Michael vs Chris
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Michael Grey
GBR · Open Men · 5 results Chris Gillespie
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Birmingham 2024, Open Men · Chris: Rotterdam 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Chris sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 19% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 0%).Chris: strongest on BBJ (faster than 65% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 8%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Chris: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 6% | 20% |
| Push | 1% | 18% |
| Pull | 0% | 8% |
| BBJ | 12% | 65% |
| Row | 11% | 27% |
| Carry | 2% | 65% |
| Lunges | 10% | 11% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 51% |
| Roxzone | 14% | 17% |
| Runs | 15% | 10% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Chris |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 6% | 20% |
| Sled push | 1% | 18% |
| Sled pull | 0% | 8% |
| Burpee broad jump | 12% | 65% |
| Row | 11% | 27% |
| Farmers carry | 2% | 65% |
| Sandbag lunges | 10% | 11% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 51% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 14% | 17% |
| Runs (8 km) | 15% | 10% |
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 · Birmingham 2024 · Open Men: 48:19 running, 54:21 at the stations and 10:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (10:28).Below, Chris · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men: 52:09 running, 41:38 at the stations and 9:03 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (7:27).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Birmingham 2024 · Open Men | Chris · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:58 | 5:59 |
| SkiErg | 4:59 | 5:03 |
| Run 2 | 5:03 | 5:48 |
| Sled push | 4:54 | 3:22 |
| Run 3 | 6:08 | 5:57 |
| Sled pull | 10:28 | 6:21 |
| Run 4 | 5:25 | 6:13 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:35 | 5:06 |
| Run 5 | 5:59 | 6:22 |
| Row | 5:21 | 5:07 |
| Run 6 | 5:59 | 6:26 |
| Farmers carry | 3:33 | 2:01 |
| Run 7 | 6:38 | 7:16 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:31 | 7:27 |
| Run 8 | 7:09 | 8:08 |
| Wall balls | 9:00 | 7:10 |
| Roxzone | 10:15 | 9:03 |
| Finish | 1:52:47 | 1:42:42 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Chris | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham 2024 Open Men · 25 Oct 2024 | 1:52:47 | 1:52:50 | 0:03 · Michael faster |
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