Michael vs Donovan
NZL · Open Men · 4 results Michael Thomson
NZL · Open Men · 11 results Michael Donovan
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Brisbane (APAC Championship) 2026, Open Men · Donovan: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Donovan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 54%).Donovan: strongest on Push (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 79%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Donovan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 54% | 79% |
| Push | 87% | 99% |
| Pull | 79% | 93% |
| BBJ | 70% | 93% |
| Row | 81% | 96% |
| Carry | 87% | 98% |
| Lunges | 81% | 79% |
| Wall balls | 88% | 97% |
| Roxzone | 78% | 91% |
| Runs | 69% | 94% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Donovan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 54% | 79% |
| Sled push | 87% | 99% |
| Sled pull | 79% | 93% |
| Burpee broad jump | 70% | 93% |
| Row | 81% | 96% |
| Farmers carry | 87% | 98% |
| Sandbag lunges | 81% | 79% |
| Wall balls | 88% | 97% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 78% | 91% |
| Runs (8 km) | 69% | 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.Michael · Brisbane (APAC Championship) 2026 · Open Men: 35:28 running, 29:07 at the stations and 5:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (4:29).Below, Donovan · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 31:28 running, 27:24 at the stations and 6:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (4:30).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Brisbane (APAC Championship) 2026 · Open Men | Donovan · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:49 | 3:03 |
| SkiErg | 4:20 | 4:13 |
| Run 2 | 4:14 | 3:36 |
| Sled push | 2:19 | 1:39 |
| Run 3 | 4:38 | 3:53 |
| Sled pull | 3:51 | 3:18 |
| Run 4 | 4:37 | 3:44 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:29 | 3:51 |
| Run 5 | 4:33 | 3:52 |
| Row | 4:23 | 4:14 |
| Run 6 | 4:26 | 3:57 |
| Farmers carry | 1:37 | 1:23 |
| Run 7 | 4:35 | 4:06 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:39 | 4:30 |
| Run 8 | 4:36 | 5:17 |
| Wall balls | 4:29 | 4:16 |
| Roxzone | 5:50 | 6:42 |
| Finish | 1:10:17 | 1:05:28 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Michael | Donovan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Pro Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:12:14 | 1:12:22 | 0:08 · Michael faster |
| Melbourne 2025 Open Men · 11 Dec 2025 | 1:12:34 | 1:13:14 | 0:40 · Michael faster |
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