Michael vs James
IRL · Open Men · 2 results Michael Costello
AUS · Open Men · 2 results James Purcell
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Melbourne 2025, Open Men · James: Melbourne 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and James sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 68%).James: strongest on Pull (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 44%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | James: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 68% | 44% |
| Push | 69% | 55% |
| Pull | 72% | 93% |
| BBJ | 69% | 69% |
| Row | 81% | 60% |
| Carry | 93% | 77% |
| Lunges | 84% | 73% |
| Wall balls | 80% | 76% |
| Roxzone | 70% | 80% |
| Runs | 81% | 82% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | James |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 68% | 44% |
| Sled push | 69% | 55% |
| Sled pull | 72% | 93% |
| Burpee broad jump | 69% | 69% |
| Row | 81% | 60% |
| Farmers carry | 93% | 77% |
| Sandbag lunges | 84% | 73% |
| Wall balls | 80% | 76% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 70% | 80% |
| Runs (8 km) | 81% | 82% |
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 · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men: 33:45 running, 30:49 at the stations and 8:14 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:05).Below, James · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men: 33:32 running, 31:35 at the stations and 7:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:21).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men | James · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:26 | 2:34 |
| SkiErg | 4:19 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 4:01 | 4:14 |
| Sled push | 2:22 | 2:35 |
| Run 3 | 4:29 | 4:18 |
| Sled pull | 4:13 | 3:32 |
| Run 4 | 4:21 | 4:23 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:38 | 4:37 |
| Run 5 | 4:22 | 4:34 |
| Row | 4:29 | 4:41 |
| Run 6 | 4:22 | 4:24 |
| Farmers carry | 1:35 | 1:48 |
| Run 7 | 4:29 | 4:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:08 | 4:31 |
| Run 8 | 5:15 | 4:54 |
| Wall balls | 5:05 | 5:21 |
| Roxzone | 8:14 | 7:42 |
| Finish | 1:12:41 | 1:12:41 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | James | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne 2025 Open Men · 11 Dec 2025 | 1:12:41 | 1:12:41 | level |
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