Matthew vs Michael
NZL · Open Men · 2 results Matthew Smithson
NZL · Open Men · 1 result Michael Semmons
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Matthew: Auckland 2026, Open Men · Michael: Auckland 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Matthew and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Matthew: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 29% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 3%).Michael: strongest on Lunges (faster than 25% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 19% | 13% |
| Push | 26% | 1% |
| Pull | 9% | 22% |
| BBJ | 9% | 24% |
| Row | 4% | 11% |
| Carry | 22% | 9% |
| Lunges | 18% | 25% |
| Wall balls | 29% | 4% |
| Roxzone | 9% | 7% |
| Runs | 3% | 7% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Matthew | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 19% | 13% |
| Sled push | 26% | 1% |
| Sled pull | 9% | 22% |
| Burpee broad jump | 9% | 24% |
| Row | 4% | 11% |
| Farmers carry | 22% | 9% |
| Sandbag lunges | 18% | 25% |
| Wall balls | 29% | 4% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 9% | 7% |
| Runs (8 km) | 3% | 7% |
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 · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 1:07:45 running, 49:05 at the stations and 9:06 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (8:59).Below, Michael · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 1:01:53 running, 54:23 at the stations and 9:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (13:22).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew · Auckland 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Auckland 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:07 | 6:06 |
| SkiErg | 4:42 | 4:47 |
| Run 2 | 6:15 | 5:58 |
| Sled push | 3:55 | 7:13 |
| Run 3 | 9:12 | 6:56 |
| Sled pull | 7:18 | 6:12 |
| Run 4 | 8:56 | 7:54 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:59 | 7:28 |
| Run 5 | 8:24 | 8:45 |
| Row | 5:52 | 5:33 |
| Run 6 | 8:06 | 7:58 |
| Farmers carry | 2:22 | 2:46 |
| Run 7 | 8:32 | 7:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:27 | 7:02 |
| Run 8 | 12:13 | 10:17 |
| Wall balls | 8:30 | 13:22 |
| Roxzone | 9:06 | 9:36 |
| Finish | 2:05:48 | 2:05:47 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Matthew | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 2026 Open Men · 29 Jan 2026 | 2:05:48 | 2:05:47 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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