Sam vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Sam Donnelly
IRL · Open Men · 3 results Michael Mannion
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Manchester 2024, Open Men · Michael: Málaga 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 Wall balls (faster than 81% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 19%).Michael: strongest on Lunges (faster than 70% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 24%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 81% | 42% |
| Push | 19% | 44% |
| Pull | 62% | 32% |
| BBJ | 36% | 35% |
| Row | 51% | 24% |
| Carry | 47% | 32% |
| Lunges | 57% | 70% |
| Wall balls | 81% | 63% |
| Roxzone | 22% | 24% |
| Runs | 53% | 26% |
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 | 81% | 42% |
| Sled push | 19% | 44% |
| Sled pull | 62% | 32% |
| Burpee broad jump | 36% | 35% |
| Row | 51% | 24% |
| Farmers carry | 47% | 32% |
| Sandbag lunges | 57% | 70% |
| Wall balls | 81% | 63% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 22% | 24% |
| Runs (8 km) | 53% | 26% |
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: 40:30 running, 32:50 at the stations and 7:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:41).Below, Michael · Málaga 2026 · Open Men: 42:51 running, 36:01 at the stations and 7:43 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:51).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Manchester 2024 · Open Men | Michael · Málaga 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:21 | 4:32 |
| SkiErg | 4:03 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 5:02 | 5:10 |
| Sled push | 2:57 | 3:00 |
| Run 3 | 5:26 | 5:23 |
| Sled pull | 4:03 | 5:07 |
| Run 4 | 5:15 | 5:37 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:41 | 5:51 |
| Run 5 | 5:13 | 5:53 |
| Row | 4:35 | 5:13 |
| Run 6 | 5:03 | 5:04 |
| Farmers carry | 2:00 | 2:20 |
| Run 7 | 5:09 | 5:37 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:44 | 4:22 |
| Run 8 | 6:01 | 5:35 |
| Wall balls | 4:48 | 5:37 |
| Roxzone | 7:00 | 7:43 |
| Finish | 1:20:12 | 1:26:25 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham 2025 Open Men · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:33:25 | 1:33:29 | 0:04 · Sam faster |
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