Michael vs Joshua
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Volkmer
USA · Open Men · 1 result Joshua Knipe
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: New York 2026, Open Men · Joshua: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Joshua sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 11%).Joshua: strongest on Ski (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Joshua: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 21% | 89% |
| Push | 62% | 72% |
| Pull | 18% | 73% |
| BBJ | 53% | 12% |
| Row | 11% | 28% |
| Carry | 67% | 60% |
| Lunges | 31% | 10% |
| Wall balls | 36% | 30% |
| Roxzone | 21% | 33% |
| Runs | 38% | 43% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Joshua |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 21% | 89% |
| Sled push | 62% | 72% |
| Sled pull | 18% | 73% |
| Burpee broad jump | 53% | 12% |
| Row | 11% | 28% |
| Farmers carry | 67% | 60% |
| Sandbag lunges | 31% | 10% |
| Wall balls | 36% | 30% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 21% | 33% |
| Runs (8 km) | 38% | 43% |
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 · New York 2026 · Open Men: 48:04 running, 43:10 at the stations and 9:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:46).Below, Joshua · New York 2026 · Open Men: 46:41 running, 45:34 at the stations and 8:14 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:18).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men | Joshua · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:37 | 4:57 |
| SkiErg | 4:56 | 4:13 |
| Run 2 | 5:15 | 4:29 |
| Sled push | 2:57 | 2:47 |
| Run 3 | 5:41 | 4:56 |
| Sled pull | 6:17 | 4:17 |
| Run 4 | 5:34 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:37 | 8:40 |
| Run 5 | 6:18 | 5:42 |
| Row | 5:48 | 5:19 |
| Run 6 | 5:51 | 6:01 |
| Farmers carry | 2:10 | 2:15 |
| Run 7 | 6:01 | 7:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:39 | 8:45 |
| Run 8 | 7:47 | 8:01 |
| Wall balls | 8:46 | 9:18 |
| Roxzone | 9:17 | 8:14 |
| Finish | 1:40:22 | 1:40:23 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Joshua | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:40:22 | 1:40:23 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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