Michael vs Paul
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Michael Rooney
GBR · Open Men · 6 results Paul Wotton
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Barcelona 2025, Open Men · Paul: Berlin 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Paul 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 76% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 17%).Paul: strongest on Carry (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 26%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 17% | 63% |
| Push | 31% | 72% |
| Pull | 38% | 69% |
| BBJ | 55% | 35% |
| Row | 25% | 58% |
| Carry | 76% | 76% |
| Lunges | 37% | 26% |
| Wall balls | 45% | 57% |
| Roxzone | 47% | 72% |
| Runs | 23% | 72% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 17% | 63% |
| Sled push | 31% | 72% |
| Sled pull | 38% | 69% |
| Burpee broad jump | 55% | 35% |
| Row | 25% | 58% |
| Farmers carry | 76% | 76% |
| Sandbag lunges | 37% | 26% |
| Wall balls | 45% | 57% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 47% | 72% |
| Runs (8 km) | 23% | 72% |
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 · Barcelona 2025 · Open Men: 44:35 running, 37:36 at the stations and 6:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:46).Below, Paul · Berlin 2026 · Open Men: 31:12 running, 37:20 at the stations and 12:29 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:37).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Barcelona 2025 · Open Men | Paul · Berlin 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:12 | 3:24 |
| SkiErg | 4:44 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 5:19 | 3:33 |
| Sled push | 3:32 | 2:58 |
| Run 3 | 5:36 | 3:47 |
| Sled pull | 5:21 | 3:53 |
| Run 4 | 5:48 | 3:51 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:57 | 6:22 |
| Run 5 | 5:57 | 3:45 |
| Row | 5:01 | 4:45 |
| Run 6 | 5:33 | 3:41 |
| Farmers carry | 1:47 | 1:57 |
| Run 7 | 5:24 | 3:46 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:28 | 6:22 |
| Run 8 | 5:46 | 5:25 |
| Wall balls | 6:46 | 6:37 |
| Roxzone | 6:51 | 12:29 |
| Finish | 1:28:53 | 1:20:52 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona 2025 Open Men · 25 Apr 2025 | 1:28:53 | 1:28:50 | 0:03 · Paul faster |
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