Sam vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Sam Kirwan
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Michael Hill
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Manchester 2024, Open Men · Michael: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Push (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 9%).Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 83% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 14%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 45% | 52% |
| Push | 99% | 83% |
| Pull | 51% | 62% |
| BBJ | 23% | 63% |
| Row | 43% | 43% |
| Carry | 42% | 65% |
| Lunges | 24% | 14% |
| Wall balls | 54% | 36% |
| Roxzone | 9% | 38% |
| Runs | 18% | 43% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 45% | 52% |
| Sled push | 99% | 83% |
| Sled pull | 51% | 62% |
| Burpee broad jump | 23% | 63% |
| Row | 43% | 43% |
| Farmers carry | 42% | 65% |
| Sandbag lunges | 24% | 14% |
| Wall balls | 54% | 36% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 9% | 38% |
| Runs (8 km) | 18% | 43% |
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.Sam · Manchester 2024 · Open Men: 47:53 running, 35:04 at the stations and 8:29 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:21) and the shortest the sled push (1:37).Below, Michael · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 42:55 running, 38:30 at the stations and 4:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:41).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Manchester 2024 · Open Men | Michael · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:27 | 5:05 |
| SkiErg | 4:19 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 5:54 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 1:37 | 2:33 |
| Run 3 | 6:18 | 5:25 |
| Sled pull | 4:15 | 4:05 |
| Run 4 | 6:12 | 5:18 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:21 | 5:16 |
| Run 5 | 6:45 | 5:11 |
| Row | 4:40 | 4:54 |
| Run 6 | 5:53 | 5:43 |
| Farmers carry | 2:03 | 2:29 |
| Run 7 | 5:56 | 4:58 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:56 | 6:58 |
| Run 8 | 6:29 | 6:30 |
| Wall balls | 5:53 | 7:41 |
| Roxzone | 8:29 | 4:27 |
| Finish | 1:31:19 | 1:25:48 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2024 Open Men · 9 Nov 2024 | 1:31:19 | 1:31:16 | 0:03 · Michael faster |
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