Michael vs Arnold
USA · Open Men · 2 results Michael Zafonte
USA · Open Men · 1 result Arnold Manas
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: New York 2026, Open Men · Arnold: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Arnold 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 90% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 24%).Arnold: strongest on Carry (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 39%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Arnold: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 34% | 56% |
| Push | 38% | 53% |
| Pull | 43% | 47% |
| BBJ | 35% | 47% |
| Row | 24% | 39% |
| Carry | 90% | 67% |
| Lunges | 42% | 40% |
| Wall balls | 60% | 65% |
| Roxzone | 44% | 62% |
| Runs | 57% | 46% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Arnold |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 34% | 56% |
| Sled push | 38% | 53% |
| Sled pull | 43% | 47% |
| Burpee broad jump | 35% | 47% |
| Row | 24% | 39% |
| Farmers carry | 90% | 67% |
| Sandbag lunges | 42% | 40% |
| Wall balls | 60% | 65% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 44% | 62% |
| Runs (8 km) | 57% | 46% |
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 · New York 2026 · Open Men: 43:40 running, 40:00 at the stations and 7:23 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:01).Below, Arnold · New York 2026 · Open Men: 46:01 running, 38:46 at the stations and 6:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:45).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men | Arnold · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:17 | 5:21 |
| SkiErg | 4:46 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 4:55 | 5:09 |
| Sled push | 3:21 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 5:08 | 5:30 |
| Sled pull | 5:09 | 5:02 |
| Run 4 | 5:33 | 5:30 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:29 | 5:54 |
| Run 5 | 5:30 | 6:01 |
| Row | 5:24 | 5:08 |
| Run 6 | 5:18 | 5:40 |
| Farmers carry | 1:48 | 2:10 |
| Run 7 | 5:22 | 5:38 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:02 | 6:09 |
| Run 8 | 6:37 | 7:12 |
| Wall balls | 7:01 | 6:45 |
| Roxzone | 7:23 | 6:18 |
| Finish | 1:30:55 | 1:30:56 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Arnold | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:30:55 | 1:30:56 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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