Michael vs Erkan
Michael Naef
Erkan Mertoglu
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: St. Gallen 2026, Open Men · Erkan: Bologna 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Erkan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 0%).Erkan: strongest on Ski (faster than 17% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Erkan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 4% | 17% |
| Push | 16% | 4% |
| Pull | 14% | 3% |
| BBJ | 1% | 2% |
| Row | 11% | 2% |
| Carry | 54% | 11% |
| Lunges | 0% | 3% |
| Wall balls | 2% | 1% |
| Roxzone | 10% | 2% |
| Runs | 4% | 2% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Erkan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4% | 17% |
| Sled push | 16% | 4% |
| Sled pull | 14% | 3% |
| Burpee broad jump | 1% | 2% |
| Row | 11% | 2% |
| Farmers carry | 54% | 11% |
| Sandbag lunges | 0% | 3% |
| Wall balls | 2% | 1% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 10% | 2% |
| Runs (8 km) | 4% | 2% |
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 · St. Gallen 2026 · Open Men: 58:16 running, 1:05:58 at the stations and 11:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (16:44).Below, Erkan · Bologna 2026 · Open Men: 55:11 running, 58:33 at the stations and 12:14 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (14:53).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · St. Gallen 2026 · Open Men | Erkan · Bologna 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:01 | 5:46 |
| SkiErg | 5:10 | 4:53 |
| Run 2 | 6:28 | 5:56 |
| Sled push | 4:03 | 4:28 |
| Run 3 | 7:07 | 6:29 |
| Sled pull | 6:15 | 6:49 |
| Run 4 | 8:06 | 6:25 |
| Burpee broad jump | 11:51 | 9:49 |
| Run 5 | 7:59 | 6:58 |
| Row | 5:20 | 5:52 |
| Run 6 | 7:34 | 8:00 |
| Farmers carry | 1:59 | 2:56 |
| Run 7 | 7:20 | 7:05 |
| Sandbag lunges | 14:36 | 8:53 |
| Run 8 | 7:41 | 8:32 |
| Wall balls | 16:44 | 14:53 |
| Roxzone | 11:12 | 12:14 |
| Finish | 2:15:19 | 2:05:49 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Erkan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Gallen 2026 Open Men · 16 Jan 2026 | 2:15:19 | 2:17:51 | 2:32 · Michael faster |
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