Ben vs Michael
GER · Open Men · 2 results Ben Heydecke
GER · Open Men · 4 results Michael Bourger
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ben: Cologne 2026, Open Men · Michael: Cologne 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ben and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ben: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 22%).Michael: strongest on BBJ (faster than 82% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 32%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 50% | 81% |
| Push | 81% | 78% |
| Pull | 22% | 37% |
| BBJ | 46% | 82% |
| Row | 63% | 65% |
| Carry | 34% | 32% |
| Lunges | 61% | 64% |
| Wall balls | 84% | 66% |
| Roxzone | 69% | 63% |
| Runs | 68% | 61% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ben | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 50% | 81% |
| Sled push | 81% | 78% |
| Sled pull | 22% | 37% |
| Burpee broad jump | 46% | 82% |
| Row | 63% | 65% |
| Farmers carry | 34% | 32% |
| Sandbag lunges | 61% | 64% |
| Wall balls | 84% | 66% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 69% | 63% |
| Runs (8 km) | 68% | 61% |
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.Ben · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 39:55 running, 35:21 at the stations and 5:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:41).Below, Michael · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 41:02 running, 34:07 at the stations and 5:59 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:17).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben · Cologne 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Cologne 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:45 | 4:10 |
| SkiErg | 4:29 | 4:15 |
| Run 2 | 4:36 | 5:09 |
| Sled push | 2:46 | 2:48 |
| Run 3 | 5:09 | 5:23 |
| Sled pull | 5:19 | 4:48 |
| Run 4 | 5:13 | 5:18 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:41 | 4:21 |
| Run 5 | 5:19 | 5:28 |
| Row | 4:45 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 5:14 | 5:13 |
| Farmers carry | 2:09 | 2:11 |
| Run 7 | 5:24 | 5:16 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:50 | 4:44 |
| Run 8 | 5:15 | 5:04 |
| Wall balls | 5:22 | 6:17 |
| Roxzone | 5:44 | 5:59 |
| Finish | 1:20:53 | 1:21:00 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ben | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne 2026 Open Men · 16 Apr 2026 | 1:20:53 | 1:21:00 | 0:07 · Ben faster |
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