Rafael vs Michael
USA · Open Men · 1 result Rafael Suarez
USA · Open Men · 4 results Michael Silverman
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Rafael: New York 2026, Open Men · Michael: New York 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Rafael and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Rafael: strongest on Push (faster than 25% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 2%).Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 74% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 0%).
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| Part | Rafael: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 13% | 28% |
| Push | 25% | 74% |
| Pull | 21% | 7% |
| BBJ | 9% | 0% |
| Row | 10% | 22% |
| Carry | 4% | 22% |
| Lunges | 2% | 16% |
| Wall balls | 10% | 33% |
| Roxzone | 17% | 42% |
| Runs | 23% | 26% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Rafael | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 13% | 28% |
| Sled push | 25% | 74% |
| Sled pull | 21% | 7% |
| Burpee broad jump | 9% | 0% |
| Row | 10% | 22% |
| Farmers carry | 4% | 22% |
| Sandbag lunges | 2% | 16% |
| Wall balls | 10% | 33% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 17% | 42% |
| Runs (8 km) | 23% | 26% |
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.Rafael · New York 2026 · Open Men: 53:18 running, 1:00:13 at the stations and 9:46 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (13:03) and the shortest the sled push (3:41).Below, Michael · New York 2025 · Open Men: 50:44 running, 49:55 at the stations and 6:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (13:47) and the shortest the sled push (2:10).
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| Part | Rafael · New York 2026 · Open Men | Michael · New York 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:05 | 5:37 |
| SkiErg | 5:06 | 4:46 |
| Run 2 | 5:31 | 5:09 |
| Sled push | 3:41 | 2:10 |
| Run 3 | 5:37 | 5:28 |
| Sled pull | 6:06 | 5:57 |
| Run 4 | 5:42 | 5:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:23 | 13:47 |
| Run 5 | 6:31 | 6:19 |
| Row | 5:50 | 5:16 |
| Run 6 | 6:35 | 6:16 |
| Farmers carry | 4:08 | 2:51 |
| Run 7 | 6:57 | 6:09 |
| Sandbag lunges | 13:03 | 7:09 |
| Run 8 | 10:20 | 9:53 |
| Wall balls | 12:57 | 7:59 |
| Roxzone | 9:46 | 6:12 |
| Finish | 2:03:09 | 1:46:44 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Rafael | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 2:03:09 | 2:03:08 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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