Michael vs Chris
PHI · Open Men · 1 result Michael Nelson
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Chris Gregory
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Chris: Manchester 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Chris sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Lunges (faster than 45% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 11%).Chris: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 50% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 9%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Chris: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 30% | 11% |
| Push | 26% | 21% |
| Pull | 32% | 17% |
| BBJ | 25% | 23% |
| Row | 11% | 11% |
| Carry | 23% | 42% |
| Lunges | 45% | 9% |
| Wall balls | 20% | 42% |
| Roxzone | 38% | 50% |
| Runs | 40% | 49% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Chris |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 30% | 11% |
| Sled push | 26% | 21% |
| Sled pull | 32% | 17% |
| Burpee broad jump | 25% | 23% |
| Row | 11% | 11% |
| Farmers carry | 23% | 42% |
| Sandbag lunges | 45% | 9% |
| Wall balls | 20% | 42% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 38% | 50% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40% | 49% |
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 · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 43:32 running, 43:49 at the stations and 4:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:25).Below, Chris · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 41:28 running, 43:48 at the stations and 5:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (8:03).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Chris · Manchester 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:29 | 3:46 |
| SkiErg | 4:45 | 4:49 |
| Run 2 | 4:58 | 5:13 |
| Sled push | 3:34 | 3:11 |
| Run 3 | 5:20 | 5:28 |
| Sled pull | 4:53 | 5:39 |
| Run 4 | 5:22 | 5:25 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:16 | 6:57 |
| Run 5 | 5:56 | 5:29 |
| Row | 5:29 | 5:21 |
| Run 6 | 5:32 | 5:34 |
| Farmers carry | 3:17 | 2:17 |
| Run 7 | 4:44 | 5:43 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:10 | 8:03 |
| Run 8 | 6:12 | 4:49 |
| Wall balls | 9:25 | 7:31 |
| Roxzone | 4:26 | 5:26 |
| Finish | 1:31:45 | 1:30:33 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Chris | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:31:45 | 1:31:44 | 0:01 · Chris faster |
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