Michael vs Alex
NED · Open Men · 2 results Michael de Vries
NED · Open Men · 1 result Alex Kater
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Heerenveen 2025, Open Men · Alex: Heerenveen 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Alex 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 88% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 13%).Alex: strongest on Carry (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 68% | 41% |
| Push | 50% | 18% |
| Pull | 24% | 36% |
| BBJ | 23% | 23% |
| Row | 66% | 38% |
| Carry | 88% | 54% |
| Lunges | 30% | 27% |
| Wall balls | 27% | 37% |
| Roxzone | 25% | 32% |
| Runs | 13% | 10% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 68% | 41% |
| Sled push | 50% | 18% |
| Sled pull | 24% | 36% |
| Burpee broad jump | 23% | 23% |
| Row | 66% | 38% |
| Farmers carry | 88% | 54% |
| Sandbag lunges | 30% | 27% |
| Wall balls | 27% | 37% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 25% | 32% |
| Runs (8 km) | 13% | 10% |
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 · Heerenveen 2025 · Open Men: 47:56 running, 39:52 at the stations and 9:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:46).Below, Alex · Heerenveen 2026 · Open Men: 49:19 running, 39:20 at the stations and 8:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:29).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Heerenveen 2025 · Open Men | Alex · Heerenveen 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:45 | 9:42 |
| SkiErg | 4:18 | 4:31 |
| Run 2 | 5:08 | 5:13 |
| Sled push | 2:47 | 3:21 |
| Run 3 | 5:53 | 5:30 |
| Sled pull | 5:41 | 4:28 |
| Run 4 | 5:55 | 5:41 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:07 | 6:55 |
| Run 5 | 6:03 | 6:04 |
| Row | 4:41 | 4:53 |
| Run 6 | 6:03 | 5:48 |
| Farmers carry | 1:40 | 2:00 |
| Run 7 | 6:21 | 5:18 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:52 | 5:43 |
| Run 8 | 7:48 | 6:03 |
| Wall balls | 7:46 | 7:29 |
| Roxzone | 9:36 | 8:45 |
| Finish | 1:37:16 | 1:37:16 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Alex | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heerenveen 2026 Open Men · 17 May 2026 | 1:37:17 | 1:37:16 | 0:01 · Alex faster |
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