Michael vs Sam
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Michael Palmer
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Sam Bowen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Birmingham 2025, Open Men · Sam: Birmingham 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 56% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 16%).Sam: strongest on Ski (faster than 75% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 20%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 19% | 75% |
| Push | 16% | 32% |
| Pull | 31% | 51% |
| BBJ | 49% | 27% |
| Row | 31% | 30% |
| Carry | 34% | 66% |
| Lunges | 24% | 20% |
| Wall balls | 17% | 47% |
| Roxzone | 56% | 40% |
| Runs | 49% | 33% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 19% | 75% |
| Sled push | 16% | 32% |
| Sled pull | 31% | 51% |
| Burpee broad jump | 49% | 27% |
| Row | 31% | 30% |
| Farmers carry | 34% | 66% |
| Sandbag lunges | 24% | 20% |
| Wall balls | 17% | 47% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 56% | 40% |
| Runs (8 km) | 49% | 33% |
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.Michael · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men: 40:10 running, 44:43 at the stations and 6:22 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:24).Below, Sam · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men: 43:10 running, 40:59 at the stations and 7:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:30).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men | Sam · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:34 | 5:35 |
| SkiErg | 4:48 | 4:19 |
| Run 2 | 4:41 | 5:01 |
| Sled push | 4:24 | 3:46 |
| Run 3 | 4:55 | 5:16 |
| Sled pull | 5:39 | 5:00 |
| Run 4 | 5:00 | 5:23 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:39 | 6:49 |
| Run 5 | 5:00 | 5:29 |
| Row | 5:01 | 5:02 |
| Run 6 | 4:54 | 5:20 |
| Farmers carry | 2:25 | 1:58 |
| Run 7 | 4:50 | 5:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:23 | 6:35 |
| Run 8 | 5:16 | 5:47 |
| Wall balls | 10:24 | 7:30 |
| Roxzone | 6:22 | 7:08 |
| Finish | 1:31:09 | 1:31:10 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham 2025 Open Men · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:31:09 | 1:31:10 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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