Paul vs Ben
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Paul Laycock
GBR · Open Men · 9 results Ben Ruxton
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Manchester 2026, Open Men · Ben: Manchester 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Ben sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 79% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 35%).Ben: strongest on Carry (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 27%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Ben: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 36% | 27% |
| Push | 48% | 55% |
| Pull | 58% | 71% |
| BBJ | 37% | 70% |
| Row | 35% | 56% |
| Carry | 35% | 84% |
| Lunges | 57% | 72% |
| Wall balls | 79% | 72% |
| Roxzone | 52% | 54% |
| Runs | 70% | 52% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Ben |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 36% | 27% |
| Sled push | 48% | 55% |
| Sled pull | 58% | 71% |
| Burpee broad jump | 37% | 70% |
| Row | 35% | 56% |
| Farmers carry | 35% | 84% |
| Sandbag lunges | 57% | 72% |
| Wall balls | 79% | 72% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 52% | 54% |
| Runs (8 km) | 70% | 52% |
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 · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 38:11 running, 35:23 at the stations and 5:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:03).Below, Ben · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 41:04 running, 32:36 at the stations and 5:16 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:48).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | Ben · Manchester 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:09 | 3:44 |
| SkiErg | 4:30 | 4:35 |
| Run 2 | 4:17 | 5:09 |
| Sled push | 2:45 | 2:39 |
| Run 3 | 4:47 | 5:20 |
| Sled pull | 4:13 | 3:56 |
| Run 4 | 5:31 | 5:24 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:03 | 4:35 |
| Run 5 | 5:30 | 5:48 |
| Row | 4:54 | 4:41 |
| Run 6 | 5:13 | 5:27 |
| Farmers carry | 2:24 | 1:45 |
| Run 7 | 5:16 | 5:31 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:07 | 4:38 |
| Run 8 | 4:28 | 4:41 |
| Wall balls | 5:27 | 5:48 |
| Roxzone | 5:21 | 5:16 |
| Finish | 1:18:47 | 1:18:48 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Paul | Ben | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:18:47 | 1:18:48 | 0:01 · Paul faster |
| London ExCeL 2025 Doubles Mixed · 4 Dec 2025 | 1:20:51 | 1:06:53 | 13:58 · Ben faster |
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