Michael vs Ryan
USA · Open Men · 3 results Michael Powers
USA · Open Men · 6 results Ryan Nelson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Houston 2026, Open Men · Ryan: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Ryan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 9%).Ryan: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 15%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Ryan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 34% | 17% |
| Push | 74% | 15% |
| Pull | 9% | 39% |
| BBJ | 74% | 50% |
| Row | 55% | 39% |
| Carry | 77% | 69% |
| Lunges | 61% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 40% | 34% |
| Roxzone | 87% | 87% |
| Runs | 70% | 78% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Ryan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 34% | 17% |
| Sled push | 74% | 15% |
| Sled pull | 9% | 39% |
| Burpee broad jump | 74% | 50% |
| Row | 55% | 39% |
| Farmers carry | 77% | 69% |
| Sandbag lunges | 61% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 40% | 34% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 87% | 87% |
| Runs (8 km) | 70% | 78% |
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: 39:58 running, 41:24 at the stations and 5:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:29).Below, Ryan · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 38:19 running, 43:04 at the stations and 5:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:07).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Ryan · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:43 | 4:57 |
| SkiErg | 4:50 | 5:04 |
| Run 2 | 4:40 | 4:38 |
| Sled push | 2:48 | 4:24 |
| Run 3 | 4:54 | 4:41 |
| Sled pull | 8:19 | 6:07 |
| Run 4 | 4:49 | 4:39 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:51 | 5:53 |
| Run 5 | 5:09 | 5:20 |
| Row | 4:57 | 5:09 |
| Run 6 | 4:47 | 4:35 |
| Farmers carry | 1:57 | 2:03 |
| Run 7 | 4:47 | 4:43 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:13 | 5:16 |
| Run 8 | 5:09 | 4:46 |
| Wall balls | 8:29 | 9:07 |
| Roxzone | 5:57 | 5:56 |
| Finish | 1:27:12 | 1:27:11 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Ryan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:27:12 | 1:27:11 | 0:01 · Ryan faster |
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