Michael vs Alex
AUS · Open Men · 4 results Michael Tapper
AUS · Open Men · 3 results Alex Bourne
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Melbourne 2025, Open Men · Alex: Sydney 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Alex sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on BBJ (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 47%).Alex: strongest on Row (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 53%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 70% | 53% |
| Push | 80% | 63% |
| Pull | 71% | 79% |
| BBJ | 89% | 61% |
| Row | 87% | 80% |
| Carry | 82% | 75% |
| Lunges | 47% | 56% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 70% |
| Roxzone | 55% | 74% |
| Runs | 62% | 59% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 70% | 53% |
| Sled push | 80% | 63% |
| Sled pull | 71% | 79% |
| Burpee broad jump | 89% | 61% |
| Row | 87% | 80% |
| Farmers carry | 82% | 75% |
| Sandbag lunges | 47% | 56% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 70% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 55% | 74% |
| Runs (8 km) | 62% | 59% |
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 · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men: 36:44 running, 31:44 at the stations and 8:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:37).Below, Alex · Sydney 2025 · Open Men: 36:44 running, 32:12 at the stations and 7:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:27).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Melbourne 2025 · Open Men | Alex · Sydney 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:36 | 3:47 |
| SkiErg | 4:18 | 4:19 |
| Run 2 | 4:24 | 4:05 |
| Sled push | 2:13 | 2:11 |
| Run 3 | 4:38 | 4:10 |
| Sled pull | 4:14 | 3:53 |
| Run 4 | 4:41 | 4:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:49 | 5:00 |
| Run 5 | 4:45 | 4:43 |
| Row | 4:25 | 4:25 |
| Run 6 | 4:59 | 4:37 |
| Farmers carry | 1:45 | 1:54 |
| Run 7 | 4:47 | 4:30 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:22 | 5:03 |
| Run 8 | 5:55 | 6:37 |
| Wall balls | 5:37 | 5:27 |
| Roxzone | 8:54 | 7:24 |
| Finish | 1:17:15 | 1:16:11 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Michael | Alex | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:20:30 | 1:20:30 | level |
| Sydney 2025 Open Men · 4 Jul 2025 | 1:36:56 | 1:16:11 | 20:45 · Alex faster |
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