Steven vs Michael
USA · Open Men · 2 results Steven Valentine
USA · Open Men · 3 results Michael Powers
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Steven: Houston 2026, Open Men · Michael: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Steven and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Steven: strongest on Ski (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 27%).Michael: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 9%).
See the numbers
| Part | Steven: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 94% | 34% |
| Push | 27% | 74% |
| Pull | 64% | 9% |
| BBJ | 70% | 74% |
| Row | 76% | 55% |
| Carry | 57% | 77% |
| Lunges | 50% | 61% |
| Wall balls | 39% | 40% |
| Roxzone | 42% | 87% |
| Runs | 76% | 70% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Steven | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 94% | 34% |
| Sled push | 27% | 74% |
| Sled pull | 64% | 9% |
| Burpee broad jump | 70% | 74% |
| Row | 76% | 55% |
| Farmers carry | 57% | 77% |
| Sandbag lunges | 50% | 61% |
| Wall balls | 39% | 40% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 42% | 87% |
| Runs (8 km) | 76% | 70% |
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.Steven · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 38:49 running, 39:35 at the stations and 8:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:38).Below, Michael · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 39:58 running, 41:24 at the stations and 5:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Steven · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:51 | 5:43 |
| SkiErg | 4:13 | 4:50 |
| Run 2 | 4:28 | 4:40 |
| Sled push | 3:52 | 2:48 |
| Run 3 | 4:50 | 4:54 |
| Sled pull | 5:17 | 8:19 |
| Run 4 | 4:43 | 4:49 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:02 | 4:51 |
| Run 5 | 4:52 | 5:09 |
| Row | 4:43 | 4:57 |
| Run 6 | 4:51 | 4:47 |
| Farmers carry | 2:11 | 1:57 |
| Run 7 | 4:58 | 4:47 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:39 | 5:13 |
| Run 8 | 5:15 | 5:09 |
| Wall balls | 8:38 | 8:29 |
| Roxzone | 8:53 | 5:57 |
| Finish | 1:27:09 | 1:27:12 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Steven | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:27:09 | 1:27:12 | 0:03 · Steven faster |
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