Michael vs Joel
GBR · Open Men · 6 results Michael Purdie
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Joel Matthews
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Manchester 2026, Open Men · Joel: Manchester 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Joel sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Ski (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 67%).Joel: strongest on Ski (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 60%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Joel: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 85% | 95% |
| Push | 71% | 91% |
| Pull | 74% | 78% |
| BBJ | 67% | 60% |
| Row | 83% | 87% |
| Carry | 79% | 88% |
| Lunges | 68% | 83% |
| Wall balls | 83% | 75% |
| Roxzone | 77% | 79% |
| Runs | 80% | 76% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Joel |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 85% | 95% |
| Sled push | 71% | 91% |
| Sled pull | 74% | 78% |
| Burpee broad jump | 67% | 60% |
| Row | 83% | 87% |
| Farmers carry | 79% | 88% |
| Sandbag lunges | 68% | 83% |
| Wall balls | 83% | 75% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 77% | 79% |
| Runs (8 km) | 80% | 76% |
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 · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 36:22 running, 31:24 at the stations and 4:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:12).Below, Joel · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 37:00 running, 30:52 at the stations and 4:14 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:37).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | Joel · Manchester 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:05 | 2:55 |
| SkiErg | 4:08 | 4:01 |
| Run 2 | 4:24 | 4:20 |
| Sled push | 2:28 | 2:08 |
| Run 3 | 4:45 | 4:59 |
| Sled pull | 3:52 | 3:46 |
| Run 4 | 4:42 | 4:59 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:43 | 5:03 |
| Run 5 | 5:08 | 5:11 |
| Row | 4:25 | 4:22 |
| Run 6 | 5:02 | 5:03 |
| Farmers carry | 1:49 | 1:41 |
| Run 7 | 5:03 | 5:08 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:46 | 4:14 |
| Run 8 | 4:14 | 4:26 |
| Wall balls | 5:12 | 5:37 |
| Roxzone | 4:18 | 4:14 |
| Finish | 1:11:57 | 1:11:57 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Joel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:11:57 | 1:11:57 | level |
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