Björn vs Michael
GER · Open Men · 4 results Björn Esser
GER · Open Men · 5 results Michael Schneider
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Björn: Frankfurt 2024, Open Men · Michael: Cologne 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Björn and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Björn: strongest on Lunges (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 44%).Michael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 72%).
See the numbers
| Part | Björn: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 91% | 83% |
| Push | 58% | 74% |
| Pull | 44% | 77% |
| BBJ | 89% | 82% |
| Row | 86% | 91% |
| Carry | 55% | 74% |
| Lunges | 95% | 94% |
| Wall balls | 84% | 97% |
| Roxzone | 86% | 72% |
| Runs | 92% | 80% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Björn | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 91% | 83% |
| Sled push | 58% | 74% |
| Sled pull | 44% | 77% |
| Burpee broad jump | 89% | 82% |
| Row | 86% | 91% |
| Farmers carry | 55% | 74% |
| Sandbag lunges | 95% | 94% |
| Wall balls | 84% | 97% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 86% | 72% |
| Runs (8 km) | 92% | 80% |
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.Björn · Frankfurt 2024 · Open Men: 33:31 running, 30:23 at the stations and 5:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (5:01).Below, Michael · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 37:20 running, 29:36 at the stations and 5:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:28).
See the numbers
| Part | Björn · Frankfurt 2024 · Open Men | Michael · Cologne 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:26 | 3:30 |
| SkiErg | 4:16 | 4:14 |
| Run 2 | 4:00 | 4:42 |
| Sled push | 2:40 | 2:52 |
| Run 3 | 4:05 | 4:55 |
| Sled pull | 5:01 | 3:52 |
| Run 4 | 4:10 | 4:59 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:50 | 4:21 |
| Run 5 | 4:21 | 4:57 |
| Row | 4:22 | 4:28 |
| Run 6 | 4:24 | 4:51 |
| Farmers carry | 1:54 | 1:44 |
| Run 7 | 4:22 | 4:56 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:23 | 3:39 |
| Run 8 | 4:43 | 4:30 |
| Wall balls | 4:57 | 4:26 |
| Roxzone | 5:15 | 5:36 |
| Finish | 1:09:02 | 1:12:25 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Björn | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne 2026 Open Men · 16 Apr 2026 | 1:12:20 | 1:12:25 | 0:05 · Björn faster |
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