Romano vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Romano Provini
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Michael Hackshaw
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Romano: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Michael: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Romano and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Romano: strongest on BBJ (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 19%).Michael: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Romano: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 24% | 33% |
| Push | 48% | 45% |
| Pull | 43% | 36% |
| BBJ | 91% | 39% |
| Row | 53% | 49% |
| Carry | 37% | 63% |
| Lunges | 67% | 21% |
| Wall balls | 82% | 66% |
| Roxzone | 19% | 67% |
| Runs | 38% | 53% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Romano | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 24% | 33% |
| Sled push | 48% | 45% |
| Sled pull | 43% | 36% |
| Burpee broad jump | 91% | 39% |
| Row | 53% | 49% |
| Farmers carry | 37% | 63% |
| Sandbag lunges | 67% | 21% |
| Wall balls | 82% | 66% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 19% | 67% |
| Runs (8 km) | 38% | 53% |
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.Romano · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 44:00 running, 33:50 at the stations and 5:30 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:04).Below, Michael · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 41:12 running, 38:43 at the stations and 3:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (6:24).
See the numbers
| Part | Romano · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:32 | 4:53 |
| SkiErg | 4:49 | 4:43 |
| Run 2 | 5:02 | 4:40 |
| Sled push | 3:07 | 3:11 |
| Run 3 | 5:37 | 5:16 |
| Sled pull | 4:35 | 4:46 |
| Run 4 | 5:31 | 4:59 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:59 | 6:22 |
| Run 5 | 5:21 | 5:17 |
| Row | 4:48 | 4:50 |
| Run 6 | 5:48 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 2:58 | 2:31 |
| Run 7 | 5:05 | 4:38 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:30 | 6:24 |
| Run 8 | 6:04 | 5:58 |
| Wall balls | 5:04 | 5:55 |
| Roxzone | 5:30 | 3:26 |
| Finish | 1:23:16 | 1:23:16 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Romano | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:23:16 | 1:23:16 | level |
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