James vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 7 results James Abdous
GBR · Pro Men · 8 results Michael Hopkins
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Manchester 2026, Open Men · Michael: London 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Push (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 86%).Michael: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 83%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 86% | 97% |
| Push | 98% | 83% |
| Pull | 97% | 98% |
| BBJ | 89% | 97% |
| Row | 96% | 98% |
| Carry | 91% | 96% |
| Lunges | 94% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 92% | 99% |
| Roxzone | 97% | 99% |
| Runs | 95% | 99% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 86% | 97% |
| Sled push | 98% | 83% |
| Sled pull | 97% | 98% |
| Burpee broad jump | 89% | 97% |
| Row | 96% | 98% |
| Farmers carry | 91% | 96% |
| Sandbag lunges | 94% | 97% |
| Wall balls | 92% | 99% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 97% | 99% |
| Runs (8 km) | 95% | 99% |
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.James · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 32:57 running, 26:44 at the stations and 3:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:36).Below, Michael · London 2025 · Open Men: 30:15 running, 25:42 at the stations and 3:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:10).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | Michael · London 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:54 | 3:38 |
| SkiErg | 4:07 | 3:57 |
| Run 2 | 4:09 | 3:30 |
| Sled push | 1:53 | 2:24 |
| Run 3 | 4:15 | 3:34 |
| Sled pull | 3:07 | 3:02 |
| Run 4 | 4:26 | 3:36 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:37 | 3:09 |
| Run 5 | 4:31 | 3:42 |
| Row | 4:13 | 4:08 |
| Run 6 | 4:23 | 3:36 |
| Farmers carry | 1:39 | 1:31 |
| Run 7 | 4:28 | 3:41 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:32 | 3:21 |
| Run 8 | 3:51 | 4:58 |
| Wall balls | 4:36 | 4:10 |
| Roxzone | 3:31 | 3:27 |
| Finish | 1:03:04 | 59:17 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | James | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:03:04 | 1:03:05 | 0:01 · James faster |
| Manchester 2025 Open Men · 24 Jan 2025 | 1:04:26 | 1:03:42 | 0:44 · Michael faster |
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