Robert vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Robert Thoms Riobo
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Michael Johnson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Robert: Manchester 2026, Open Men · Michael: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Robert and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Robert: strongest on Ski (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 28%).Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 4%).
See the numbers
| Part | Robert: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 85% | 62% |
| Push | 72% | 88% |
| Pull | 57% | 84% |
| BBJ | 29% | 56% |
| Row | 81% | 56% |
| Carry | 35% | 4% |
| Lunges | 28% | 28% |
| Wall balls | 34% | 48% |
| Roxzone | 36% | 53% |
| Runs | 48% | 41% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Robert | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 85% | 62% |
| Sled push | 72% | 88% |
| Sled pull | 57% | 84% |
| Burpee broad jump | 29% | 56% |
| Row | 81% | 56% |
| Farmers carry | 35% | 4% |
| Sandbag lunges | 28% | 28% |
| Wall balls | 34% | 48% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 36% | 53% |
| Runs (8 km) | 48% | 41% |
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.Robert · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 41:40 running, 38:46 at the stations and 6:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:15).Below, Michael · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 43:21 running, 38:10 at the stations and 3:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:51) and the shortest the sled push (2:27).
See the numbers
| Part | Robert · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:44 | 5:46 |
| SkiErg | 4:08 | 4:29 |
| Run 2 | 5:18 | 4:56 |
| Sled push | 2:27 | 2:27 |
| Run 3 | 5:22 | 5:02 |
| Sled pull | 4:15 | 3:33 |
| Run 4 | 5:35 | 5:07 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:28 | 5:35 |
| Run 5 | 5:43 | 5:21 |
| Row | 4:27 | 4:46 |
| Run 6 | 5:54 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 2:24 | 4:32 |
| Run 7 | 5:33 | 5:17 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:22 | 5:57 |
| Run 8 | 4:31 | 6:21 |
| Wall balls | 8:15 | 6:51 |
| Roxzone | 6:20 | 3:53 |
| Finish | 1:26:37 | 1:25:20 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Robert | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:26:37 | 1:26:36 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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