Michael vs Brandon
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Watts
USA · Open Men · 7 results Brandon Mezick
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Washington DC 2026, Open Men · Brandon: tampa Tamp, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Brandon sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Runs (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 34%).Brandon: strongest on Row (faster than 96% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 71%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Brandon: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 34% | 83% |
| Push | 97% | 71% |
| Pull | 63% | 87% |
| BBJ | 71% | 91% |
| Row | 68% | 96% |
| Carry | 70% | 92% |
| Lunges | 55% | 80% |
| Wall balls | 46% | 78% |
| Roxzone | 99% | 93% |
| Runs | 99% | 93% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Brandon |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 34% | 83% |
| Sled push | 97% | 71% |
| Sled pull | 63% | 87% |
| Burpee broad jump | 71% | 91% |
| Row | 68% | 96% |
| Farmers carry | 70% | 92% |
| Sandbag lunges | 55% | 80% |
| Wall balls | 46% | 78% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 99% | 93% |
| Runs (8 km) | 99% | 93% |
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 · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 29:34 running, 37:13 at the stations and 4:47 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:17).Below, Brandon · tampa Tamp · Open Men: 34:21 running, 31:13 at the stations and 5:29 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:56).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men | Brandon · tampa Tamp · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:24 | 4:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:55 | 4:22 |
| Run 2 | 3:25 | 4:11 |
| Sled push | 2:05 | 2:41 |
| Run 3 | 3:36 | 4:25 |
| Sled pull | 4:39 | 3:53 |
| Run 4 | 3:29 | 4:25 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:00 | 3:53 |
| Run 5 | 3:53 | 4:15 |
| Row | 4:50 | 4:24 |
| Run 6 | 3:42 | 4:24 |
| Farmers carry | 1:55 | 1:42 |
| Run 7 | 3:35 | 4:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:32 | 4:23 |
| Run 8 | 4:30 | 4:14 |
| Wall balls | 8:17 | 5:56 |
| Roxzone | 4:47 | 5:29 |
| Finish | 1:11:26 | 1:10:57 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Brandon | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:11:26 | 1:11:26 | level |
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