Michael vs Thomas
Michael Bittlingmaier
Thomas Leithold
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cologne 2026, Open Men · Thomas: Cologne 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Thomas sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on BBJ (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 35%).Thomas: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Thomas: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 91% | 44% |
| Push | 89% | 32% |
| Pull | 78% | 50% |
| BBJ | 98% | 76% |
| Row | 72% | 33% |
| Carry | 35% | 21% |
| Lunges | 78% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 59% | 46% |
| Roxzone | 62% | 88% |
| Runs | 66% | 88% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Thomas |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 91% | 44% |
| Sled push | 89% | 32% |
| Sled pull | 78% | 50% |
| Burpee broad jump | 98% | 76% |
| Row | 72% | 33% |
| Farmers carry | 35% | 21% |
| Sandbag lunges | 78% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 59% | 46% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 62% | 88% |
| Runs (8 km) | 66% | 88% |
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 · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 40:14 running, 31:43 at the stations and 6:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:43).Below, Thomas · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 35:46 running, 37:22 at the stations and 4:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:41).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cologne 2026 · Open Men | Thomas · Cologne 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:18 | 3:41 |
| SkiErg | 4:08 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 4:48 | 4:31 |
| Sled push | 2:33 | 3:32 |
| Run 3 | 5:01 | 4:37 |
| Sled pull | 3:49 | 4:27 |
| Run 4 | 4:57 | 4:33 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:25 | 4:33 |
| Run 5 | 5:15 | 4:37 |
| Row | 4:40 | 5:05 |
| Run 6 | 5:08 | 4:38 |
| Farmers carry | 2:08 | 2:22 |
| Run 7 | 5:32 | 4:43 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:16 | 5:11 |
| Run 8 | 5:15 | 4:25 |
| Wall balls | 6:43 | 7:41 |
| Roxzone | 6:01 | 4:54 |
| Finish | 1:17:49 | 1:17:54 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Michael | Thomas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin 2026 Doubles Men · 24 May 2026 | 1:14:50 | 1:14:26 | 0:24 · Thomas faster |
| Cologne 2026 Open Men · 16 Apr 2026 | 1:17:49 | 1:17:54 | 0:05 · Michael faster |
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