Alex vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Alex Higham
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Michael Porter
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Alex: Manchester 2026, Open Men · Michael: Manchester 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Alex and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Alex: strongest on Ski (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 24%).Michael: strongest on Lunges (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 77% | 58% |
| Push | 71% | 88% |
| Pull | 49% | 32% |
| BBJ | 26% | 13% |
| Row | 41% | 81% |
| Carry | 55% | 46% |
| Lunges | 33% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 26% | 28% |
| Roxzone | 35% | 6% |
| Runs | 24% | 37% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Alex | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 77% | 58% |
| Sled push | 71% | 88% |
| Sled pull | 49% | 32% |
| Burpee broad jump | 26% | 13% |
| Row | 41% | 81% |
| Farmers carry | 55% | 46% |
| Sandbag lunges | 33% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 26% | 28% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 35% | 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 24% | 37% |
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.Alex · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 47:39 running, 39:49 at the stations and 6:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:57).Below, Michael · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 44:13 running, 38:04 at the stations and 11:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:48) and the shortest the sled push (2:12).
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| Part | Alex · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Manchester 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:11 | 3:35 |
| SkiErg | 4:12 | 4:20 |
| Run 2 | 5:30 | 5:20 |
| Sled push | 2:28 | 2:12 |
| Run 3 | 6:15 | 5:50 |
| Sled pull | 4:28 | 4:58 |
| Run 4 | 6:24 | 5:56 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:42 | 8:05 |
| Run 5 | 7:09 | 6:00 |
| Row | 4:50 | 4:27 |
| Run 6 | 6:17 | 6:05 |
| Farmers carry | 2:06 | 2:13 |
| Run 7 | 6:28 | 5:51 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:06 | 3:01 |
| Run 8 | 5:25 | 5:37 |
| Wall balls | 8:57 | 8:48 |
| Roxzone | 6:24 | 11:31 |
| Finish | 1:33:43 | 1:33:40 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Alex | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:33:43 | 1:33:40 | 0:03 · Michael faster |
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