Michael vs Brian
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Michael Govier
GBR · Open Men · 7 results Brian Roper
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Manchester 2024, Open Men · Brian: Cardiff 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Brian sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Row (faster than 73% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 23%).Brian: strongest on Ski (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 22%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Brian: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 70% | 78% |
| Push | 60% | 22% |
| Pull | 56% | 40% |
| BBJ | 66% | 67% |
| Row | 73% | 72% |
| Carry | 46% | 22% |
| Lunges | 23% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 23% | 76% |
| Roxzone | 59% | 66% |
| Runs | 55% | 53% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Brian |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 70% | 78% |
| Sled push | 60% | 22% |
| Sled pull | 56% | 40% |
| Burpee broad jump | 66% | 67% |
| Row | 73% | 72% |
| Farmers carry | 46% | 22% |
| Sandbag lunges | 23% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 23% | 76% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 59% | 66% |
| Runs (8 km) | 55% | 53% |
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 · Manchester 2024 · Open Men: 40:14 running, 35:22 at the stations and 5:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:44).Below, Brian · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men: 39:46 running, 35:34 at the stations and 4:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:28).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Manchester 2024 · Open Men | Brian · Cardiff 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:21 | 5:09 |
| SkiErg | 4:09 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 4:49 | 4:38 |
| Sled push | 2:20 | 3:26 |
| Run 3 | 5:19 | 4:52 |
| Sled pull | 4:10 | 5:01 |
| Run 4 | 5:17 | 4:51 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:35 | 5:18 |
| Run 5 | 5:13 | 4:58 |
| Row | 4:24 | 4:36 |
| Run 6 | 5:15 | 4:55 |
| Farmers carry | 2:01 | 2:34 |
| Run 7 | 5:16 | 4:48 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:59 | 4:49 |
| Run 8 | 5:43 | 5:35 |
| Wall balls | 7:44 | 5:28 |
| Roxzone | 5:20 | 4:21 |
| Finish | 1:20:46 | 1:19:40 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Brian | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2024 Open Men · 9 Nov 2024 | 1:20:46 | 1:20:45 | 0:01 · Brian faster |
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