Michael vs Simon
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Michael Haynes
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Simon Thomas
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Simon: Toulouse 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Simon 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 37% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 2%).Simon: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 49% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 4%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Simon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 13% | 28% |
| Push | 17% | 17% |
| Pull | 2% | 10% |
| BBJ | 24% | 30% |
| Row | 8% | 17% |
| Carry | 10% | 4% |
| Lunges | 20% | 35% |
| Wall balls | 37% | 4% |
| Roxzone | 12% | 49% |
| Runs | 18% | 39% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 13% | 28% |
| Sled push | 17% | 17% |
| Sled pull | 2% | 10% |
| Burpee broad jump | 24% | 30% |
| Row | 8% | 17% |
| Farmers carry | 10% | 4% |
| Sandbag lunges | 20% | 35% |
| Wall balls | 37% | 4% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 12% | 49% |
| Runs (8 km) | 18% | 39% |
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 · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 49:35 running, 47:34 at the stations and 6:25 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (7:46) and the shortest the sled push (3:51).Below, Simon · Toulouse 2026 · Open Men: 42:07 running, 48:02 at the stations and 6:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (13:16).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Simon · Toulouse 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:19 | 3:51 |
| SkiErg | 5:01 | 4:39 |
| Run 2 | 5:17 | 4:48 |
| Sled push | 3:51 | 3:41 |
| Run 3 | 6:29 | 4:58 |
| Sled pull | 7:46 | 6:27 |
| Run 4 | 6:27 | 5:13 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:22 | 5:57 |
| Run 5 | 6:22 | 5:42 |
| Row | 5:34 | 5:04 |
| Run 6 | 6:49 | 5:43 |
| Farmers carry | 3:55 | 3:20 |
| Run 7 | 5:43 | 5:37 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:27 | 5:38 |
| Run 8 | 7:09 | 6:14 |
| Wall balls | 7:37 | 13:16 |
| Roxzone | 6:25 | 6:04 |
| Finish | 1:43:30 | 1:36:05 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Simon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:43:30 | 1:43:36 | 0:06 · Michael faster |
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