Stephen vs Michael
NZL · Open Men · 7 results Stephen Clayton
NZL · Open Men · 1 result Michael Palmer
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Stephen: Auckland 2026, Open Men · Michael: Auckland 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Stephen and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Stephen: strongest on Pull (faster than 15% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 0%).Michael: strongest on Runs (faster than 13% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 2%).
See the numbers
| Part | Stephen: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 2% | 4% |
| Push | 7% | 4% |
| Pull | 15% | 4% |
| BBJ | 6% | 2% |
| Row | 0% | 5% |
| Carry | 2% | 3% |
| Lunges | 12% | 10% |
| Wall balls | 7% | 3% |
| Roxzone | 10% | 11% |
| Runs | 7% | 13% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Stephen | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 2% | 4% |
| Sled push | 7% | 4% |
| Sled pull | 15% | 4% |
| Burpee broad jump | 6% | 2% |
| Row | 0% | 5% |
| Farmers carry | 2% | 3% |
| Sandbag lunges | 12% | 10% |
| Wall balls | 7% | 3% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 10% | 11% |
| Runs (8 km) | 7% | 13% |
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.Stephen · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 1:02:16 running, 57:19 at the stations and 8:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:14).Below, Michael · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 57:19 running, 1:02:02 at the stations and 8:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (14:13).
See the numbers
| Part | Stephen · Auckland 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Auckland 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:53 | 6:12 |
| SkiErg | 5:17 | 5:05 |
| Run 2 | 6:10 | 6:13 |
| Sled push | 4:59 | 5:32 |
| Run 3 | 6:39 | 7:14 |
| Sled pull | 6:42 | 8:06 |
| Run 4 | 7:16 | 7:24 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:46 | 11:31 |
| Run 5 | 8:54 | 7:17 |
| Row | 6:50 | 5:48 |
| Run 6 | 7:48 | 7:01 |
| Farmers carry | 3:18 | 3:08 |
| Run 7 | 8:40 | 7:08 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:13 | 8:39 |
| Run 8 | 9:56 | 8:50 |
| Wall balls | 12:14 | 14:13 |
| Roxzone | 8:54 | 8:44 |
| Finish | 2:08:21 | 2:07:57 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Stephen | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 2026 Open Men · 29 Jan 2026 | 2:08:21 | 2:07:57 | 0:24 · Michael faster |
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