Ricky vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Ricky Howell
GBR · Open Men · 4 results Michael Dowell
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ricky: Birmingham Birm, Open Men · Michael: London Olympia 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ricky and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ricky: strongest on Row (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 66%).Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 74%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ricky: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 90% | 84% |
| Push | 80% | 74% |
| Pull | 78% | 90% |
| BBJ | 72% | 95% |
| Row | 99% | 82% |
| Carry | 69% | 99% |
| Lunges | 66% | 78% |
| Wall balls | 91% | 83% |
| Roxzone | 89% | 94% |
| Runs | 90% | 94% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ricky | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 90% | 84% |
| Sled push | 80% | 74% |
| Sled pull | 78% | 90% |
| Burpee broad jump | 72% | 95% |
| Row | 99% | 82% |
| Farmers carry | 69% | 99% |
| Sandbag lunges | 66% | 78% |
| Wall balls | 91% | 83% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 89% | 94% |
| Runs (8 km) | 90% | 94% |
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.Ricky · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 32:29 running, 30:59 at the stations and 4:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:42).Below, Michael · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men: 33:03 running, 29:16 at the stations and 4:16 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Ricky · Birmingham Birm · Open Men | Michael · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:20 | 3:54 |
| SkiErg | 4:14 | 4:12 |
| Run 2 | 3:52 | 3:48 |
| Sled push | 2:52 | 2:36 |
| Run 3 | 4:09 | 3:57 |
| Sled pull | 3:52 | 3:21 |
| Run 4 | 4:08 | 3:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:37 | 3:30 |
| Run 5 | 4:05 | 4:00 |
| Row | 4:09 | 4:29 |
| Run 6 | 3:59 | 4:02 |
| Farmers carry | 1:54 | 1:23 |
| Run 7 | 3:57 | 4:00 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:39 | 4:17 |
| Run 8 | 4:00 | 5:30 |
| Wall balls | 4:42 | 5:29 |
| Roxzone | 4:53 | 4:16 |
| Finish | 1:08:16 | 1:06:26 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Ricky | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Birm Open Men · 29 Oct 2026 | 1:08:16 | 1:08:15 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:15:48 | 1:10:58 | 4:50 · Michael faster |
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