Blake vs Michael
AUS · Open Men · 6 results Blake Podnar
NZL · Open Men · 11 results Michael Donovan
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Blake: Sydney 2026, Open Men · Michael: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Blake and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Blake: strongest on Ski (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 63%).Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 79%).
See the numbers
| Part | Blake: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 97% | 79% |
| Push | 63% | 99% |
| Pull | 91% | 93% |
| BBJ | 95% | 93% |
| Row | 87% | 96% |
| Carry | 90% | 98% |
| Lunges | 83% | 79% |
| Wall balls | 95% | 97% |
| Roxzone | 93% | 91% |
| Runs | 96% | 94% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Blake | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 97% | 79% |
| Sled push | 63% | 99% |
| Sled pull | 91% | 93% |
| Burpee broad jump | 95% | 93% |
| Row | 87% | 96% |
| Farmers carry | 90% | 98% |
| Sandbag lunges | 83% | 79% |
| Wall balls | 95% | 97% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 93% | 91% |
| Runs (8 km) | 96% | 94% |
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.Blake · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 30:53 running, 28:11 at the stations and 6:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:27).Below, Michael · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 31:28 running, 27:24 at the stations and 6:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (4:30).
See the numbers
| Part | Blake · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:08 | 3:03 |
| SkiErg | 3:59 | 4:13 |
| Run 2 | 3:34 | 3:36 |
| Sled push | 2:27 | 1:39 |
| Run 3 | 3:43 | 3:53 |
| Sled pull | 3:24 | 3:18 |
| Run 4 | 3:41 | 3:44 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:37 | 3:51 |
| Run 5 | 3:51 | 3:52 |
| Row | 4:23 | 4:14 |
| Run 6 | 3:41 | 3:57 |
| Farmers carry | 1:35 | 1:23 |
| Run 7 | 3:45 | 4:06 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:19 | 4:30 |
| Run 8 | 5:30 | 5:17 |
| Wall balls | 4:27 | 4:16 |
| Roxzone | 6:35 | 6:42 |
| Finish | 1:05:29 | 1:05:28 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Blake | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:05:29 | 1:05:28 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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