Michael vs Nelson
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael James
USA · Open Men · 1 result Nelson Thomas
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: New York 2026, Open Men · Nelson: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Nelson sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Ski (faster than 12% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 2%).Nelson: strongest on Lunges (faster than 49% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Nelson: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 12% | 2% |
| Push | 2% | 1% |
| Pull | 4% | 4% |
| BBJ | 2% | 48% |
| Row | 4% | 40% |
| Carry | 3% | 47% |
| Lunges | 4% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 3% | 25% |
| Roxzone | 2% | 10% |
| Runs | 6% | 1% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Nelson |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 12% | 2% |
| Sled push | 2% | 1% |
| Sled pull | 4% | 4% |
| Burpee broad jump | 2% | 48% |
| Row | 4% | 40% |
| Farmers carry | 3% | 47% |
| Sandbag lunges | 4% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 3% | 25% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 2% | 10% |
| Runs (8 km) | 6% | 1% |
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 · New York 2026 · Open Men: 1:07:52 running, 1:09:00 at the stations and 15:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (16:17).Below, Nelson · New York 2026 · Open Men: 1:31:13 running, 49:07 at the stations and 11:06 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:56).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men | Nelson · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:25 | 5:53 |
| SkiErg | 5:07 | 5:40 |
| Run 2 | 7:01 | 9:48 |
| Sled push | 5:42 | 6:20 |
| Run 3 | 7:25 | 10:56 |
| Sled pull | 8:12 | 8:02 |
| Run 4 | 7:19 | 13:13 |
| Burpee broad jump | 12:27 | 5:51 |
| Run 5 | 8:23 | 12:31 |
| Row | 6:17 | 5:07 |
| Run 6 | 8:10 | 13:28 |
| Farmers carry | 4:15 | 2:26 |
| Run 7 | 8:12 | 10:54 |
| Sandbag lunges | 10:43 | 5:45 |
| Run 8 | 13:56 | 14:30 |
| Wall balls | 16:17 | 9:56 |
| Roxzone | 15:00 | 11:06 |
| Finish | 2:31:44 | 2:31:20 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Nelson | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 2:31:44 | 2:31:20 | 0:24 · Nelson faster |
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