Michael vs Richard
GBR · Open Men · 5 results Michael McDonagh
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Richard McGarry
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Birmingham 2024, Open Men · Richard: Glasgow 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Richard sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 21%).Richard: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 44% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 14%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Richard: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 21% | 34% |
| Push | 97% | 42% |
| Pull | 31% | 17% |
| BBJ | 60% | 35% |
| Row | 44% | 14% |
| Carry | 27% | 33% |
| Lunges | 28% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 28% | 44% |
| Roxzone | 45% | 24% |
| Runs | 22% | 29% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Richard |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 21% | 34% |
| Sled push | 97% | 42% |
| Sled pull | 31% | 17% |
| Burpee broad jump | 60% | 35% |
| Row | 44% | 14% |
| Farmers carry | 27% | 33% |
| Sandbag lunges | 28% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 28% | 44% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 45% | 24% |
| Runs (8 km) | 22% | 29% |
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 2024 · Open Men: 45:56 running, 38:56 at the stations and 7:46 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:03) and the shortest the sled push (2:03).Below, Richard · Glasgow 2026 · Open Men: 46:14 running, 40:35 at the stations and 6:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:43).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Birmingham 2024 · Open Men | Richard · Glasgow 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:30 | 5:07 |
| SkiErg | 4:40 | 4:40 |
| Run 2 | 4:50 | 5:21 |
| Sled push | 2:03 | 3:02 |
| Run 3 | 5:45 | 5:51 |
| Sled pull | 5:30 | 5:30 |
| Run 4 | 5:27 | 5:46 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:25 | 6:12 |
| Run 5 | 6:38 | 5:54 |
| Row | 4:50 | 5:31 |
| Run 6 | 5:36 | 5:46 |
| Farmers carry | 2:28 | 2:26 |
| Run 7 | 5:42 | 5:48 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:57 | 5:31 |
| Run 8 | 6:29 | 6:40 |
| Wall balls | 8:03 | 7:43 |
| Roxzone | 7:46 | 6:20 |
| Finish | 1:32:31 | 1:33:00 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Richard | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow 2026 Open Men · 11 Mar 2026 | 1:33:05 | 1:33:00 | 0:05 · Richard faster |
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