Ruben vs Michael
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Ruben Steenkamp
AUS · Open Men · 5 results Michael Staines
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ruben: Perth 2025, Open Men · Michael: Perth 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Ruben and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ruben: strongest on BBJ (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 14%).Michael: strongest on Ski (faster than 70% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 16%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ruben: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 23% | 70% |
| Push | 72% | 28% |
| Pull | 30% | 39% |
| BBJ | 89% | 46% |
| Row | 14% | 18% |
| Carry | 50% | 19% |
| Lunges | 76% | 16% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 26% |
| Roxzone | 20% | 58% |
| Runs | 37% | 59% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ruben | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 23% | 70% |
| Sled push | 72% | 28% |
| Sled pull | 30% | 39% |
| Burpee broad jump | 89% | 46% |
| Row | 14% | 18% |
| Farmers carry | 50% | 19% |
| Sandbag lunges | 76% | 16% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 26% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 20% | 58% |
| Runs (8 km) | 37% | 59% |
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.Ruben · Perth 2025 · Open Men: 41:25 running, 36:13 at the stations and 10:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:32).Below, Michael · Perth 2025 · Open Men: 37:46 running, 42:10 at the stations and 8:03 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:26).
See the numbers
| Part | Ruben · Perth 2025 · Open Men | Michael · Perth 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:57 | 4:39 |
| SkiErg | 4:33 | 4:11 |
| Run 2 | 4:29 | 4:17 |
| Sled push | 2:31 | 3:22 |
| Run 3 | 5:32 | 4:33 |
| Sled pull | 5:28 | 5:11 |
| Run 4 | 5:16 | 4:38 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:04 | 5:52 |
| Run 5 | 5:22 | 5:04 |
| Row | 5:29 | 5:20 |
| Run 6 | 4:55 | 4:47 |
| Farmers carry | 2:06 | 2:35 |
| Run 7 | 4:56 | 4:50 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:30 | 7:13 |
| Run 8 | 5:58 | 4:59 |
| Wall balls | 7:32 | 8:26 |
| Roxzone | 10:24 | 8:03 |
| Finish | 1:27:55 | 1:27:53 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Ruben | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth 2025 Relay Mixed · 7 Sep 2025 | 1:02:23 | 1:10:34 | 8:11 · Ruben faster |
| Perth 2025 Open Men · 5 Sep 2025 | 1:27:55 | 1:27:53 | 0:02 · Michael faster |
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