Michael vs Stephen
NZL · Open Men · 1 result Michael Shackleton
NZL · Open Men · 4 results Stephen Simpson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Auckland 2026, Open Men · Stephen: Auckland 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Stephen sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Lunges (faster than 69% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 11%).Stephen: strongest on Runs (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 12%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Stephen: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 47% | 45% |
| Push | 41% | 12% |
| Pull | 43% | 34% |
| BBJ | 36% | 37% |
| Row | 11% | 41% |
| Carry | 44% | 43% |
| Lunges | 69% | 39% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 29% |
| Roxzone | 28% | 14% |
| Runs | 64% | 77% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Stephen |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 47% | 45% |
| Sled push | 41% | 12% |
| Sled pull | 43% | 34% |
| Burpee broad jump | 36% | 37% |
| Row | 11% | 41% |
| Farmers carry | 44% | 43% |
| Sandbag lunges | 69% | 39% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 29% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 28% | 14% |
| Runs (8 km) | 64% | 77% |
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 · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 42:31 running, 41:58 at the stations and 7:14 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:31).Below, Stephen · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 40:13 running, 43:07 at the stations and 8:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:27).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Auckland 2026 · Open Men | Stephen · Auckland 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:24 | 5:12 |
| SkiErg | 4:25 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 4:57 | 4:36 |
| Sled push | 3:33 | 4:41 |
| Run 3 | 4:59 | 5:01 |
| Sled pull | 5:19 | 5:39 |
| Run 4 | 5:10 | 4:53 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:36 | 6:35 |
| Run 5 | 5:17 | 4:56 |
| Row | 5:33 | 5:02 |
| Run 6 | 5:20 | 4:40 |
| Farmers carry | 2:05 | 2:06 |
| Run 7 | 5:23 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:56 | 6:12 |
| Run 8 | 6:01 | 6:06 |
| Wall balls | 9:31 | 8:27 |
| Roxzone | 7:14 | 8:24 |
| Finish | 1:31:33 | 1:31:36 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Stephen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 2026 Open Men · 29 Jan 2026 | 1:31:33 | 1:31:36 | 0:03 · Michael faster |
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