Michael vs Ricky
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Michael Joyce
GBR · Open Men · 7 results Ricky Williamson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Manchester 2026, Open Men · Ricky: Birmingham 2024, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Ricky sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Row (faster than 58% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 29%).Ricky: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 51%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Ricky: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 53% | 65% |
| Push | 29% | 57% |
| Pull | 50% | 71% |
| BBJ | 39% | 63% |
| Row | 58% | 56% |
| Carry | 35% | 86% |
| Lunges | 41% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 40% | 88% |
| Roxzone | 39% | 51% |
| Runs | 40% | 65% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Ricky |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 53% | 65% |
| Sled push | 29% | 57% |
| Sled pull | 50% | 71% |
| Burpee broad jump | 39% | 63% |
| Row | 58% | 56% |
| Farmers carry | 35% | 86% |
| Sandbag lunges | 41% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 40% | 88% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 39% | 51% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40% | 65% |
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 · Manchester 2026 · Open Men: 43:16 running, 38:16 at the stations and 6:05 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:42).Below, Ricky · Birmingham 2024 · Open Men: 38:37 running, 33:00 at the stations and 7:29 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:21).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Manchester 2026 · Open Men | Ricky · Birmingham 2024 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:32 | 5:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:22 | 4:17 |
| Run 2 | 5:03 | 4:31 |
| Sled push | 3:01 | 2:46 |
| Run 3 | 5:49 | 4:39 |
| Sled pull | 4:25 | 4:18 |
| Run 4 | 5:39 | 4:32 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:55 | 5:21 |
| Run 5 | 6:06 | 4:52 |
| Row | 4:40 | 4:42 |
| Run 6 | 5:57 | 4:46 |
| Farmers carry | 2:24 | 1:42 |
| Run 7 | 5:56 | 4:42 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:46 | 5:00 |
| Run 8 | 5:14 | 5:19 |
| Wall balls | 7:42 | 4:54 |
| Roxzone | 6:05 | 7:29 |
| Finish | 1:27:28 | 1:18:58 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Ricky | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester 2026 Open Men · 21 Jan 2026 | 1:27:28 | 1:27:29 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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