Paul vs Michael
Paul Gummelt
Michael Achsenick
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Cologne 2026, Open Men · Michael: Cologne 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Ski (faster than 63% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 14%).Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 12%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 63% | 81% |
| Push | 59% | 88% |
| Pull | 52% | 77% |
| BBJ | 14% | 87% |
| Row | 43% | 42% |
| Carry | 36% | 66% |
| Lunges | 46% | 45% |
| Wall balls | 55% | 21% |
| Roxzone | 19% | 18% |
| Runs | 16% | 12% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 63% | 81% |
| Sled push | 59% | 88% |
| Sled pull | 52% | 77% |
| Burpee broad jump | 14% | 87% |
| Row | 43% | 42% |
| Farmers carry | 36% | 66% |
| Sandbag lunges | 46% | 45% |
| Wall balls | 55% | 21% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 19% | 18% |
| Runs (8 km) | 16% | 12% |
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.Paul · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 51:49 running, 39:07 at the stations and 8:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:54).Below, Michael · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 53:57 running, 36:52 at the stations and 8:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:53).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Cologne 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Cologne 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:38 | 4:52 |
| SkiErg | 4:23 | 4:15 |
| Run 2 | 5:49 | 6:23 |
| Sled push | 3:06 | 2:36 |
| Run 3 | 6:39 | 6:45 |
| Sled pull | 4:25 | 3:51 |
| Run 4 | 6:49 | 7:00 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:54 | 4:11 |
| Run 5 | 7:17 | 7:16 |
| Row | 4:57 | 4:58 |
| Run 6 | 6:47 | 7:06 |
| Farmers carry | 2:07 | 1:49 |
| Run 7 | 6:52 | 7:23 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:17 | 5:19 |
| Run 8 | 6:58 | 7:12 |
| Wall balls | 6:58 | 9:53 |
| Roxzone | 8:18 | 8:26 |
| Finish | 1:39:05 | 1:39:06 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne 2026 Open Men · 16 Apr 2026 | 1:39:05 | 1:39:06 | 0:01 · Paul faster |
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