Michael vs Chris
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Michael O'Toole
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Chris Rothwell
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: London ExCeL 2025, Open Men · Chris: Manchester 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Chris sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 86% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 32%).Chris: strongest on Ski (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 31%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Chris: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 85% | 91% |
| Push | 86% | 52% |
| Pull | 64% | 51% |
| BBJ | 62% | 75% |
| Row | 64% | 67% |
| Carry | 76% | 31% |
| Lunges | 32% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 79% | 76% |
| Roxzone | 71% | 71% |
| Runs | 66% | 57% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Chris |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 85% | 91% |
| Sled push | 86% | 52% |
| Sled pull | 64% | 51% |
| Burpee broad jump | 62% | 75% |
| Row | 64% | 67% |
| Farmers carry | 76% | 31% |
| Sandbag lunges | 32% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 79% | 76% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 71% | 71% |
| Runs (8 km) | 66% | 57% |
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 · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men: 31:18 running, 34:29 at the stations and 10:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (5:54).Below, Chris · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 40:08 running, 33:13 at the stations and 4:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:35).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men | Chris · Manchester 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:56 | 3:30 |
| SkiErg | 4:31 | 4:04 |
| Run 2 | 3:29 | 4:57 |
| Sled push | 2:19 | 2:41 |
| Run 3 | 3:59 | 5:21 |
| Sled pull | 4:26 | 4:24 |
| Run 4 | 3:44 | 5:19 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:04 | 4:23 |
| Run 5 | 4:08 | 5:29 |
| Row | 4:48 | 4:35 |
| Run 6 | 3:44 | 5:23 |
| Farmers carry | 1:46 | 2:28 |
| Run 7 | 3:51 | 5:30 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:54 | 5:03 |
| Run 8 | 5:28 | 4:39 |
| Wall balls | 5:41 | 5:35 |
| Roxzone | 10:36 | 4:31 |
| Finish | 1:16:16 | 1:17:44 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Chris | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:17:43 | 1:17:44 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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