Michael vs Derek
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Michael Steele
AUS · Open Men · 4 results Derek Carruthers
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Sydney 2025, Open Men · Derek: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Derek sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Lunges (faster than 62% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 1%).Derek: strongest on Carry (faster than 92% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 15%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Derek: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 6% | 27% |
| Push | 19% | 38% |
| Pull | 1% | 17% |
| BBJ | 15% | 34% |
| Row | 3% | 23% |
| Carry | 32% | 92% |
| Lunges | 62% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 6% | 38% |
| Roxzone | 2% | 15% |
| Runs | 3% | 15% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Derek |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 6% | 27% |
| Sled push | 19% | 38% |
| Sled pull | 1% | 17% |
| Burpee broad jump | 15% | 34% |
| Row | 3% | 23% |
| Farmers carry | 32% | 92% |
| Sandbag lunges | 62% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 6% | 38% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 2% | 15% |
| Runs (8 km) | 3% | 15% |
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 · Sydney 2025 · Open Men: 54:42 running, 47:33 at the stations and 14:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:04).Below, Derek · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 48:35 running, 39:59 at the stations and 11:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:48).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Sydney 2025 · Open Men | Derek · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:36 | 5:03 |
| SkiErg | 4:55 | 4:39 |
| Run 2 | 5:10 | 5:29 |
| Sled push | 2:47 | 2:47 |
| Run 3 | 6:03 | 5:32 |
| Sled pull | 8:40 | 5:49 |
| Run 4 | 7:43 | 5:38 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:14 | 6:28 |
| Run 5 | 7:10 | 6:04 |
| Row | 5:36 | 5:05 |
| Run 6 | 6:31 | 5:52 |
| Farmers carry | 2:24 | 1:32 |
| Run 7 | 6:24 | 6:17 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:53 | 5:51 |
| Run 8 | 11:04 | 8:40 |
| Wall balls | 11:04 | 7:48 |
| Roxzone | 14:50 | 11:10 |
| Finish | 1:56:58 | 1:39:36 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Derek | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2025 Open Men · 4 Jul 2025 | 1:56:58 | 1:57:07 | 0:09 · Michael faster |
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