Michael vs Russell
GBR · Open Men · 9 results Michael Liew
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Russell Tickner
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: London Olympia 2026, Open Men · Russell: London ExCeL 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Russell sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Runs (faster than 55% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 4%).Russell: strongest on Ski (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 0%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Russell: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 47% | 99% |
| Push | 4% | 69% |
| Pull | 20% | 70% |
| BBJ | 39% | 24% |
| Row | 35% | 0% |
| Carry | 18% | 23% |
| Lunges | 31% | 32% |
| Wall balls | 33% | 31% |
| Roxzone | 46% | 41% |
| Runs | 55% | 46% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Russell |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 47% | 99% |
| Sled push | 4% | 69% |
| Sled pull | 20% | 70% |
| Burpee broad jump | 39% | 24% |
| Row | 35% | 0% |
| Farmers carry | 18% | 23% |
| Sandbag lunges | 31% | 32% |
| Wall balls | 33% | 31% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 46% | 41% |
| Runs (8 km) | 55% | 46% |
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 Olympia 2026 · Open Men: 40:17 running, 43:01 at the stations and 6:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:35).Below, Russell · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men: 33:59 running, 42:53 at the stations and 12:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:50).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men | Russell · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:38 | 3:02 |
| SkiErg | 4:30 | 4:16 |
| Run 2 | 6:13 | 3:46 |
| Sled push | 4:35 | 2:34 |
| Run 3 | 4:33 | 4:10 |
| Sled pull | 5:24 | 4:18 |
| Run 4 | 4:39 | 4:08 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:08 | 6:58 |
| Run 5 | 4:38 | 4:02 |
| Row | 4:59 | 7:36 |
| Run 6 | 4:42 | 4:35 |
| Farmers carry | 2:50 | 2:28 |
| Run 7 | 4:40 | 4:06 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:01 | 5:53 |
| Run 8 | 6:14 | 6:10 |
| Wall balls | 8:35 | 8:50 |
| Roxzone | 6:02 | 12:17 |
| Finish | 1:29:13 | 1:28:59 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Russell | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Olympia 2026 Open Men · 24 Mar 2026 | 1:29:13 | 1:29:13 | level |
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