Michael vs Nathaniel
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Gilbert
USA · Open Men · 3 results Nathaniel Smith
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Atlanta 2025, Open Men · Nathaniel: Phoenix 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Nathaniel sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 37%).Nathaniel: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 46%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Nathaniel: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 90% | 46% |
| Push | 95% | 73% |
| Pull | 78% | 95% |
| BBJ | 37% | 82% |
| Row | 82% | 75% |
| Carry | 84% | 99% |
| Lunges | 84% | 92% |
| Wall balls | 52% | 78% |
| Roxzone | 43% | 72% |
| Runs | 60% | 81% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Nathaniel |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 90% | 46% |
| Sled push | 95% | 73% |
| Sled pull | 78% | 95% |
| Burpee broad jump | 37% | 82% |
| Row | 82% | 75% |
| Farmers carry | 84% | 99% |
| Sandbag lunges | 84% | 92% |
| Wall balls | 52% | 78% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 43% | 72% |
| Runs (8 km) | 60% | 81% |
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 · Atlanta 2025 · Open Men: 40:34 running, 34:58 at the stations and 9:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:45).Below, Nathaniel · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 37:35 running, 30:20 at the stations and 5:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:30).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Atlanta 2025 · Open Men | Nathaniel · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:49 | 4:35 |
| SkiErg | 4:10 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 4:37 | 4:21 |
| Sled push | 2:10 | 2:36 |
| Run 3 | 5:30 | 4:38 |
| Sled pull | 4:34 | 3:19 |
| Run 4 | 5:11 | 4:44 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:29 | 4:24 |
| Run 5 | 5:31 | 4:52 |
| Row | 4:36 | 4:43 |
| Run 6 | 5:17 | 4:41 |
| Farmers carry | 1:48 | 1:25 |
| Run 7 | 5:26 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:26 | 3:49 |
| Run 8 | 6:13 | 4:56 |
| Wall balls | 6:45 | 5:30 |
| Roxzone | 9:15 | 5:56 |
| Finish | 1:24:47 | 1:13:42 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Nathaniel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta 2025 Open Men · 26 Apr 2025 | 1:24:47 | 1:24:52 | 0:05 · Michael faster |
Close the gap at your next race.
The RoxHype app is your training plan to race day: built from your splits, your kit and your race date, and adjusted every week.
- A week-by-week plan that counts down to your race
- Extra work on your slowest stations
- Adjusts every week to what you actually did
Free to download. Used by more than 40,000 HYROX athletes.
