Michael vs Carl
Michael Houtevels
Carl Bleif
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Mechelen 2026, Open Men · Carl: Maastricht 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Carl sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Row (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 26%).Carl: strongest on Runs (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 14%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Carl: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 35% | 14% |
| Push | 48% | 33% |
| Pull | 45% | 24% |
| BBJ | 27% | 56% |
| Row | 76% | 50% |
| Carry | 53% | 41% |
| Lunges | 74% | 65% |
| Wall balls | 43% | 53% |
| Roxzone | 26% | 65% |
| Runs | 64% | 67% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Carl |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 35% | 14% |
| Sled push | 48% | 33% |
| Sled pull | 45% | 24% |
| Burpee broad jump | 27% | 56% |
| Row | 76% | 50% |
| Farmers carry | 53% | 41% |
| Sandbag lunges | 74% | 65% |
| Wall balls | 43% | 53% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 26% | 65% |
| Runs (8 km) | 64% | 67% |
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 · Mechelen 2026 · Open Men: 36:24 running, 36:16 at the stations and 9:06 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:06).Below, Carl · Maastricht 2026 · Open Men: 38:14 running, 37:45 at the stations and 6:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:47).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Mechelen 2026 · Open Men | Carl · Maastricht 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:41 | 3:40 |
| SkiErg | 4:35 | 4:51 |
| Run 2 | 4:31 | 4:44 |
| Sled push | 2:42 | 3:14 |
| Run 3 | 4:32 | 4:53 |
| Sled pull | 4:28 | 5:30 |
| Run 4 | 4:39 | 4:59 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:37 | 5:25 |
| Run 5 | 4:46 | 4:55 |
| Row | 4:31 | 4:54 |
| Run 6 | 4:36 | 4:51 |
| Farmers carry | 2:02 | 2:21 |
| Run 7 | 4:26 | 4:58 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:15 | 4:43 |
| Run 8 | 5:13 | 5:14 |
| Wall balls | 7:06 | 6:47 |
| Roxzone | 9:06 | 6:57 |
| Finish | 1:21:39 | 1:22:48 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Michael | Carl | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maastricht 2026 Open Men · 17 Sep 2026 | 1:22:48 | 1:22:48 | level |
| Mechelen 2026 Open Men · 27 Mar 2026 | 1:21:39 | 1:29:45 | 8:06 · Michael faster |
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