Michael vs Dirk
RSA · Open Men · 5 results Michael Galatis
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Dirk Bloem
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cape Town 2025, Open Men · Dirk: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Dirk sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 38%).Dirk: strongest on Pull (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 39%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Dirk: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 76% | 39% |
| Push | 78% | 59% |
| Pull | 49% | 84% |
| BBJ | 50% | 81% |
| Row | 70% | 57% |
| Carry | 38% | 42% |
| Lunges | 45% | 57% |
| Wall balls | 88% | 68% |
| Roxzone | 38% | 82% |
| Runs | 45% | 54% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Dirk |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 76% | 39% |
| Sled push | 78% | 59% |
| Sled pull | 49% | 84% |
| Burpee broad jump | 50% | 81% |
| Row | 70% | 57% |
| Farmers carry | 38% | 42% |
| Sandbag lunges | 45% | 57% |
| Wall balls | 88% | 68% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 38% | 82% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45% | 54% |
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 · Cape Town 2025 · Open Men: 48:41 running, 36:14 at the stations and 8:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:01).Below, Dirk · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 47:40 running, 36:25 at the stations and 4:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:45).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cape Town 2025 · Open Men | Dirk · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:57 | 4:14 |
| SkiErg | 4:14 | 4:38 |
| Run 2 | 5:35 | 6:00 |
| Sled push | 2:33 | 3:01 |
| Run 3 | 8:54 | 6:13 |
| Sled pull | 5:19 | 4:15 |
| Run 4 | 5:55 | 6:10 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:01 | 4:50 |
| Run 5 | 6:08 | 6:16 |
| Row | 4:49 | 5:00 |
| Run 6 | 5:54 | 6:17 |
| Farmers carry | 2:20 | 2:25 |
| Run 7 | 5:53 | 6:05 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:42 | 5:31 |
| Run 8 | 6:25 | 6:25 |
| Wall balls | 5:16 | 6:45 |
| Roxzone | 8:15 | 4:53 |
| Finish | 1:33:04 | 1:28:52 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Dirk | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2025 Open Men · 29 Nov 2025 | 1:35:46 | 1:35:46 | level |
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