Michael vs Liam
AUS · Open Men · 4 results Michael Polatajko
AUS · Open Men · 1 result Liam Lay
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Brisbane 2025, Open Men · Liam: Melbourne 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Liam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 59% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 8%).Liam: strongest on Lunges (faster than 48% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Liam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 57% | 25% |
| Push | 8% | 23% |
| Pull | 33% | 10% |
| BBJ | 39% | 12% |
| Row | 57% | 12% |
| Carry | 49% | 22% |
| Lunges | 31% | 48% |
| Wall balls | 47% | 42% |
| Roxzone | 59% | 35% |
| Runs | 18% | 38% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Liam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 57% | 25% |
| Sled push | 8% | 23% |
| Sled pull | 33% | 10% |
| Burpee broad jump | 39% | 12% |
| Row | 57% | 12% |
| Farmers carry | 49% | 22% |
| Sandbag lunges | 31% | 48% |
| Wall balls | 47% | 42% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 59% | 35% |
| Runs (8 km) | 18% | 38% |
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 · Brisbane 2025 · Open Men: 48:14 running, 37:34 at the stations and 6:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:15).Below, Liam · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men: 40:59 running, 42:50 at the stations and 10:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:44).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Brisbane 2025 · Open Men | Liam · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:15 | 3:02 |
| SkiErg | 4:16 | 4:41 |
| Run 2 | 6:05 | 5:00 |
| Sled push | 3:20 | 3:17 |
| Run 3 | 6:29 | 5:25 |
| Sled pull | 5:03 | 6:49 |
| Run 4 | 6:36 | 5:30 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:59 | 7:44 |
| Run 5 | 6:34 | 5:31 |
| Row | 4:39 | 5:23 |
| Run 6 | 6:21 | 5:33 |
| Farmers carry | 2:09 | 2:35 |
| Run 7 | 6:17 | 5:04 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:53 | 5:20 |
| Run 8 | 6:37 | 5:54 |
| Wall balls | 6:15 | 7:02 |
| Roxzone | 6:48 | 10:01 |
| Finish | 1:32:28 | 1:33:42 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Liam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne 2025 Open Men · 11 Dec 2025 | 1:33:42 | 1:33:42 | level |
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