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:32:50 | 1:39:50 | 7:00 · Paul faster |
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