Michael vs John
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Verschelden
USA · Open Men · 3 results John Thornhill
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: New York 2026, Open Men · John: New York 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and John sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Row (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 33%).John: strongest on Lunges (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 57%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | John: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 93% | 57% |
| Push | 84% | 76% |
| Pull | 33% | 60% |
| BBJ | 87% | 87% |
| Row | 98% | 93% |
| Carry | 89% | 78% |
| Lunges | 86% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 97% | 91% |
| Roxzone | 93% | 89% |
| Runs | 90% | 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 | John |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 93% | 57% |
| Sled push | 84% | 76% |
| Sled pull | 33% | 60% |
| Burpee broad jump | 87% | 87% |
| Row | 98% | 93% |
| Farmers carry | 89% | 78% |
| Sandbag lunges | 86% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 97% | 91% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 93% | 89% |
| Runs (8 km) | 90% | 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 · New York 2026 · Open Men: 36:47 running, 31:07 at the stations and 4:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (5:29).Below, John · New York 2025 · Open Men: 38:20 running, 29:11 at the stations and 3:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:46).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men | John · New York 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:27 | 4:52 |
| SkiErg | 4:09 | 4:29 |
| Run 2 | 4:22 | 4:30 |
| Sled push | 2:35 | 2:08 |
| Run 3 | 4:22 | 4:34 |
| Sled pull | 5:29 | 3:53 |
| Run 4 | 4:30 | 4:42 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:06 | 3:55 |
| Run 5 | 4:30 | 4:43 |
| Row | 4:14 | 4:23 |
| Run 6 | 4:24 | 4:36 |
| Farmers carry | 1:49 | 1:58 |
| Run 7 | 4:31 | 4:45 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:21 | 3:39 |
| Run 8 | 5:40 | 5:38 |
| Wall balls | 4:24 | 4:46 |
| Roxzone | 4:28 | 3:54 |
| Finish | 1:12:12 | 1:11:19 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | John | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:12:12 | 1:12:12 | level |
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