James vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 3 results James Chu
USA · Open Men · 4 results Michael Johnson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Bangkok 2026, Open Men · Michael: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Row (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 16%).Michael: strongest on Runs (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 27%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 89% | 44% |
| Push | 31% | 82% |
| Pull | 39% | 58% |
| BBJ | 58% | 64% |
| Row | 91% | 96% |
| Carry | 16% | 78% |
| Lunges | 72% | 79% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 27% |
| Roxzone | 74% | 95% |
| Runs | 82% | 98% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 89% | 44% |
| Sled push | 31% | 82% |
| Sled pull | 39% | 58% |
| Burpee broad jump | 58% | 64% |
| Row | 91% | 96% |
| Farmers carry | 16% | 78% |
| Sandbag lunges | 72% | 79% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 27% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 74% | 95% |
| Runs (8 km) | 82% | 98% |
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.James · Bangkok 2026 · Open Men: 35:49 running, 42:47 at the stations and 10:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:15).Below, Michael · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 30:55 running, 38:25 at the stations and 5:29 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:07).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Bangkok 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:47 | 3:16 |
| SkiErg | 4:22 | 4:48 |
| Run 2 | 3:56 | 3:57 |
| Sled push | 4:12 | 2:34 |
| Run 3 | 4:17 | 4:08 |
| Sled pull | 6:17 | 4:47 |
| Run 4 | 4:07 | 4:02 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:48 | 5:19 |
| Run 5 | 4:02 | 3:59 |
| Row | 4:33 | 4:25 |
| Run 6 | 4:07 | 3:58 |
| Farmers carry | 3:15 | 1:49 |
| Run 7 | 4:05 | 3:57 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:05 | 4:35 |
| Run 8 | 5:28 | 3:38 |
| Wall balls | 9:15 | 10:07 |
| Roxzone | 10:01 | 5:29 |
| Finish | 1:28:29 | 1:14:39 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakarta 2026 Open Men · 26 Jun 2026 | 1:30:42 | 1:30:40 | 0:02 · Michael faster |
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