Volker vs Marco
GER · Open Men · 3 results Volker Oetjen
GER · Open Men · 2 results Marco Schmitt
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Volker: Cologne 2026, Open Men · Marco: Cologne 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Volker and Marco sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Volker: strongest on Row (faster than 86% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 44%).Marco: strongest on BBJ (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 2%).
See the numbers
| Part | Volker: faster than | Marco: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 70% | 2% |
| Push | 48% | 19% |
| Pull | 46% | 31% |
| BBJ | 44% | 80% |
| Row | 86% | 17% |
| Carry | 81% | 29% |
| Lunges | 55% | 75% |
| Wall balls | 45% | 45% |
| Roxzone | 52% | 46% |
| Runs | 64% | 74% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Volker | Marco |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 70% | 2% |
| Sled push | 48% | 19% |
| Sled pull | 46% | 31% |
| Burpee broad jump | 44% | 80% |
| Row | 86% | 17% |
| Farmers carry | 81% | 29% |
| Sandbag lunges | 55% | 75% |
| Wall balls | 45% | 45% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 52% | 46% |
| Runs (8 km) | 64% | 74% |
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.Volker · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 40:29 running, 36:50 at the stations and 6:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:43).Below, Marco · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 38:41 running, 38:24 at the stations and 6:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:42).
See the numbers
| Part | Volker · Cologne 2026 · Open Men | Marco · Cologne 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:03 | 4:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:20 | 5:23 |
| Run 2 | 4:53 | 4:51 |
| Sled push | 3:16 | 3:55 |
| Run 3 | 5:25 | 5:00 |
| Sled pull | 4:33 | 4:59 |
| Run 4 | 5:21 | 4:51 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:46 | 4:26 |
| Run 5 | 5:18 | 5:07 |
| Row | 4:33 | 5:22 |
| Run 6 | 5:17 | 5:00 |
| Farmers carry | 1:40 | 2:13 |
| Run 7 | 5:14 | 4:56 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:59 | 4:24 |
| Run 8 | 4:58 | 4:48 |
| Wall balls | 7:43 | 7:42 |
| Roxzone | 6:24 | 6:39 |
| Finish | 1:23:34 | 1:23:36 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Volker | Marco | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne 2026 Open Men · 16 Apr 2026 | 1:23:34 | 1:23:36 | 0:02 · Volker faster |
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