James vs Michael
AUS · Pro Men · 2 results James Thomas
AUS · Pro Men · 11 results Michael McDougall
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Brisbane 2026, Pro Men · Michael: Melbourne 2024, Open Men
Not the same division. James's race here is Pro Men and Michael's is Open Men, with different weights and fields. The chart shows how each did against their own field, not who is faster.
This chart shows where James and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Push (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 64%).Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 94%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 95% | 94% |
| Push | 99% | 99% |
| Pull | 83% | 94% |
| BBJ | 89% | 94% |
| Row | 90% | 97% |
| Carry | 94% | 99% |
| Lunges | 64% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 94% |
| Roxzone | 97% | 94% |
| Runs | 92% | 99% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 95% | 94% |
| Sled push | 99% | 99% |
| Sled pull | 83% | 94% |
| Burpee broad jump | 89% | 94% |
| Row | 90% | 97% |
| Farmers carry | 94% | 99% |
| Sandbag lunges | 64% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 99% | 94% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 97% | 94% |
| Runs (8 km) | 92% | 99% |
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.James · Brisbane 2026 · Pro Men: 30:13 running, 27:40 at the stations and 4:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (4:25).Below, Michael · Melbourne 2024 · Open Men: 30:25 running, 25:39 at the stations and 5:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:16).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Brisbane 2026 · Pro Men | Michael · Melbourne 2024 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:17 | 2:07 |
| SkiErg | 3:55 | 3:58 |
| Run 2 | 3:37 | 3:46 |
| Sled push | 2:21 | 1:29 |
| Run 3 | 3:53 | 4:17 |
| Sled pull | 4:25 | 3:24 |
| Run 4 | 4:00 | 3:59 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:15 | 3:30 |
| Run 5 | 3:51 | 4:06 |
| Row | 4:10 | 4:16 |
| Run 6 | 3:47 | 3:52 |
| Farmers carry | 1:33 | 1:19 |
| Run 7 | 3:52 | 3:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:20 | 3:29 |
| Run 8 | 3:56 | 4:23 |
| Wall balls | 3:40 | 4:14 |
| Roxzone | 4:39 | 5:40 |
| Finish | 1:02:23 | 1:01:35 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | James | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane 2026 Pro Men · 9 Apr 2026 | 1:02:23 | 1:02:19 | 0:04 · Michael faster |
| Brisbane 2025 Pro Men · 1 Mar 2025 | 1:03:50 | 1:05:16 | 1:26 · James faster |
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