Michael vs Paul
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Michael Pickering
GBR · Open Men · 10 results Paul Tomkins
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: London 2025, Open Men · Paul: London 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Paul 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 Wall balls (faster than 13%).Paul: strongest on Pull (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 26%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 65% | 75% |
| Push | 67% | 58% |
| Pull | 31% | 84% |
| BBJ | 83% | 59% |
| Row | 40% | 71% |
| Carry | 16% | 55% |
| Lunges | 51% | 46% |
| Wall balls | 13% | 26% |
| Roxzone | 72% | 74% |
| Runs | 85% | 66% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 65% | 75% |
| Sled push | 67% | 58% |
| Sled pull | 31% | 84% |
| Burpee broad jump | 83% | 59% |
| Row | 40% | 71% |
| Farmers carry | 16% | 55% |
| Sandbag lunges | 51% | 46% |
| Wall balls | 13% | 26% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 72% | 74% |
| Runs (8 km) | 85% | 66% |
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 · London 2025 · Open Men: 34:47 running, 39:03 at the stations and 4:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:43) and the shortest the sled push (2:37).Below, Paul · London 2025 · Open Men: 37:47 running, 36:06 at the stations and 4:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:50).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · London 2025 · Open Men | Paul · London 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:01 | 4:27 |
| SkiErg | 4:16 | 4:12 |
| Run 2 | 3:52 | 4:17 |
| Sled push | 2:37 | 2:43 |
| Run 3 | 4:23 | 4:22 |
| Sled pull | 4:49 | 3:34 |
| Run 4 | 4:07 | 4:28 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:57 | 4:56 |
| Run 5 | 4:28 | 4:41 |
| Row | 4:46 | 4:31 |
| Run 6 | 4:14 | 4:37 |
| Farmers carry | 2:48 | 2:05 |
| Run 7 | 4:07 | 4:41 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:06 | 5:15 |
| Run 8 | 5:34 | 6:14 |
| Wall balls | 10:43 | 8:50 |
| Roxzone | 4:42 | 4:39 |
| Finish | 1:18:24 | 1:18:25 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Michael | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London 2025 Open Men · 3 May 2025 | 1:18:24 | 1:18:25 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
| London 2024 Open Men · 1 Dec 2024 | 1:20:43 | 1:23:37 | 2:54 · Michael faster |
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