Michael vs Paul
AUS · Open Men · 1 result Michael Crombie
AUS · Open Men · 4 results Paul Creasey
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Melbourne 2025, Open Men · Paul: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Ski (faster than 62% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 33%).Paul: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 13%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 62% | 20% |
| Push | 36% | 13% |
| Pull | 39% | 38% |
| BBJ | 45% | 57% |
| Row | 59% | 28% |
| Carry | 39% | 86% |
| Lunges | 50% | 81% |
| Wall balls | 56% | 90% |
| Roxzone | 50% | 82% |
| Runs | 33% | 77% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 62% | 20% |
| Sled push | 36% | 13% |
| Sled pull | 39% | 38% |
| Burpee broad jump | 45% | 57% |
| Row | 59% | 28% |
| Farmers carry | 39% | 86% |
| Sandbag lunges | 50% | 81% |
| Wall balls | 56% | 90% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 50% | 82% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33% | 77% |
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 · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men: 42:02 running, 36:21 at the stations and 9:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:14).Below, Paul · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 35:14 running, 34:15 at the stations and 7:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:23).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men | Paul · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:02 | 3:55 |
| SkiErg | 4:22 | 4:45 |
| Run 2 | 5:06 | 4:07 |
| Sled push | 2:55 | 3:25 |
| Run 3 | 5:31 | 4:11 |
| Sled pull | 5:08 | 4:50 |
| Run 4 | 5:19 | 4:14 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:30 | 5:23 |
| Run 5 | 5:41 | 4:18 |
| Row | 4:42 | 5:00 |
| Run 6 | 5:28 | 4:06 |
| Farmers carry | 2:14 | 1:39 |
| Run 7 | 5:24 | 4:20 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:16 | 4:24 |
| Run 8 | 6:31 | 6:03 |
| Wall balls | 6:14 | 4:49 |
| Roxzone | 9:08 | 7:15 |
| Finish | 1:27:22 | 1:16:35 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne 2025 Open Men · 11 Dec 2025 | 1:27:22 | 1:27:21 | 0:01 · Paul faster |
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