Markus vs Alex
Markus Gunnesch
Alex Ripberger
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Markus: Berlin 2025, Open Men · Alex: Cologne 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Markus and Alex 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 22% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 0%).Alex: strongest on Carry (faster than 7% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | Markus: faster than | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 0% | 4% |
| Push | 7% | 6% |
| Pull | 4% | 4% |
| BBJ | 15% | 2% |
| Row | 3% | 2% |
| Carry | 22% | 7% |
| Lunges | 14% | 3% |
| Wall balls | 2% | 1% |
| Roxzone | 3% | 2% |
| Runs | 1% | 2% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Markus | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 0% | 4% |
| Sled push | 7% | 6% |
| Sled pull | 4% | 4% |
| Burpee broad jump | 15% | 2% |
| Row | 3% | 2% |
| Farmers carry | 22% | 7% |
| Sandbag lunges | 14% | 3% |
| Wall balls | 2% | 1% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 3% | 2% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1% | 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.Markus · Berlin 2025 · Open Men: 55:17 running, 51:23 at the stations and 13:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:53).Below, Alex · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 1:06:16 running, 1:06:45 at the stations and 13:30 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (20:07).
See the numbers
| Part | Markus · Berlin 2025 · Open Men | Alex · Cologne 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:20 | 5:25 |
| SkiErg | 5:51 | 5:12 |
| Run 2 | 6:33 | 9:15 |
| Sled push | 3:52 | 4:41 |
| Run 3 | 6:58 | 10:23 |
| Sled pull | 6:45 | 6:58 |
| Run 4 | 6:55 | 8:04 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:12 | 11:06 |
| Run 5 | 6:53 | 7:47 |
| Row | 5:35 | 6:16 |
| Run 6 | 6:49 | 8:04 |
| Farmers carry | 2:29 | 2:50 |
| Run 7 | 6:39 | 8:04 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:47 | 9:35 |
| Run 8 | 9:10 | 9:13 |
| Wall balls | 12:53 | 20:07 |
| Roxzone | 13:02 | 13:30 |
| Finish | 1:59:36 | 2:26:21 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Markus | Alex | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne 2026 Open Men · 16 Apr 2026 | 2:23:03 | 2:26:21 | 3:18 · Markus faster |
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