Matt vs Michael
KAZ · Open Men · 1 result Matt Nikishin
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Gaetani
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Matt: New York 2026, Open Men · Michael: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Matt and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Matt: strongest on BBJ (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 38%).Michael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 92% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 42%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matt: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 61% | 63% |
| Push | 87% | 77% |
| Pull | 78% | 44% |
| BBJ | 93% | 71% |
| Row | 38% | 42% |
| Carry | 48% | 76% |
| Lunges | 64% | 54% |
| Wall balls | 73% | 92% |
| Roxzone | 58% | 66% |
| Runs | 52% | 55% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Matt | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 61% | 63% |
| Sled push | 87% | 77% |
| Sled pull | 78% | 44% |
| Burpee broad jump | 93% | 71% |
| Row | 38% | 42% |
| Farmers carry | 48% | 76% |
| Sandbag lunges | 64% | 54% |
| Wall balls | 73% | 92% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 58% | 66% |
| Runs (8 km) | 52% | 55% |
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.Matt · New York 2026 · Open Men: 44:34 running, 33:56 at the stations and 6:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:14).Below, Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men: 44:02 running, 34:56 at the stations and 6:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (5:35).
See the numbers
| Part | Matt · New York 2026 · Open Men | Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:35 | 5:13 |
| SkiErg | 4:30 | 4:29 |
| Run 2 | 5:05 | 5:05 |
| Sled push | 2:30 | 2:43 |
| Run 3 | 5:16 | 5:33 |
| Sled pull | 4:08 | 5:07 |
| Run 4 | 5:34 | 5:30 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:46 | 4:50 |
| Run 5 | 6:06 | 5:52 |
| Row | 5:09 | 5:06 |
| Run 6 | 5:33 | 5:07 |
| Farmers carry | 2:25 | 2:03 |
| Run 7 | 4:57 | 5:14 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:14 | 5:35 |
| Run 8 | 6:28 | 6:28 |
| Wall balls | 6:14 | 5:03 |
| Roxzone | 6:31 | 6:02 |
| Finish | 1:24:52 | 1:24:51 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Matt | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:24:52 | 1:24:51 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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