Michael vs Norm
USA · Open Men · 2 results Michael Bowles
USA · Open Men · 2 results Norm Thompson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Houston 2026, Open Men · Norm: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Norm sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Lunges (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 12%).Norm: strongest on Pull (faster than 63% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 24%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Norm: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 12% | 27% |
| Push | 75% | 38% |
| Pull | 59% | 63% |
| BBJ | 73% | 40% |
| Row | 48% | 30% |
| Carry | 24% | 24% |
| Lunges | 90% | 47% |
| Wall balls | 12% | 38% |
| Roxzone | 35% | 41% |
| Runs | 49% | 48% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Norm |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 12% | 27% |
| Sled push | 75% | 38% |
| Sled pull | 59% | 63% |
| Burpee broad jump | 73% | 40% |
| Row | 48% | 30% |
| Farmers carry | 24% | 24% |
| Sandbag lunges | 90% | 47% |
| Wall balls | 12% | 38% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 35% | 41% |
| Runs (8 km) | 49% | 48% |
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 · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 44:34 running, 42:20 at the stations and 9:22 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:15).Below, Norm · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 44:46 running, 42:34 at the stations and 8:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:42).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Norm · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:47 | 5:40 |
| SkiErg | 5:10 | 4:55 |
| Run 2 | 4:56 | 5:20 |
| Sled push | 2:47 | 3:30 |
| Run 3 | 5:23 | 5:21 |
| Sled pull | 5:27 | 5:19 |
| Run 4 | 5:25 | 5:29 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:54 | 6:22 |
| Run 5 | 5:41 | 5:57 |
| Row | 5:02 | 5:17 |
| Run 6 | 5:36 | 5:17 |
| Farmers carry | 2:42 | 2:42 |
| Run 7 | 5:28 | 5:40 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:03 | 5:47 |
| Run 8 | 6:18 | 6:02 |
| Wall balls | 12:15 | 8:42 |
| Roxzone | 9:22 | 8:57 |
| Finish | 1:36:08 | 1:36:11 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Norm | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:36:08 | 1:36:11 | 0:03 · Michael faster |
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