Michael vs Nico
USA · Open Men · 8 results Michael Philip
USA · Open Men · 3 results Nico Valdez
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Chicago 2025, Open Men · Nico: Chicago 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Nico 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 88% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 61%).Nico: strongest on Pull (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 56%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Nico: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 68% | 66% |
| Push | 66% | 82% |
| Pull | 84% | 91% |
| BBJ | 78% | 56% |
| Row | 85% | 69% |
| Carry | 88% | 87% |
| Lunges | 88% | 66% |
| Wall balls | 71% | 71% |
| Roxzone | 77% | 86% |
| Runs | 61% | 66% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Nico |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 68% | 66% |
| Sled push | 66% | 82% |
| Sled pull | 84% | 91% |
| Burpee broad jump | 78% | 56% |
| Row | 85% | 69% |
| Farmers carry | 88% | 87% |
| Sandbag lunges | 88% | 66% |
| Wall balls | 71% | 71% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 77% | 86% |
| Runs (8 km) | 61% | 66% |
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 · Chicago 2025 · Open Men: 43:22 running, 32:30 at the stations and 5:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:21).Below, Nico · Chicago 2025 · Open Men: 42:21 running, 33:56 at the stations and 5:07 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:22).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Chicago 2025 · Open Men | Nico · Chicago 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:49 | 4:01 |
| SkiErg | 4:21 | 4:22 |
| Run 2 | 5:00 | 5:05 |
| Sled push | 2:21 | 2:05 |
| Run 3 | 5:25 | 5:18 |
| Sled pull | 4:11 | 3:54 |
| Run 4 | 5:28 | 5:37 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:01 | 5:56 |
| Run 5 | 5:29 | 5:33 |
| Row | 4:32 | 4:42 |
| Run 6 | 5:28 | 5:17 |
| Farmers carry | 1:43 | 1:44 |
| Run 7 | 5:50 | 5:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:00 | 4:51 |
| Run 8 | 6:53 | 6:11 |
| Wall balls | 6:21 | 6:22 |
| Roxzone | 5:35 | 5:07 |
| Finish | 1:21:18 | 1:21:14 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Nico | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago 2025 Open Men · 14 Nov 2025 | 1:21:18 | 1:21:14 | 0:04 · Nico faster |
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