Simon vs Michael
AUS · Open Men · 2 results Simon Watson
Michael Patelesio
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Simon: Auckland 2026, Open Men · Michael: Auckland 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Simon and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Simon: strongest on Carry (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 15%).Michael: strongest on BBJ (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Simon: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 45% | 71% |
| Push | 64% | 45% |
| Pull | 69% | 41% |
| BBJ | 15% | 87% |
| Row | 46% | 69% |
| Carry | 85% | 34% |
| Lunges | 16% | 28% |
| Wall balls | 17% | 67% |
| Roxzone | 57% | 53% |
| Runs | 47% | 21% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Simon | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 45% | 71% |
| Sled push | 64% | 45% |
| Sled pull | 69% | 41% |
| Burpee broad jump | 15% | 87% |
| Row | 46% | 69% |
| Farmers carry | 85% | 34% |
| Sandbag lunges | 16% | 28% |
| Wall balls | 17% | 67% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 57% | 53% |
| Runs (8 km) | 47% | 21% |
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.Simon · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 45:36 running, 44:21 at the stations and 5:33 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:48).Below, Michael · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 52:34 running, 37:16 at the stations and 5:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (6:48).
See the numbers
| Part | Simon · Auckland 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Auckland 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:38 | 6:03 |
| SkiErg | 4:26 | 4:14 |
| Run 2 | 5:02 | 5:45 |
| Sled push | 3:04 | 3:27 |
| Run 3 | 5:16 | 6:03 |
| Sled pull | 4:28 | 5:22 |
| Run 4 | 5:27 | 6:30 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:12 | 4:24 |
| Run 5 | 5:51 | 6:30 |
| Row | 4:59 | 4:45 |
| Run 6 | 5:30 | 6:38 |
| Farmers carry | 1:40 | 2:11 |
| Run 7 | 5:34 | 6:51 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:44 | 6:48 |
| Run 8 | 7:18 | 8:14 |
| Wall balls | 9:48 | 6:05 |
| Roxzone | 5:33 | 5:42 |
| Finish | 1:35:22 | 1:35:23 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Simon | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 2026 Open Men · 29 Jan 2026 | 1:35:22 | 1:35:23 | 0:01 · Simon faster |
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