Michael vs Alex
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Michael Saunders
GBR · Open Men · 9 results Alex Rowlands
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Manchester 2026, Open Men · Alex: Barcelona 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Alex sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 57%).Alex: strongest on Carry (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 80%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 71% | 82% |
| Push | 57% | 80% |
| Pull | 86% | 86% |
| BBJ | 83% | 96% |
| Row | 85% | 95% |
| Carry | 97% | 98% |
| Lunges | 88% | 85% |
| Wall balls | 86% | 93% |
| Roxzone | 96% | 93% |
| Runs | 96% | 96% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 71% | 82% |
| Sled push | 57% | 80% |
| Sled pull | 86% | 86% |
| Burpee broad jump | 83% | 96% |
| Row | 85% | 95% |
| Farmers carry | 97% | 98% |
| Sandbag lunges | 88% | 85% |
| Wall balls | 86% | 93% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 96% | 93% |
| Runs (8 km) | 96% | 96% |
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 2026 · Open Men: 32:24 running, 29:22 at the stations and 3:32 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:01).Below, Alex · Barcelona 2026 · Open Men: 31:32 running, 28:26 at the stations and 4:32 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:27).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | Alex · Barcelona 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:50 | 3:53 |
| SkiErg | 4:15 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 4:04 | 3:45 |
| Sled push | 2:38 | 2:55 |
| Run 3 | 4:14 | 3:54 |
| Sled pull | 3:33 | 3:46 |
| Run 4 | 4:19 | 3:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:00 | 3:14 |
| Run 5 | 4:36 | 3:59 |
| Row | 4:24 | 4:22 |
| Run 6 | 4:18 | 3:58 |
| Farmers carry | 1:31 | 1:25 |
| Run 7 | 4:25 | 3:58 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:00 | 3:51 |
| Run 8 | 3:38 | 4:13 |
| Wall balls | 5:01 | 4:27 |
| Roxzone | 3:32 | 4:32 |
| Finish | 1:05:08 | 1:04:22 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Alex | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:05:08 | 1:05:01 | 0:07 · Alex faster |
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