Rafael vs Michael
USA · Open Men · 2 results Rafael Padilla
USA · Open Men · 3 results Michael Wang
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Rafael: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men · Michael: Washington DC 2026, 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 BBJ (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 8%).Michael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 81% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 26%).
See the numbers
| Part | Rafael: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 88% | 26% |
| Push | 87% | 54% |
| Pull | 50% | 57% |
| BBJ | 94% | 60% |
| Row | 56% | 68% |
| Carry | 70% | 79% |
| Lunges | 8% | 30% |
| Wall balls | 58% | 81% |
| Roxzone | 20% | 46% |
| Runs | 28% | 48% |
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 | 88% | 26% |
| Sled push | 87% | 54% |
| Sled pull | 50% | 57% |
| Burpee broad jump | 94% | 60% |
| Row | 56% | 68% |
| Farmers carry | 70% | 79% |
| Sandbag lunges | 8% | 30% |
| Wall balls | 58% | 81% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 20% | 46% |
| Runs (8 km) | 28% | 48% |
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 · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 49:43 running, 39:13 at the stations and 12:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (9:03).Below, Michael · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 43:59 running, 37:35 at the stations and 8:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (6:41).
See the numbers
| Part | Rafael · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:09 | 4:11 |
| SkiErg | 4:20 | 5:02 |
| Run 2 | 5:16 | 5:09 |
| Sled push | 2:21 | 3:04 |
| Run 3 | 6:13 | 5:37 |
| Sled pull | 5:02 | 4:49 |
| Run 4 | 6:03 | 5:38 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:58 | 5:33 |
| Run 5 | 6:03 | 5:40 |
| Row | 5:00 | 4:50 |
| Run 6 | 6:36 | 5:45 |
| Farmers carry | 1:57 | 1:48 |
| Run 7 | 10:07 | 5:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 9:03 | 6:41 |
| Run 8 | 6:15 | 6:00 |
| Wall balls | 7:32 | 5:48 |
| Roxzone | 12:58 | 8:55 |
| Finish | 1:41:44 | 1:30:20 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Rafael | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City 2026 Open Men · 18 Sep 2026 | 1:41:44 | 1:41:51 | 0:07 · Rafael faster |
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