Michael vs Craig
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Michael Bacon
USA · Open Men · 4 results Craig Richards
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Maastricht 2025, Open Men · Craig: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Craig sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Pull (faster than 72% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 21%).Craig: strongest on Runs (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 23%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Craig: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 60% | 45% |
| Push | 40% | 25% |
| Pull | 72% | 51% |
| BBJ | 21% | 72% |
| Row | 66% | 71% |
| Carry | 60% | 27% |
| Lunges | 44% | 60% |
| Wall balls | 57% | 23% |
| Roxzone | 63% | 70% |
| Runs | 64% | 89% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Craig |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 60% | 45% |
| Sled push | 40% | 25% |
| Sled pull | 72% | 51% |
| Burpee broad jump | 21% | 72% |
| Row | 66% | 71% |
| Farmers carry | 60% | 27% |
| Sandbag lunges | 44% | 60% |
| Wall balls | 57% | 23% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 63% | 70% |
| Runs (8 km) | 64% | 89% |
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 · Maastricht 2025 · Open Men: 34:37 running, 35:16 at the stations and 6:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:01).Below, Craig · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 34:37 running, 41:47 at the stations and 7:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:43).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Maastricht 2025 · Open Men | Craig · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:13 | 3:39 |
| SkiErg | 4:21 | 4:47 |
| Run 2 | 4:31 | 4:24 |
| Sled push | 2:46 | 3:44 |
| Run 3 | 4:44 | 4:28 |
| Sled pull | 3:52 | 5:00 |
| Run 4 | 4:47 | 4:23 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:01 | 4:57 |
| Run 5 | — | 4:27 |
| Row | 4:37 | 4:48 |
| Run 6 | 4:46 | 4:29 |
| Farmers carry | 1:52 | 2:26 |
| Run 7 | 4:37 | 4:31 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:10 | 5:22 |
| Run 8 | 4:59 | 4:16 |
| Wall balls | 5:36 | 10:43 |
| Roxzone | 6:26 | 7:21 |
| Finish | 1:22:01 | 1:23:38 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Craig | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2025 Open Men · 30 May 2025 | 1:26:19 | 1:26:24 | 0:05 · Michael faster |
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