Chris vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Chris Joannou
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Michael McGrady
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Chris: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Michael: Glasgow 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Chris and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Chris: strongest on Push (faster than 86% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 1%).Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 5%).
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| Part | Chris: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 32% | 42% |
| Push | 86% | 80% |
| Pull | 85% | 52% |
| BBJ | 28% | 5% |
| Row | 3% | 33% |
| Carry | 1% | 14% |
| Lunges | 2% | 18% |
| Wall balls | 44% | 53% |
| Roxzone | 23% | 45% |
| Runs | 14% | 57% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Chris | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 32% | 42% |
| Sled push | 86% | 80% |
| Sled pull | 85% | 52% |
| Burpee broad jump | 28% | 5% |
| Row | 3% | 33% |
| Farmers carry | 1% | 14% |
| Sandbag lunges | 2% | 18% |
| Wall balls | 44% | 53% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 23% | 45% |
| Runs (8 km) | 14% | 57% |
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.Chris · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 50:46 running, 46:48 at the stations and 5:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (10:34) and the shortest the sled push (2:30).Below, Michael · Glasgow 2025 · Open Men: 40:02 running, 40:59 at the stations and 5:05 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (9:22) and the shortest the sled push (2:28).
See the numbers
| Part | Chris · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Glasgow 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:11 | 3:41 |
| SkiErg | 4:44 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 5:12 | 4:51 |
| Sled push | 2:30 | 2:28 |
| Run 3 | 6:42 | 4:54 |
| Sled pull | 3:32 | 4:20 |
| Run 4 | 7:08 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:00 | 9:22 |
| Run 5 | 6:50 | 5:09 |
| Row | 5:56 | 4:54 |
| Run 6 | 6:14 | 5:17 |
| Farmers carry | 5:22 | 2:40 |
| Run 7 | 6:00 | 5:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 10:34 | 6:27 |
| Run 8 | 7:30 | 6:03 |
| Wall balls | 7:10 | 6:22 |
| Roxzone | 5:10 | 5:05 |
| Finish | 1:42:42 | 1:25:59 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Chris | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Pro Men · 30 Oct 2026 | 1:45:23 | 1:45:03 | 0:20 · Michael faster |
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