Michael vs Alex
USA · Open Men · 2 results Michael Lam
PUR · Open Men · 2 results Alex Rios
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Houston 2026, Open Men · Alex: Houston 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Alex sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Row (faster than 41% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 9%).Alex: strongest on Carry (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 32%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 29% | 45% |
| Push | 9% | 42% |
| Pull | 28% | 45% |
| BBJ | 17% | 49% |
| Row | 41% | 50% |
| Carry | 17% | 80% |
| Lunges | 13% | 50% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 68% |
| Roxzone | 40% | 32% |
| Runs | 33% | 59% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 29% | 45% |
| Sled push | 9% | 42% |
| Sled pull | 28% | 45% |
| Burpee broad jump | 17% | 49% |
| Row | 41% | 50% |
| Farmers carry | 17% | 80% |
| Sandbag lunges | 13% | 50% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 68% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 40% | 32% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33% | 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.Michael · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 48:22 running, 49:50 at the stations and 9:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:28).Below, Alex · Houston 2025 · Open Men: 42:37 running, 37:17 at the stations and 9:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:10).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Alex · Houston 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:45 | 5:02 |
| SkiErg | 4:54 | 4:35 |
| Run 2 | 5:13 | 4:55 |
| Sled push | 4:52 | 2:59 |
| Run 3 | 5:48 | 5:17 |
| Sled pull | 6:34 | 5:46 |
| Run 4 | 6:33 | 5:13 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:05 | 6:10 |
| Run 5 | 7:06 | 5:29 |
| Row | 5:07 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 5:57 | 5:17 |
| Farmers carry | 2:57 | 1:51 |
| Run 7 | 6:03 | 5:31 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:52 | 5:26 |
| Run 8 | 6:57 | 5:53 |
| Wall balls | 9:28 | 5:34 |
| Roxzone | 9:04 | 9:00 |
| Finish | 1:47:07 | 1:28:47 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Alex | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:47:07 | 1:47:08 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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