James vs Michael
USA · Open Men · 1 result James Tjarksen
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Watts
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Washington DC 2026, Open Men · Michael: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
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 BBJ (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 60%).Michael: strongest on Runs (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 34%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 60% | 34% |
| Push | 91% | 97% |
| Pull | 91% | 63% |
| BBJ | 97% | 71% |
| Row | 93% | 68% |
| Carry | 80% | 70% |
| Lunges | 92% | 55% |
| Wall balls | 91% | 46% |
| Roxzone | 89% | 99% |
| Runs | 83% | 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 | 60% | 34% |
| Sled push | 91% | 97% |
| Sled pull | 91% | 63% |
| Burpee broad jump | 97% | 71% |
| Row | 93% | 68% |
| Farmers carry | 80% | 70% |
| Sandbag lunges | 92% | 55% |
| Wall balls | 91% | 46% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 89% | 99% |
| Runs (8 km) | 83% | 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 · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 36:26 running, 29:13 at the stations and 6:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:00).Below, Michael · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 29:34 running, 37:13 at the stations and 4:47 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:17).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:16 | 3:24 |
| SkiErg | 4:39 | 4:55 |
| Run 2 | 4:52 | 3:25 |
| Sled push | 2:21 | 2:05 |
| Run 3 | 4:43 | 3:36 |
| Sled pull | 3:45 | 4:39 |
| Run 4 | 4:40 | 3:29 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:14 | 5:00 |
| Run 5 | 4:47 | 3:53 |
| Row | 4:29 | 4:50 |
| Run 6 | 4:28 | 3:42 |
| Farmers carry | 1:47 | 1:55 |
| Run 7 | 4:21 | 3:35 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:58 | 5:32 |
| Run 8 | 4:18 | 4:30 |
| Wall balls | 5:00 | 8:17 |
| Roxzone | 6:01 | 4:47 |
| Finish | 1:11:29 | 1:11:26 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:11:29 | 1:11:26 | 0:03 · Michael faster |
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