Michael vs Salman
USA · Open Men · 4 results Michael Blanco
USA · Open Men · 1 result Salman Punekar
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: New York 2026, Open Men · Salman: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Salman sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Runs (faster than 70% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 4%).Salman: strongest on Runs (faster than 64% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 5%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Salman: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 56% | 28% |
| Push | 29% | 22% |
| Pull | 51% | 19% |
| BBJ | 47% | 43% |
| Row | 27% | 17% |
| Carry | 4% | 5% |
| Lunges | 32% | 45% |
| Wall balls | 14% | 39% |
| Roxzone | 16% | 12% |
| Runs | 70% | 64% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Salman |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 56% | 28% |
| Sled push | 29% | 22% |
| Sled pull | 51% | 19% |
| Burpee broad jump | 47% | 43% |
| Row | 27% | 17% |
| Farmers carry | 4% | 5% |
| Sandbag lunges | 32% | 45% |
| Wall balls | 14% | 39% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 16% | 12% |
| Runs (8 km) | 70% | 64% |
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 · New York 2026 · Open Men: 41:14 running, 46:36 at the stations and 9:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:41) and the shortest the sled push (3:34).Below, Salman · New York 2026 · Open Men: 42:28 running, 44:45 at the stations and 10:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:28) and the shortest the sled push (3:47).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men | Salman · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:46 | 4:42 |
| SkiErg | 4:33 | 4:50 |
| Run 2 | 4:23 | 4:36 |
| Sled push | 3:34 | 3:47 |
| Run 3 | 4:32 | 4:54 |
| Sled pull | 4:55 | 6:12 |
| Run 4 | 4:43 | 5:16 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:54 | 6:03 |
| Run 5 | 5:01 | 5:29 |
| Row | 5:20 | 5:35 |
| Run 6 | 4:55 | 5:29 |
| Farmers carry | 4:04 | 3:55 |
| Run 7 | 4:56 | 5:18 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:35 | 5:55 |
| Run 8 | 7:58 | 6:44 |
| Wall balls | 11:41 | 8:28 |
| Roxzone | 9:51 | 10:31 |
| Finish | 1:37:34 | 1:37:37 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Salman | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:37:34 | 1:37:37 | 0:03 · Michael faster |
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