John vs Michael
USA · Open Men · 3 results John Thornhill
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Verschelden
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
John: New York 2025, Open Men · Michael: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where John and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.John: strongest on Lunges (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 57%).Michael: strongest on Row (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 33%).
See the numbers
| Part | John: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 57% | 93% |
| Push | 76% | 84% |
| Pull | 60% | 33% |
| BBJ | 87% | 87% |
| Row | 93% | 98% |
| Carry | 78% | 89% |
| Lunges | 95% | 86% |
| Wall balls | 91% | 97% |
| Roxzone | 89% | 93% |
| Runs | 76% | 90% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | John | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 57% | 93% |
| Sled push | 76% | 84% |
| Sled pull | 60% | 33% |
| Burpee broad jump | 87% | 87% |
| Row | 93% | 98% |
| Farmers carry | 78% | 89% |
| Sandbag lunges | 95% | 86% |
| Wall balls | 91% | 97% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 89% | 93% |
| Runs (8 km) | 76% | 90% |
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.John · New York 2025 · Open Men: 38:20 running, 29:11 at the stations and 3:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:46).Below, Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men: 36:47 running, 31:07 at the stations and 4:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (5:29).
See the numbers
| Part | John · New York 2025 · Open Men | Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:52 | 4:27 |
| SkiErg | 4:29 | 4:09 |
| Run 2 | 4:30 | 4:22 |
| Sled push | 2:08 | 2:35 |
| Run 3 | 4:34 | 4:22 |
| Sled pull | 3:53 | 5:29 |
| Run 4 | 4:42 | 4:30 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:55 | 4:06 |
| Run 5 | 4:43 | 4:30 |
| Row | 4:23 | 4:14 |
| Run 6 | 4:36 | 4:24 |
| Farmers carry | 1:58 | 1:49 |
| Run 7 | 4:45 | 4:31 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:39 | 4:21 |
| Run 8 | 5:38 | 5:40 |
| Wall balls | 4:46 | 4:24 |
| Roxzone | 3:54 | 4:28 |
| Finish | 1:11:19 | 1:12:12 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | John | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:12:12 | 1:12:12 | level |
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