Michael vs Sheldon
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Michael Shepherd
NZL · Open Men · 1 result Sheldon Parke
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Sydney 2026, Open Men · Sheldon: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Sheldon sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Runs (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 14%).Sheldon: strongest on Ski (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 33%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Sheldon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 23% | 87% |
| Push | 58% | 69% |
| Pull | 39% | 86% |
| BBJ | 51% | 43% |
| Row | 37% | 59% |
| Carry | 51% | 33% |
| Lunges | 14% | 58% |
| Wall balls | 27% | 42% |
| Roxzone | 67% | 59% |
| Runs | 85% | 55% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 23% | 87% |
| Sled push | 58% | 69% |
| Sled pull | 39% | 86% |
| Burpee broad jump | 51% | 43% |
| Row | 37% | 59% |
| Farmers carry | 51% | 33% |
| Sandbag lunges | 14% | 58% |
| Wall balls | 27% | 42% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 67% | 59% |
| Runs (8 km) | 85% | 55% |
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 · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 33:36 running, 41:29 at the stations and 7:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:45).Below, Sheldon · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 38:50 running, 35:51 at the stations and 8:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:28).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | Sheldon · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:20 | 3:59 |
| SkiErg | 4:42 | 4:08 |
| Run 2 | 3:51 | 4:22 |
| Sled push | 2:31 | 2:22 |
| Run 3 | 4:03 | 4:42 |
| Sled pull | 4:47 | 3:34 |
| Run 4 | 4:02 | 4:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:39 | 6:03 |
| Run 5 | 4:08 | 5:01 |
| Row | 4:53 | 4:40 |
| Run 6 | 3:59 | 4:51 |
| Farmers carry | 2:04 | 2:19 |
| Run 7 | 4:02 | 4:37 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:08 | 5:16 |
| Run 8 | 6:12 | 6:31 |
| Wall balls | 8:45 | 7:28 |
| Roxzone | 7:53 | 8:15 |
| Finish | 1:22:50 | 1:22:49 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Sheldon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:22:50 | 1:22:49 | 0:01 · Sheldon faster |
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