Michael vs Simon
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Michael Pearson
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Simon Dempsey
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Simon: Cardiff 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 4% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 0%).Simon: strongest on Ski (faster than 8% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 0%).
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| Part | Michael: faster than | Simon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 1% | 8% |
| Push | 0% | 4% |
| Pull | 0% | 3% |
| BBJ | 2% | 0% |
| Row | 0% | 1% |
| Carry | 0% | 2% |
| Lunges | 0% | 0% |
| Wall balls | 4% | 1% |
| Roxzone | 1% | 5% |
| Runs | 1% | 1% |
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 | 1% | 8% |
| Sled push | 0% | 4% |
| Sled pull | 0% | 3% |
| Burpee broad jump | 2% | 0% |
| Row | 0% | 1% |
| Farmers carry | 0% | 2% |
| Sandbag lunges | 0% | 0% |
| Wall balls | 4% | 1% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 1% | 5% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1% | 1% |
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: 1:14:14 running, 1:25:25 at the stations and 11:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (19:43) and the shortest the SkiErg (5:39).Below, Simon · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 1:11:39 running, 1:26:53 at the stations and 8:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (20:29) and the shortest the sled push (4:52).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Simon · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:07 | 6:09 |
| SkiErg | 5:39 | 5:08 |
| Run 2 | 8:53 | 8:23 |
| Sled push | 7:16 | 4:52 |
| Run 3 | 11:48 | 9:35 |
| Sled pull | 12:35 | 7:31 |
| Run 4 | 7:43 | 8:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 12:43 | 20:29 |
| Run 5 | 7:50 | 11:09 |
| Row | 7:06 | 6:18 |
| Run 6 | 12:17 | 8:51 |
| Farmers carry | 6:49 | 5:05 |
| Run 7 | 7:08 | 8:07 |
| Sandbag lunges | 19:43 | 20:04 |
| Run 8 | 12:28 | 11:10 |
| Wall balls | 13:33 | 17:26 |
| Roxzone | 11:48 | 8:18 |
| Finish | 2:51:22 | 2:46:46 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Simon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 2:51:22 | 2:46:46 | 4:36 · Simon faster |
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