Michael vs Ron
USA · Open Men · 4 results Michael Balaski
USA · Open Men · 1 result Ron Marcelo
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Chicago 2025, Open Men · Ron: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Ron 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%).Ron: strongest on Carry (faster than 50% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 5%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Ron: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 13% | 24% |
| Push | 54% | 24% |
| Pull | 84% | 26% |
| BBJ | 46% | 11% |
| Row | 39% | 48% |
| Carry | 39% | 50% |
| Lunges | 28% | 26% |
| Wall balls | 41% | 5% |
| Roxzone | 68% | 9% |
| Runs | 35% | 16% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Ron |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 13% | 24% |
| Sled push | 54% | 24% |
| Sled pull | 84% | 26% |
| Burpee broad jump | 46% | 11% |
| Row | 39% | 48% |
| Farmers carry | 39% | 50% |
| Sandbag lunges | 28% | 26% |
| Wall balls | 41% | 5% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 68% | 9% |
| Runs (8 km) | 35% | 16% |
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, Ron · New York 2026 · Open Men: 56:32 running, 53:03 at the stations and 11:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (15:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Chicago 2025 · Open Men | Ron · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:29 | 6:58 |
| SkiErg | 4:56 | 4:54 |
| Run 2 | 6:00 | 6:44 |
| Sled push | 2:32 | 3:42 |
| Run 3 | 6:28 | 6:36 |
| Sled pull | 4:11 | 5:49 |
| Run 4 | 6:25 | 6:33 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:28 | 8:51 |
| Run 5 | 6:23 | 6:43 |
| Row | 5:02 | 5:01 |
| Run 6 | 6:04 | 6:58 |
| Farmers carry | 2:16 | 2:23 |
| Run 7 | 6:14 | 6:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:19 | 6:54 |
| Run 8 | 6:48 | 9:01 |
| Wall balls | 8:17 | 15:29 |
| Roxzone | 6:02 | 11:10 |
| Finish | 1:34:46 | 2:00:37 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Ron | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 2:00:41 | 2:00:37 | 0:04 · Ron faster |
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