Michael vs Paul
USA · Open Men · 2 results Michael Daday
USA · Pro Men · 2 results Paul Muckenthaler
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Chicago Navy Pier 2024, Open Men · Paul: Chicago 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Paul 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 97% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 50%).Paul: strongest on Ski (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 37%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 93% | 95% |
| Push | 81% | 70% |
| Pull | 83% | 74% |
| BBJ | 50% | 50% |
| Row | 97% | 75% |
| Carry | 90% | 52% |
| Lunges | 73% | 51% |
| Wall balls | 51% | 39% |
| Roxzone | 70% | 49% |
| Runs | 82% | 37% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 93% | 95% |
| Sled push | 81% | 70% |
| Sled pull | 83% | 74% |
| Burpee broad jump | 50% | 50% |
| Row | 97% | 75% |
| Farmers carry | 90% | 52% |
| Sandbag lunges | 73% | 51% |
| Wall balls | 51% | 39% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 70% | 49% |
| Runs (8 km) | 82% | 37% |
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 · Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · Open Men: 37:48 running, 32:48 at the stations and 6:23 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:09).Below, Paul · Chicago 2025 · Open Men: 48:23 running, 37:36 at the stations and 6:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:22).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · Open Men | Paul · Chicago 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:39 | 4:01 |
| SkiErg | 4:04 | 4:03 |
| Run 2 | 4:38 | 5:51 |
| Sled push | 2:22 | 2:17 |
| Run 3 | 4:49 | 6:01 |
| Sled pull | 4:00 | 4:32 |
| Run 4 | 4:52 | 6:16 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:41 | 6:16 |
| Run 5 | 5:01 | 6:18 |
| Row | 4:17 | 4:39 |
| Run 6 | 4:52 | 6:07 |
| Farmers carry | 1:38 | 2:07 |
| Run 7 | 4:52 | 6:17 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:37 | 5:20 |
| Run 8 | 5:04 | 7:32 |
| Wall balls | 6:09 | 8:22 |
| Roxzone | 6:23 | 6:53 |
| Finish | 1:16:52 | 1:32:45 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago 2025 Open Men · 14 Nov 2025 | 1:32:39 | 1:32:45 | 0:06 · Michael faster |
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