Dean vs Michael
NZL · Open Men · 1 result Dean Hughes
NZL · Pro Men · 5 results Michael Barnes
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Dean: Auckland 2026, Open Men · Michael: Auckland 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Dean and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Dean: strongest on Ski (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 14%).Michael: strongest on Row (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 27%).
See the numbers
| Part | Dean: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 95% | 45% |
| Push | 83% | 41% |
| Pull | 70% | 47% |
| BBJ | 80% | 47% |
| Row | 64% | 80% |
| Carry | 46% | 27% |
| Lunges | 43% | 72% |
| Wall balls | 14% | 42% |
| Roxzone | 37% | 28% |
| Runs | 46% | 46% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Dean | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 95% | 45% |
| Sled push | 83% | 41% |
| Sled pull | 70% | 47% |
| Burpee broad jump | 80% | 47% |
| Row | 64% | 80% |
| Farmers carry | 46% | 27% |
| Sandbag lunges | 43% | 72% |
| Wall balls | 14% | 42% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 37% | 28% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46% | 46% |
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.Dean · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 45:48 running, 39:03 at the stations and 6:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:17).Below, Michael · Auckland 2026 · Open Men: 45:52 running, 38:25 at the stations and 7:13 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Dean · Auckland 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Auckland 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:16 | 5:35 |
| SkiErg | 4:00 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 4:51 | 5:01 |
| Sled push | 2:45 | 3:33 |
| Run 3 | 5:16 | 5:14 |
| Sled pull | 4:27 | 5:10 |
| Run 4 | 5:14 | 5:34 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:41 | 6:02 |
| Run 5 | 6:41 | 5:21 |
| Row | 4:48 | 4:38 |
| Run 6 | 5:55 | 5:25 |
| Farmers carry | 2:04 | 2:17 |
| Run 7 | 5:50 | 6:14 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:01 | 4:51 |
| Run 8 | 6:45 | 7:28 |
| Wall balls | 10:17 | 7:29 |
| Roxzone | 6:38 | 7:13 |
| Finish | 1:31:21 | 1:31:23 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Dean | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 2026 Open Men · 29 Jan 2026 | 1:31:21 | 1:31:23 | 0:02 · Dean faster |
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