Joshua vs Michael
USA · Open Men · 4 results Joshua Romero
USA · Open Men · 4 results Michael Garcia
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Joshua: New York 2026, Open Men · Michael: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Joshua and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Joshua: strongest on Pull (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 81%).Michael: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 80%).
See the numbers
| Part | Joshua: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 92% | 98% |
| Push | 99% | 80% |
| Pull | 99% | 88% |
| BBJ | 98% | 96% |
| Row | 87% | 99% |
| Carry | 98% | 88% |
| Lunges | 81% | 89% |
| Wall balls | 98% | 98% |
| Roxzone | 96% | 99% |
| Runs | 97% | 98% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Joshua | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 92% | 98% |
| Sled push | 99% | 80% |
| Sled pull | 99% | 88% |
| Burpee broad jump | 98% | 96% |
| Row | 87% | 99% |
| Farmers carry | 98% | 88% |
| Sandbag lunges | 81% | 89% |
| Wall balls | 98% | 98% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 96% | 99% |
| Runs (8 km) | 97% | 98% |
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.Joshua · New York 2026 · Open Men: 34:05 running, 27:11 at the stations and 4:13 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (4:34).Below, Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men: 33:20 running, 28:23 at the stations and 3:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:16).
See the numbers
| Part | Joshua · New York 2026 · Open Men | Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:13 | 4:07 |
| SkiErg | 4:10 | 4:01 |
| Run 2 | 3:51 | 3:47 |
| Sled push | 2:00 | 2:39 |
| Run 3 | 4:14 | 3:59 |
| Sled pull | 3:02 | 3:49 |
| Run 4 | 4:10 | 3:59 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:05 | 3:26 |
| Run 5 | 4:19 | 4:18 |
| Row | 4:31 | 4:11 |
| Run 6 | 4:07 | 4:02 |
| Farmers carry | 1:34 | 1:50 |
| Run 7 | 3:56 | 4:07 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:34 | 4:11 |
| Run 8 | 5:15 | 5:02 |
| Wall balls | 4:15 | 4:16 |
| Roxzone | 4:13 | 3:38 |
| Finish | 1:05:22 | 1:05:13 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Joshua | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:05:22 | 1:05:13 | 0:09 · Michael faster |
| Anaheim 2025 Open Men · 12 Dec 2025 | 1:09:13 | 1:05:23 | 3:50 · Michael faster |
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