Matthew vs Simon
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Matthew Parkes
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Simon Irvin
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Matthew: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Simon: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Matthew and Simon sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Matthew: strongest on Push (faster than 92% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 14%).Simon: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 45% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 9%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew: faster than | Simon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 28% | 13% |
| Push | 92% | 34% |
| Pull | 18% | 9% |
| BBJ | 19% | 42% |
| Row | 15% | 38% |
| Carry | 14% | 29% |
| Lunges | 26% | 14% |
| Wall balls | 21% | 20% |
| Roxzone | 33% | 45% |
| Runs | 24% | 42% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Matthew | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 28% | 13% |
| Sled push | 92% | 34% |
| Sled pull | 18% | 9% |
| Burpee broad jump | 19% | 42% |
| Row | 15% | 38% |
| Farmers carry | 14% | 29% |
| Sandbag lunges | 26% | 14% |
| Wall balls | 21% | 20% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 33% | 45% |
| Runs (8 km) | 24% | 42% |
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.Matthew · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 47:40 running, 44:41 at the stations and 4:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:12) and the shortest the sled push (2:21).Below, Simon · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 40:48 running, 45:07 at the stations and 6:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:32).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Simon · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:23 | 5:04 |
| SkiErg | 4:46 | 5:01 |
| Run 2 | 5:13 | 4:37 |
| Sled push | 2:21 | 3:38 |
| Run 3 | 5:41 | 4:59 |
| Sled pull | 5:28 | 6:24 |
| Run 4 | 5:54 | 5:03 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:47 | 5:58 |
| Run 5 | 6:03 | 5:06 |
| Row | 5:22 | 4:57 |
| Run 6 | 6:10 | 5:14 |
| Farmers carry | 3:40 | 2:28 |
| Run 7 | 5:52 | 5:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:05 | 7:09 |
| Run 8 | 7:24 | 5:26 |
| Wall balls | 9:12 | 9:32 |
| Roxzone | 4:38 | 6:38 |
| Finish | 1:36:55 | 1:32:25 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Matthew | Simon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:36:55 | 1:36:55 | level |
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