Michael vs Sam
AUS · Open Men · 2 results Michael Murphy
AUS · Open Men · 2 results Sam Franklin
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Sydney 2026, Open Men · Sam: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 64%).Sam: strongest on Runs (faster than 86% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 46%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 89% | 83% |
| Push | 87% | 83% |
| Pull | 64% | 78% |
| BBJ | 71% | 59% |
| Row | 77% | 73% |
| Carry | 99% | 57% |
| Lunges | 78% | 68% |
| Wall balls | 66% | 46% |
| Roxzone | 65% | 69% |
| Runs | 74% | 86% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 89% | 83% |
| Sled push | 87% | 83% |
| Sled pull | 64% | 78% |
| Burpee broad jump | 71% | 59% |
| Row | 77% | 73% |
| Farmers carry | 99% | 57% |
| Sandbag lunges | 78% | 68% |
| Wall balls | 66% | 46% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 65% | 69% |
| Runs (8 km) | 74% | 86% |
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 2026 · Open Men: 35:41 running, 31:40 at the stations and 8:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:07).Below, Sam · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 33:26 running, 34:06 at the stations and 7:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:16).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | Sam · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:51 | 3:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:07 | 4:11 |
| Run 2 | 4:10 | 3:42 |
| Sled push | 2:05 | 2:09 |
| Run 3 | 4:26 | 4:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:07 | 3:47 |
| Run 4 | 4:23 | 4:04 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:53 | 5:19 |
| Run 5 | 4:19 | 4:12 |
| Row | 4:30 | 4:32 |
| Run 6 | 4:11 | 4:06 |
| Farmers carry | 1:18 | 2:00 |
| Run 7 | 4:15 | 4:07 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:33 | 4:52 |
| Run 8 | 6:06 | 5:55 |
| Wall balls | 6:07 | 7:16 |
| Roxzone | 8:00 | 7:48 |
| Finish | 1:15:14 | 1:15:14 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:15:14 | 1:15:14 | level |
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