Markus vs Kai
AUT · Open Men · 3 results Markus Barger
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Kai Gough
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Markus: Helsinki 2026, Open Men · Kai: Helsinki 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Markus and Kai sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Markus: strongest on Pull (faster than 58% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 26%).Kai: strongest on Row (faster than 72% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 16%).
See the numbers
| Part | Markus: faster than | Kai: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 28% | 30% |
| Push | 40% | 31% |
| Pull | 58% | 38% |
| BBJ | 37% | 52% |
| Row | 26% | 72% |
| Carry | 36% | 60% |
| Lunges | 27% | 16% |
| Wall balls | 37% | 32% |
| Roxzone | 41% | 54% |
| Runs | 46% | 45% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Markus | Kai |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 28% | 30% |
| Sled push | 40% | 31% |
| Sled pull | 58% | 38% |
| Burpee broad jump | 37% | 52% |
| Row | 26% | 72% |
| Farmers carry | 36% | 60% |
| Sandbag lunges | 27% | 16% |
| Wall balls | 37% | 32% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 41% | 54% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46% | 45% |
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.Markus · Helsinki 2026 · Open Men: 41:58 running, 37:41 at the stations and 7:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:25).Below, Kai · Helsinki 2026 · Open Men: 42:11 running, 38:04 at the stations and 6:32 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:47).
See the numbers
| Part | Markus · Helsinki 2026 · Open Men | Kai · Helsinki 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:27 | 6:13 |
| SkiErg | 4:47 | 4:45 |
| Run 2 | 4:41 | 5:22 |
| Sled push | 2:39 | 2:47 |
| Run 3 | 4:56 | 5:18 |
| Sled pull | 4:10 | 4:38 |
| Run 4 | 4:54 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:44 | 5:09 |
| Run 5 | 5:31 | 5:08 |
| Row | 5:00 | 4:33 |
| Run 6 | 5:02 | 4:46 |
| Farmers carry | 2:08 | 1:52 |
| Run 7 | 5:05 | 4:40 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:48 | 6:33 |
| Run 8 | 6:23 | 5:37 |
| Wall balls | 7:25 | 7:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:00 | 6:32 |
| Finish | 1:26:32 | 1:26:38 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Markus | Kai | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki 2026 Open Men · 9 May 2026 | 1:26:32 | 1:26:38 | 0:06 · Markus faster |
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