Markus vs Michael
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Markus Sass
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Simmermacher
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Markus: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Michael: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Markus and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Markus: strongest on Carry (faster than 83% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 22%).Michael: strongest on BBJ (faster than 66% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 16%).
See the numbers
| Part | Markus: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 53% | 33% |
| Push | 27% | 59% |
| Pull | 42% | 44% |
| BBJ | 40% | 66% |
| Row | 49% | 32% |
| Carry | 83% | 65% |
| Lunges | 43% | 62% |
| Wall balls | 51% | 50% |
| Roxzone | 32% | 50% |
| Runs | 22% | 16% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Markus | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 53% | 33% |
| Sled push | 27% | 59% |
| Sled pull | 42% | 44% |
| Burpee broad jump | 40% | 66% |
| Row | 49% | 32% |
| Farmers carry | 83% | 65% |
| Sandbag lunges | 43% | 62% |
| Wall balls | 51% | 50% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 32% | 50% |
| Runs (8 km) | 22% | 16% |
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.Markus · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 57:13 running, 42:10 at the stations and 8:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:04).Below, Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 1:00:44 running, 40:01 at the stations and 6:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:09).
See the numbers
| Part | Markus · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:13 | 4:40 |
| SkiErg | 4:31 | 4:42 |
| Run 2 | 6:22 | 6:38 |
| Sled push | 3:48 | 3:01 |
| Run 3 | 6:58 | 8:11 |
| Sled pull | 5:47 | 5:42 |
| Run 4 | 9:30 | 9:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:57 | 5:39 |
| Run 5 | 7:43 | 8:27 |
| Row | 5:07 | 5:21 |
| Run 6 | 6:43 | 8:57 |
| Farmers carry | 1:52 | 2:06 |
| Run 7 | 6:58 | 7:37 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:03 | 5:21 |
| Run 8 | 8:45 | 7:08 |
| Wall balls | 8:04 | 8:09 |
| Roxzone | 8:04 | 6:51 |
| Finish | 1:47:17 | 1:47:26 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Markus | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 4 Apr 2026 | 1:47:17 | 1:47:26 | 0:09 · Markus faster |
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