Joel vs Michael
USA · Open Men · 2 results Joel Brandinger
USA · Open Men · 3 results Michael Rojas
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Joel: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men · Michael: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Joel and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Joel: strongest on Push (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 73%).Michael: strongest on Runs (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 66%).
See the numbers
| Part | Joel: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 73% | 86% |
| Push | 99% | 75% |
| Pull | 92% | 66% |
| BBJ | 96% | 91% |
| Row | 96% | 93% |
| Carry | 96% | 75% |
| Lunges | 92% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 91% | 88% |
| Roxzone | 89% | 96% |
| Runs | 95% | 98% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Joel | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 73% | 86% |
| Sled push | 99% | 75% |
| Sled pull | 92% | 66% |
| Burpee broad jump | 96% | 91% |
| Row | 96% | 93% |
| Farmers carry | 96% | 75% |
| Sandbag lunges | 92% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 91% | 88% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 89% | 96% |
| Runs (8 km) | 95% | 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.Joel · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 33:53 running, 28:56 at the stations and 7:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:22).Below, Michael · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 31:52 running, 31:38 at the stations and 6:41 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:35).
See the numbers
| Part | Joel · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:45 | 2:24 |
| SkiErg | 4:30 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 4:06 | 3:54 |
| Sled push | 1:37 | 2:36 |
| Run 3 | 4:23 | 4:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:40 | 4:35 |
| Run 4 | 4:32 | 4:07 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:50 | 4:15 |
| Run 5 | 4:37 | 4:21 |
| Row | 4:26 | 4:31 |
| Run 6 | 4:30 | 4:19 |
| Farmers carry | 1:33 | 1:53 |
| Run 7 | 4:29 | 4:14 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:58 | 3:53 |
| Run 8 | 4:31 | 4:28 |
| Wall balls | 5:22 | 5:35 |
| Roxzone | 7:21 | 6:41 |
| Finish | 1:10:00 | 1:10:04 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Joel | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City 2026 Open Men · 18 Sep 2026 | 1:10:00 | 1:10:04 | 0:04 · Joel faster |
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