Franz vs Chris
GER · Open Men · 1 result Franz Merz
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Chris Jepsen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Franz: Bangkok 2026, Open Men · Chris: Bangkok 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Franz and Chris sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Franz: strongest on Ski (faster than 75% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 26%).Chris: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 18%).
See the numbers
| Part | Franz: faster than | Chris: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 75% | 61% |
| Push | 73% | 73% |
| Pull | 57% | 64% |
| BBJ | 56% | 26% |
| Row | 60% | 46% |
| Carry | 26% | 76% |
| Lunges | 72% | 48% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 18% |
| Roxzone | 54% | 78% |
| Runs | 63% | 72% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Franz | Chris |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 75% | 61% |
| Sled push | 73% | 73% |
| Sled pull | 57% | 64% |
| Burpee broad jump | 56% | 26% |
| Row | 60% | 46% |
| Farmers carry | 26% | 76% |
| Sandbag lunges | 72% | 48% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 18% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 54% | 78% |
| Runs (8 km) | 63% | 72% |
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.Franz · Bangkok 2026 · Open Men: 40:14 running, 40:37 at the stations and 11:41 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:35).Below, Chris · Bangkok 2026 · Open Men: 38:10 running, 44:41 at the stations and 9:42 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:51).
See the numbers
| Part | Franz · Bangkok 2026 · Open Men | Chris · Bangkok 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:24 | 5:56 |
| SkiErg | 4:32 | 4:41 |
| Run 2 | 4:09 | 3:52 |
| Sled push | 3:07 | 3:07 |
| Run 3 | 4:35 | 4:21 |
| Sled pull | 5:35 | 5:19 |
| Run 4 | 4:38 | 4:22 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:52 | 7:30 |
| Run 5 | 4:50 | 4:39 |
| Row | 4:58 | 5:09 |
| Run 6 | 4:53 | 4:24 |
| Farmers carry | 2:53 | 2:01 |
| Run 7 | 4:45 | 4:32 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:05 | 6:03 |
| Run 8 | 6:01 | 6:04 |
| Wall balls | 8:35 | 10:51 |
| Roxzone | 11:41 | 9:42 |
| Finish | 1:32:25 | 1:32:24 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Franz | Chris | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok 2026 Open Men · 20 Mar 2026 | 1:32:25 | 1:32:24 | 0:01 · Chris faster |
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