Michael vs Archer
USA · Open Men · 2 results Michael Lam
USA · Open Men · 1 result Archer McWhorter Iii
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Houston 2026, Open Men · Archer: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Archer 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%).Archer: strongest on Push (faster than 49% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 9%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Archer: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 29% | 29% |
| Push | 9% | 49% |
| Pull | 28% | 34% |
| BBJ | 17% | 19% |
| Row | 41% | 12% |
| Carry | 17% | 9% |
| Lunges | 13% | 16% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 33% |
| Roxzone | 40% | 13% |
| Runs | 33% | 38% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Archer |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 29% | 29% |
| Sled push | 9% | 49% |
| Sled pull | 28% | 34% |
| Burpee broad jump | 17% | 19% |
| Row | 41% | 12% |
| Farmers carry | 17% | 9% |
| Sandbag lunges | 13% | 16% |
| Wall balls | 30% | 33% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 40% | 13% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33% | 38% |
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, Archer · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 47:04 running, 48:01 at the stations and 12:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:08).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Archer · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:45 | 5:47 |
| SkiErg | 4:54 | 4:54 |
| Run 2 | 5:13 | 5:32 |
| Sled push | 4:52 | 3:15 |
| Run 3 | 5:48 | 5:53 |
| Sled pull | 6:34 | 6:19 |
| Run 4 | 6:33 | 5:41 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:05 | 7:55 |
| Run 5 | 7:06 | 6:05 |
| Row | 5:07 | 5:42 |
| Run 6 | 5:57 | 5:30 |
| Farmers carry | 2:57 | 3:13 |
| Run 7 | 6:03 | 5:38 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:52 | 7:34 |
| Run 8 | 6:57 | 6:59 |
| Wall balls | 9:28 | 9:08 |
| Roxzone | 9:04 | 12:11 |
| Finish | 1:47:07 | 1:47:08 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Archer | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:47:07 | 1:47:08 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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