Michael vs Gary
Michael Stankard
Gary El-Helou
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Sydney 2024, Open Men · Gary: Perth 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Gary sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 38%).Gary: strongest on Pull (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 69%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Gary: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 45% | 72% |
| Push | 54% | 74% |
| Pull | 38% | 99% |
| BBJ | 74% | 85% |
| Row | 54% | 92% |
| Carry | 54% | 69% |
| Lunges | 87% | 81% |
| Wall balls | 67% | 91% |
| Roxzone | 88% | 76% |
| Runs | 81% | 83% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Gary |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 45% | 72% |
| Sled push | 54% | 74% |
| Sled pull | 38% | 99% |
| Burpee broad jump | 74% | 85% |
| Row | 54% | 92% |
| Farmers carry | 54% | 69% |
| Sandbag lunges | 87% | 81% |
| Wall balls | 67% | 91% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 88% | 76% |
| Runs (8 km) | 81% | 83% |
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 · Sydney 2024 · Open Men: 37:47 running, 32:17 at the stations and 4:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:28).Below, Gary · Perth 2026 · Open Men: 36:17 running, 29:23 at the stations and 4:33 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:39).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Sydney 2024 · Open Men | Gary · Perth 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:32 | 3:35 |
| SkiErg | 4:33 | 4:15 |
| Run 2 | 4:32 | 4:39 |
| Sled push | 2:15 | 2:34 |
| Run 3 | 5:05 | 4:53 |
| Sled pull | 5:08 | 2:40 |
| Run 4 | 4:51 | 4:53 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:17 | 4:00 |
| Run 5 | 5:03 | 5:06 |
| Row | 4:37 | 4:23 |
| Run 6 | 4:32 | 4:46 |
| Farmers carry | 1:59 | 2:27 |
| Run 7 | 4:28 | 4:24 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:00 | 4:25 |
| Run 8 | 5:45 | 4:02 |
| Wall balls | 5:28 | 4:39 |
| Roxzone | 4:11 | 4:33 |
| Finish | 1:14:06 | 1:10:12 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Michael | Gary | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2024 Open Men · 27 Jul 2024 | 1:14:06 | 1:13:57 | 0:09 · Gary faster |
| Melbourne 2024 Open Men · 28 Jun 2024 | 1:20:19 | 1:15:34 | 4:45 · Gary faster |
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