Michael vs Ricky
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Michael Dowell
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Ricky Howell
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: London Olympia 2026, Open Men · Ricky: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Ricky sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 74%).Ricky: strongest on Row (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 66%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Ricky: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 84% | 90% |
| Push | 74% | 80% |
| Pull | 90% | 78% |
| BBJ | 95% | 72% |
| Row | 82% | 99% |
| Carry | 99% | 69% |
| Lunges | 78% | 66% |
| Wall balls | 83% | 91% |
| Roxzone | 94% | 89% |
| Runs | 94% | 90% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Ricky |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 84% | 90% |
| Sled push | 74% | 80% |
| Sled pull | 90% | 78% |
| Burpee broad jump | 95% | 72% |
| Row | 82% | 99% |
| Farmers carry | 99% | 69% |
| Sandbag lunges | 78% | 66% |
| Wall balls | 83% | 91% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 94% | 89% |
| Runs (8 km) | 94% | 90% |
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 · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men: 33:03 running, 29:16 at the stations and 4:16 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:29).Below, Ricky · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 32:29 running, 30:59 at the stations and 4:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:42).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men | Ricky · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:54 | 4:20 |
| SkiErg | 4:12 | 4:14 |
| Run 2 | 3:48 | 3:52 |
| Sled push | 2:36 | 2:52 |
| Run 3 | 3:57 | 4:09 |
| Sled pull | 3:21 | 3:52 |
| Run 4 | 3:52 | 4:08 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:30 | 4:37 |
| Run 5 | 4:00 | 4:05 |
| Row | 4:29 | 4:09 |
| Run 6 | 4:02 | 3:59 |
| Farmers carry | 1:23 | 1:54 |
| Run 7 | 4:00 | 3:57 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:17 | 4:39 |
| Run 8 | 5:30 | 4:00 |
| Wall balls | 5:29 | 4:42 |
| Roxzone | 4:16 | 4:53 |
| Finish | 1:06:26 | 1:08:16 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Michael | Ricky | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 28 Oct 2026 | 1:08:15 | 1:08:16 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:10:58 | 1:15:48 | 4:50 · Michael faster |
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