Michael vs Kristian
GBR · Open Men · 8 results Michael Birchall
GER · Open Men · 6 results Kristian Kolbow
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Manchester 2025, Open Men · Kristian: Glasgow 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Kristian 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 59% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 20%).Kristian: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 57% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 20%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Kristian: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 46% | 21% |
| Push | 20% | 34% |
| Pull | 59% | 35% |
| BBJ | 36% | 43% |
| Row | 22% | 31% |
| Carry | 21% | 50% |
| Lunges | 58% | 20% |
| Wall balls | 41% | 30% |
| Roxzone | 44% | 57% |
| Runs | 43% | 55% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Kristian |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 46% | 21% |
| Sled push | 20% | 34% |
| Sled pull | 59% | 35% |
| Burpee broad jump | 36% | 43% |
| Row | 22% | 31% |
| Farmers carry | 21% | 50% |
| Sandbag lunges | 58% | 20% |
| Wall balls | 41% | 30% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 44% | 57% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43% | 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.Michael · Manchester 2025 · Open Men: 41:33 running, 36:55 at the stations and 6:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:02).Below, Kristian · Glasgow 2026 · Open Men: 40:57 running, 41:30 at the stations and 4:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:45).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Manchester 2025 · Open Men | Kristian · Glasgow 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:27 | 4:54 |
| SkiErg | 4:20 | 4:48 |
| Run 2 | 5:00 | 4:40 |
| Sled push | 3:09 | 3:11 |
| Run 3 | 5:21 | 5:09 |
| Sled pull | 4:17 | 4:42 |
| Run 4 | 5:27 | 5:08 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:48 | 5:47 |
| Run 5 | 5:48 | 5:11 |
| Row | 4:58 | 5:10 |
| Run 6 | 5:27 | 4:59 |
| Farmers carry | 2:35 | 2:10 |
| Run 7 | 5:32 | 5:04 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:46 | 6:57 |
| Run 8 | 5:31 | 5:52 |
| Wall balls | 7:02 | 8:45 |
| Roxzone | 6:48 | 4:40 |
| Finish | 1:25:17 | 1:27:00 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Kristian | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow 2026 Open Men · 11 Mar 2026 | 1:26:59 | 1:27:00 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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