Paul vs Mike
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Paul Smith
GBR · Open Men · 17 results Mike Chadwick
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Manchester 2024, Open Men · Mike: Manchester 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Mike sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 55%).Mike: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 52%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Mike: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 55% | 69% |
| Push | 66% | 68% |
| Pull | 60% | 91% |
| BBJ | 90% | 90% |
| Row | 59% | 78% |
| Carry | 75% | 52% |
| Lunges | 93% | 82% |
| Wall balls | 95% | 95% |
| Roxzone | 61% | 93% |
| Runs | 67% | 79% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Mike |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 55% | 69% |
| Sled push | 66% | 68% |
| Sled pull | 60% | 91% |
| Burpee broad jump | 90% | 90% |
| Row | 59% | 78% |
| Farmers carry | 75% | 52% |
| Sandbag lunges | 93% | 82% |
| Wall balls | 95% | 95% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 61% | 93% |
| Runs (8 km) | 67% | 79% |
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.Paul · Manchester 2024 · Open Men: 38:31 running, 28:00 at the stations and 5:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:31).Below, Mike · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 36:29 running, 28:53 at the stations and 3:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Manchester 2024 · Open Men | Mike · Manchester 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:20 | 3:13 |
| SkiErg | 4:15 | 4:16 |
| Run 2 | 4:46 | 4:39 |
| Sled push | 2:16 | 2:30 |
| Run 3 | 4:58 | 4:47 |
| Sled pull | 4:05 | 3:23 |
| Run 4 | 4:53 | 4:45 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:36 | 3:34 |
| Run 5 | 5:07 | 4:58 |
| Row | 4:31 | 4:29 |
| Run 6 | 5:01 | 4:55 |
| Farmers carry | 1:41 | 2:08 |
| Run 7 | 4:57 | 5:01 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:31 | 4:17 |
| Run 8 | 5:28 | 4:10 |
| Wall balls | 4:05 | 4:17 |
| Roxzone | 5:18 | 3:44 |
| Finish | 1:11:42 | 1:08:57 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Mike | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2024 Open Men · 9 Nov 2024 | 1:11:42 | 1:11:36 | 0:06 · Mike faster |
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