Michael vs Nick
USA · Open Men · 4 results Michael Balaski
USA · Open Men · 1 result Nick Caravella
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Chicago 2025, Open Men · Nick: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Nick sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Pull (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 13%).Nick: strongest on Runs (faster than 25% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Nick: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 13% | 3% |
| Push | 54% | 7% |
| Pull | 84% | 5% |
| BBJ | 46% | 10% |
| Row | 39% | 1% |
| Carry | 39% | 21% |
| Lunges | 28% | 20% |
| Wall balls | 41% | 22% |
| Roxzone | 68% | 4% |
| Runs | 35% | 25% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Nick |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 13% | 3% |
| Sled push | 54% | 7% |
| Sled pull | 84% | 5% |
| Burpee broad jump | 46% | 10% |
| Row | 39% | 1% |
| Farmers carry | 39% | 21% |
| Sandbag lunges | 28% | 20% |
| Wall balls | 41% | 22% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 68% | 4% |
| Runs (8 km) | 35% | 25% |
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 · Chicago 2025 · Open Men: 48:51 running, 40:01 at the stations and 6:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:17).Below, Nick · New York 2026 · Open Men: 52:33 running, 54:55 at the stations and 13:25 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:24).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Chicago 2025 · Open Men | Nick · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:29 | 6:21 |
| SkiErg | 4:56 | 5:35 |
| Run 2 | 6:00 | 5:23 |
| Sled push | 2:32 | 4:35 |
| Run 3 | 6:28 | 5:56 |
| Sled pull | 4:11 | 7:56 |
| Run 4 | 6:25 | 6:26 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:28 | 9:06 |
| Run 5 | 6:23 | 7:23 |
| Row | 5:02 | 6:58 |
| Run 6 | 6:04 | 6:57 |
| Farmers carry | 2:16 | 3:01 |
| Run 7 | 6:14 | 6:00 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:19 | 7:20 |
| Run 8 | 6:48 | 8:08 |
| Wall balls | 8:17 | 10:24 |
| Roxzone | 6:02 | 13:25 |
| Finish | 1:34:46 | 2:00:44 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Nick | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 2:00:41 | 2:00:44 | 0:03 · Michael faster |
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