James vs Michael
AUS · Open Men · 3 results James Poole
NZL · Open Men · 10 results Michael Gilbert
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Sydney 2026, Open Men · Michael: Hong Kong 2024, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Ski (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 27%).Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 86% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 40%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 87% | 65% |
| Push | 37% | 62% |
| Pull | 44% | 64% |
| BBJ | 39% | 44% |
| Row | 82% | 40% |
| Carry | 39% | 86% |
| Lunges | 41% | 46% |
| Wall balls | 27% | 51% |
| Roxzone | 62% | 79% |
| Runs | 48% | 83% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 87% | 65% |
| Sled push | 37% | 62% |
| Sled pull | 44% | 64% |
| Burpee broad jump | 39% | 44% |
| Row | 82% | 40% |
| Farmers carry | 39% | 86% |
| Sandbag lunges | 41% | 46% |
| Wall balls | 27% | 51% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 62% | 79% |
| Runs (8 km) | 48% | 83% |
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.James · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 39:56 running, 39:06 at the stations and 8:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:43).Below, Michael · Hong Kong 2024 · Open Men: 38:16 running, 38:11 at the stations and 5:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:36).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Hong Kong 2024 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:47 | 4:52 |
| SkiErg | 4:08 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 4:28 | 4:29 |
| Sled push | 2:48 | 2:32 |
| Run 3 | 4:47 | 4:42 |
| Sled pull | 4:37 | 4:58 |
| Run 4 | 4:54 | 4:46 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:14 | 6:11 |
| Run 5 | 5:05 | 4:48 |
| Row | 4:27 | 5:05 |
| Run 6 | 4:49 | 4:43 |
| Farmers carry | 2:13 | 1:48 |
| Run 7 | 4:43 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:56 | 5:36 |
| Run 8 | 7:23 | 5:06 |
| Wall balls | 8:43 | 7:36 |
| Roxzone | 8:09 | 5:40 |
| Finish | 1:27:01 | 1:22:01 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:27:01 | 1:27:00 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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