Preston vs Michael
PHI · Open Men · 1 result Preston Planells
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Christensen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Preston: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men · Michael: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Preston and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Preston: strongest on Row (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 7%).Michael: strongest on BBJ (faster than 63% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 15%).
See the numbers
| Part | Preston: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 25% | 30% |
| Push | 42% | 35% |
| Pull | 14% | 42% |
| BBJ | 26% | 63% |
| Row | 77% | 15% |
| Carry | 7% | 29% |
| Lunges | 14% | 55% |
| Wall balls | 48% | 25% |
| Roxzone | 59% | 44% |
| Runs | 52% | 42% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Preston | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 25% | 30% |
| Sled push | 42% | 35% |
| Sled pull | 14% | 42% |
| Burpee broad jump | 26% | 63% |
| Row | 77% | 15% |
| Farmers carry | 7% | 29% |
| Sandbag lunges | 14% | 55% |
| Wall balls | 48% | 25% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 59% | 44% |
| Runs (8 km) | 52% | 42% |
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.Preston · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 43:59 running, 46:26 at the stations and 9:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:16).Below, Michael · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 46:16 running, 43:00 at the stations and 10:23 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:23).
See the numbers
| Part | Preston · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:56 | 5:31 |
| SkiErg | 4:59 | 4:55 |
| Run 2 | 4:51 | 5:15 |
| Sled push | 3:15 | 3:24 |
| Run 3 | 5:22 | 5:48 |
| Sled pull | 6:34 | 5:15 |
| Run 4 | 5:24 | 5:31 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:26 | 5:34 |
| Run 5 | 5:49 | 5:48 |
| Row | 4:46 | 5:39 |
| Run 6 | 5:18 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 3:11 | 2:24 |
| Run 7 | 5:57 | 5:17 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:59 | 5:26 |
| Run 8 | 8:22 | 7:35 |
| Wall balls | 8:16 | 10:23 |
| Roxzone | 9:19 | 10:23 |
| Finish | 1:39:38 | 1:39:32 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Preston | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City 2026 Open Men · 18 Sep 2026 | 1:39:38 | 1:39:32 | 0:06 · Michael faster |
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