Chris vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 7 results Chris Jones
GBR · Open Men · 8 results Michael Birchall
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Chris: Cologne 2025, Open Men · Michael: Manchester 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 BBJ (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 29%).Michael: strongest on Pull (faster than 59% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 20%).
See the numbers
| Part | Chris: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 88% | 46% |
| Push | 66% | 20% |
| Pull | 71% | 59% |
| BBJ | 97% | 36% |
| Row | 96% | 22% |
| Carry | 72% | 21% |
| Lunges | 32% | 58% |
| Wall balls | 44% | 41% |
| Roxzone | 29% | 44% |
| Runs | 65% | 43% |
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 | 88% | 46% |
| Sled push | 66% | 20% |
| Sled pull | 71% | 59% |
| Burpee broad jump | 97% | 36% |
| Row | 96% | 22% |
| Farmers carry | 72% | 21% |
| Sandbag lunges | 32% | 58% |
| Wall balls | 44% | 41% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 29% | 44% |
| Runs (8 km) | 65% | 43% |
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 · Cologne 2025 · Open Men: 39:04 running, 32:30 at the stations and 8:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:22).Below, Michael · Manchester 2025 · Open Men: 41:33 running, 36:55 at the stations and 6:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:02).
See the numbers
| Part | Chris · Cologne 2025 · Open Men | Michael · Manchester 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:52 | 3:27 |
| SkiErg | 4:07 | 4:20 |
| Run 2 | 4:33 | 5:00 |
| Sled push | 2:38 | 3:09 |
| Run 3 | 4:44 | 5:21 |
| Sled pull | 3:59 | 4:17 |
| Run 4 | 4:44 | 5:27 |
| Burpee broad jump | 2:32 | 5:48 |
| Run 5 | 4:45 | 5:48 |
| Row | 4:16 | 4:58 |
| Run 6 | 4:46 | 5:27 |
| Farmers carry | 1:50 | 2:35 |
| Run 7 | 4:57 | 5:32 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:46 | 4:46 |
| Run 8 | 5:43 | 5:31 |
| Wall balls | 7:22 | 7:02 |
| Roxzone | 8:42 | 6:48 |
| Finish | 1:20:16 | 1:25:17 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Chris | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham 2025 Open Men · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:25:25 | 1:25:24 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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