Erik vs Niklas
GER · Open Men · 1 result Erik Eßer
GER · Open Men · 1 result Niklas Shearer
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Erik: Cologne 2026, Open Men · Niklas: Cologne 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Erik and Niklas sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Erik: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 41%).Niklas: strongest on BBJ (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 31%).
See the numbers
| Part | Erik: faster than | Niklas: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 41% | 86% |
| Push | 57% | 31% |
| Pull | 75% | 53% |
| BBJ | 80% | 95% |
| Row | 71% | 93% |
| Carry | 99% | 63% |
| Lunges | 71% | 90% |
| Wall balls | 72% | 92% |
| Roxzone | 76% | 72% |
| Runs | 75% | 68% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Erik | Niklas |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 41% | 86% |
| Sled push | 57% | 31% |
| Sled pull | 75% | 53% |
| Burpee broad jump | 80% | 95% |
| Row | 71% | 93% |
| Farmers carry | 99% | 63% |
| Sandbag lunges | 71% | 90% |
| Wall balls | 72% | 92% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 76% | 72% |
| Runs (8 km) | 75% | 68% |
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.Erik · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 38:23 running, 32:34 at the stations and 5:25 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:01).Below, Niklas · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 39:58 running, 30:58 at the stations and 5:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:57).
See the numbers
| Part | Erik · Cologne 2026 · Open Men | Niklas · Cologne 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:40 | 3:48 |
| SkiErg | 4:33 | 4:12 |
| Run 2 | 4:50 | 4:53 |
| Sled push | 3:08 | 3:35 |
| Run 3 | 5:01 | 5:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:54 | 4:24 |
| Run 4 | 5:02 | 5:05 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:27 | 3:44 |
| Run 5 | 4:59 | 5:16 |
| Row | 4:41 | 4:25 |
| Run 6 | 4:58 | 5:18 |
| Farmers carry | 1:19 | 1:51 |
| Run 7 | 5:07 | 5:15 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:31 | 3:50 |
| Run 8 | 4:46 | 5:19 |
| Wall balls | 6:01 | 4:57 |
| Roxzone | 5:25 | 5:36 |
| Finish | 1:16:16 | 1:16:24 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Erik | Niklas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne 2026 Open Men · 16 Apr 2026 | 1:16:16 | 1:16:24 | 0:08 · Erik faster |
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