Michael vs Joshua
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Michael Gibbs
GBR · Open Men · 8 results Joshua Poskitt
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Stockholm 2024, Open Men · Joshua: London ExCeL 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Joshua sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 57%).Joshua: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 74%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Joshua: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 92% | 93% |
| Push | 57% | 74% |
| Pull | 91% | 97% |
| BBJ | 79% | 96% |
| Row | 86% | 99% |
| Carry | 81% | 78% |
| Lunges | 86% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 93% | 99% |
| Roxzone | 83% | 97% |
| Runs | 91% | 97% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Joshua |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 92% | 93% |
| Sled push | 57% | 74% |
| Sled pull | 91% | 97% |
| Burpee broad jump | 79% | 96% |
| Row | 86% | 99% |
| Farmers carry | 81% | 78% |
| Sandbag lunges | 86% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 93% | 99% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 83% | 97% |
| Runs (8 km) | 91% | 97% |
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 · Stockholm 2024 · Open Men: 32:43 running, 28:47 at the stations and 5:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (4:32).Below, Joshua · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men: 26:27 running, 26:29 at the stations and 8:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the SkiErg (4:25).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Stockholm 2024 · Open Men | Joshua · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:31 | 2:40 |
| SkiErg | 4:01 | 4:25 |
| Run 2 | 3:47 | 3:08 |
| Sled push | 2:26 | 2:30 |
| Run 3 | 3:55 | 3:15 |
| Sled pull | 3:28 | 3:24 |
| Run 4 | 3:56 | 3:13 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:32 | 3:17 |
| Run 5 | 4:18 | 3:09 |
| Row | 4:22 | 4:16 |
| Run 6 | 4:20 | 3:15 |
| Farmers carry | 1:41 | 1:45 |
| Run 7 | 4:18 | 3:20 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:53 | 3:10 |
| Run 8 | 4:38 | 4:27 |
| Wall balls | 4:24 | 3:42 |
| Roxzone | 5:56 | 8:44 |
| Finish | 1:07:17 | 1:01:30 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Joshua | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm 2024 Open Men · 7 Dec 2024 | 1:07:17 | 1:07:16 | 0:01 · Joshua faster |
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