Michael vs Jack
NZL · Open Men · 11 results Michael Donovan
AUS · Open Men · 5 results Jack Refalo
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Sydney 2026, Open Men · Jack: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Jack 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 99% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 79%).Jack: strongest on Ski (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 79%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Jack: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 79% | 97% |
| Push | 99% | 96% |
| Pull | 93% | 94% |
| BBJ | 93% | 79% |
| Row | 96% | 82% |
| Carry | 98% | 92% |
| Lunges | 79% | 96% |
| Wall balls | 97% | 94% |
| Roxzone | 91% | 82% |
| Runs | 94% | 96% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Jack |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 79% | 97% |
| Sled push | 99% | 96% |
| Sled pull | 93% | 94% |
| Burpee broad jump | 93% | 79% |
| Row | 96% | 82% |
| Farmers carry | 98% | 92% |
| Sandbag lunges | 79% | 96% |
| Wall balls | 97% | 94% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 91% | 82% |
| Runs (8 km) | 94% | 96% |
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 · 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).Below, Jack · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 30:47 running, 27:53 at the stations and 7:13 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (4:35).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | Jack · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:03 | 3:19 |
| SkiErg | 4:13 | 3:58 |
| Run 2 | 3:36 | 3:34 |
| Sled push | 1:39 | 1:51 |
| Run 3 | 3:53 | 3:43 |
| Sled pull | 3:18 | 3:15 |
| Run 4 | 3:44 | 3:38 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:51 | 4:35 |
| Run 5 | 3:52 | 3:44 |
| Row | 4:14 | 4:27 |
| Run 6 | 3:57 | 3:39 |
| Farmers carry | 1:23 | 1:33 |
| Run 7 | 4:06 | 3:53 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:30 | 3:40 |
| Run 8 | 5:17 | 5:17 |
| Wall balls | 4:16 | 4:34 |
| Roxzone | 6:42 | 7:13 |
| Finish | 1:05:28 | 1:05:46 |
Head to head: 3 races they both ran
| Race | Michael | Jack | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth 2026 Open Men · 21 Aug 2026 | 1:07:03 | 1:07:00 | 0:03 · Jack faster |
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:05:28 | 1:05:46 | 0:18 · Michael faster |
| Melbourne 2025 Open Men · 11 Dec 2025 | 1:13:14 | 1:10:01 | 3:13 · Jack faster |
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