Michael vs Aaron
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Benham
USA · Open Men · 3 results Aaron Schichtl
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Dallas 2024, Open Men · Aaron: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Aaron sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 57% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 5%).Aaron: strongest on Push (faster than 49% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 13%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Aaron: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 5% | 13% |
| Push | 57% | 49% |
| Pull | 20% | 28% |
| BBJ | 5% | 21% |
| Row | 14% | 44% |
| Carry | 31% | 16% |
| Lunges | 30% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 7% | 29% |
| Roxzone | 19% | 31% |
| Runs | 23% | 24% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Aaron |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 5% | 13% |
| Sled push | 57% | 49% |
| Sled pull | 20% | 28% |
| Burpee broad jump | 5% | 21% |
| Row | 14% | 44% |
| Farmers carry | 31% | 16% |
| Sandbag lunges | 30% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 7% | 29% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 19% | 31% |
| Runs (8 km) | 23% | 24% |
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 · Dallas 2024 · Open Men: 53:38 running, 48:01 at the stations and 10:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:54).Below, Aaron · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 51:23 running, 46:18 at the stations and 9:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:37).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Dallas 2024 · Open Men | Aaron · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:41 | 6:13 |
| SkiErg | 5:19 | 5:09 |
| Run 2 | 6:02 | 5:59 |
| Sled push | 3:00 | 3:15 |
| Run 3 | 6:20 | 6:10 |
| Sled pull | 6:20 | 6:35 |
| Run 4 | 6:15 | 6:26 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:21 | 7:42 |
| Run 5 | 7:20 | 6:28 |
| Row | 5:38 | 5:05 |
| Run 6 | 6:36 | 6:23 |
| Farmers carry | 2:22 | 2:58 |
| Run 7 | 6:34 | 6:21 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:07 | 5:57 |
| Run 8 | 7:51 | 7:23 |
| Wall balls | 9:54 | 9:37 |
| Roxzone | 10:57 | 9:44 |
| Finish | 1:52:29 | 1:47:17 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Aaron | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas 2024 Open Men · 23 Nov 2024 | 1:52:29 | 1:52:20 | 0:09 · Aaron faster |
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