Michael vs Paul
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Michael Steele
AUS · Open Men · 3 results Paul Clancy
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Sydney 2025, Open Men · Paul: Sydney 2026, 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 Lunges (faster than 62% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 1%).Paul: strongest on Ski (faster than 35% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 11%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 6% | 35% |
| Push | 19% | 16% |
| Pull | 1% | 17% |
| BBJ | 15% | 25% |
| Row | 3% | 11% |
| Carry | 32% | 21% |
| Lunges | 62% | 29% |
| Wall balls | 6% | 18% |
| Roxzone | 2% | 33% |
| Runs | 3% | 29% |
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 | 6% | 35% |
| Sled push | 19% | 16% |
| Sled pull | 1% | 17% |
| Burpee broad jump | 15% | 25% |
| Row | 3% | 11% |
| Farmers carry | 32% | 21% |
| Sandbag lunges | 62% | 29% |
| Wall balls | 6% | 18% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 2% | 33% |
| Runs (8 km) | 3% | 29% |
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, Paul · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 43:47 running, 45:10 at the stations and 9:34 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:52).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Sydney 2025 · Open Men | Paul · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:36 | 4:07 |
| SkiErg | 4:55 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 5:10 | 4:53 |
| Sled push | 2:47 | 3:16 |
| Run 3 | 6:03 | 5:08 |
| Sled pull | 8:40 | 5:46 |
| Run 4 | 7:43 | 5:17 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:14 | 7:07 |
| Run 5 | 7:10 | 5:23 |
| Row | 5:36 | 5:23 |
| Run 6 | 6:31 | 5:14 |
| Farmers carry | 2:24 | 2:34 |
| Run 7 | 6:24 | 5:37 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:53 | 6:37 |
| Run 8 | 11:04 | 8:09 |
| Wall balls | 11:04 | 9:52 |
| Roxzone | 14:50 | 9:34 |
| Finish | 1:56:58 | 1:38:22 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2025 Open Men · 4 Jul 2025 | 1:56:58 | 1:56:45 | 0:13 · Paul faster |
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