Michael vs Marcelo
USA · Open Men · 3 results Michael Smith
BRA · Open Men · 1 result Marcelo Busch
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Chicago 2025, Open Men · Marcelo: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Marcelo 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 96% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 29%).Marcelo: strongest on Pull (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 53%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Marcelo: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 83% | 88% |
| Push | 29% | 84% |
| Pull | 84% | 89% |
| BBJ | 74% | 86% |
| Row | 93% | 86% |
| Carry | 74% | 63% |
| Lunges | 62% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 79% | 60% |
| Roxzone | 88% | 73% |
| Runs | 96% | 81% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Marcelo |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 83% | 88% |
| Sled push | 29% | 84% |
| Sled pull | 84% | 89% |
| Burpee broad jump | 74% | 86% |
| Row | 93% | 86% |
| Farmers carry | 74% | 63% |
| Sandbag lunges | 62% | 53% |
| Wall balls | 79% | 60% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 88% | 73% |
| Runs (8 km) | 96% | 81% |
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 · Chicago 2025 · Open Men: 35:06 running, 33:38 at the stations and 4:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:49).Below, Marcelo · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 36:54 running, 34:19 at the stations and 7:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:12).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Chicago 2025 · Open Men | Marcelo · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:08 | 4:11 |
| SkiErg | 4:13 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 4:15 | 4:44 |
| Sled push | 2:57 | 2:32 |
| Run 3 | 4:25 | 5:10 |
| Sled pull | 4:12 | 3:49 |
| Run 4 | 4:24 | 4:45 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:11 | 4:11 |
| Run 5 | 4:35 | 4:46 |
| Row | 4:25 | 4:36 |
| Run 6 | 4:39 | 4:37 |
| Farmers carry | 1:53 | 1:59 |
| Run 7 | 4:34 | 4:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:58 | 5:39 |
| Run 8 | 5:06 | 4:12 |
| Wall balls | 5:49 | 7:12 |
| Roxzone | 4:58 | 7:10 |
| Finish | 1:13:36 | 1:18:14 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Marcelo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:18:11 | 1:18:14 | 0:03 · Michael faster |
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