Michael vs Matthew
USA · Open Men · 3 results Michael Smith
IRL · Open Men · 2 results Matthew Doyle
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Chicago 2025, Open Men · Matthew: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Runs (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 29%).Matthew: strongest on Runs (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 33%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 83% | 52% |
| Push | 29% | 33% |
| Pull | 84% | 55% |
| BBJ | 74% | 73% |
| Row | 93% | 64% |
| Carry | 74% | 50% |
| Lunges | 62% | 68% |
| Wall balls | 79% | 67% |
| Roxzone | 88% | 86% |
| Runs | 96% | 87% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 83% | 52% |
| Sled push | 29% | 33% |
| Sled pull | 84% | 55% |
| Burpee broad jump | 74% | 73% |
| Row | 93% | 64% |
| Farmers carry | 74% | 50% |
| Sandbag lunges | 62% | 68% |
| Wall balls | 79% | 67% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 88% | 86% |
| Runs (8 km) | 96% | 87% |
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 · Chicago 2025 · Open Men: 35:06 running, 33:38 at the stations and 4:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:49).Below, Matthew · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 35:10 running, 36:51 at the stations and 6:16 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:46).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Chicago 2025 · Open Men | Matthew · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:08 | 3:33 |
| SkiErg | 4:13 | 4:43 |
| Run 2 | 4:15 | 4:23 |
| Sled push | 2:57 | 3:31 |
| Run 3 | 4:25 | 4:37 |
| Sled pull | 4:12 | 4:53 |
| Run 4 | 4:24 | 4:31 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:11 | 4:55 |
| Run 5 | 4:35 | 4:35 |
| Row | 4:25 | 4:53 |
| Run 6 | 4:39 | 4:30 |
| Farmers carry | 1:53 | 2:08 |
| Run 7 | 4:34 | 4:34 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:58 | 5:02 |
| Run 8 | 5:06 | 4:27 |
| Wall balls | 5:49 | 6:46 |
| Roxzone | 4:58 | 6:16 |
| Finish | 1:13:36 | 1:18:08 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Matthew | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:18:11 | 1:18:08 | 0:03 · Matthew faster |
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