Michael vs Eric
USA · Open Men · 2 results Michael Deel
USA · Open Men · 2 results Eric Benavides
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Houston 2026, Open Men · Eric: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Eric 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 81% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 44%).Eric: strongest on BBJ (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Eric: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 49% | 64% |
| Push | 47% | 57% |
| Pull | 81% | 47% |
| BBJ | 81% | 85% |
| Row | 51% | 72% |
| Carry | 69% | 10% |
| Lunges | 72% | 52% |
| Wall balls | 44% | 72% |
| Roxzone | 74% | 72% |
| Runs | 58% | 61% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Eric |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 49% | 64% |
| Sled push | 47% | 57% |
| Sled pull | 81% | 47% |
| Burpee broad jump | 81% | 85% |
| Row | 51% | 72% |
| Farmers carry | 69% | 10% |
| Sandbag lunges | 72% | 52% |
| Wall balls | 44% | 72% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 74% | 72% |
| Runs (8 km) | 58% | 61% |
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 · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 42:34 running, 37:13 at the stations and 6:49 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:10).Below, Eric · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 41:57 running, 37:43 at the stations and 6:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:24) and the shortest the sled push (3:06).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Eric · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:22 | 5:29 |
| SkiErg | 4:41 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 4:52 | 5:11 |
| Sled push | 3:18 | 3:06 |
| Run 3 | 5:09 | 5:25 |
| Sled pull | 4:43 | 5:49 |
| Run 4 | 5:17 | 5:14 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:31 | 4:19 |
| Run 5 | 5:32 | 5:19 |
| Row | 5:00 | 4:46 |
| Run 6 | 5:14 | 4:58 |
| Farmers carry | 2:03 | 3:11 |
| Run 7 | 5:23 | 5:10 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:47 | 5:35 |
| Run 8 | 5:45 | 5:11 |
| Wall balls | 8:10 | 6:24 |
| Roxzone | 6:49 | 6:58 |
| Finish | 1:26:28 | 1:26:32 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Eric | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:26:28 | 1:26:32 | 0:04 · Michael faster |
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