Michael vs Markus
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Simmermacher
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Markus Sass
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Markus: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Markus sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on BBJ (faster than 66% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 16%).Markus: strongest on Carry (faster than 83% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 22%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Markus: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 33% | 53% |
| Push | 59% | 27% |
| Pull | 44% | 42% |
| BBJ | 66% | 40% |
| Row | 32% | 49% |
| Carry | 65% | 83% |
| Lunges | 62% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 50% | 51% |
| Roxzone | 50% | 32% |
| Runs | 16% | 22% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Markus |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 33% | 53% |
| Sled push | 59% | 27% |
| Sled pull | 44% | 42% |
| Burpee broad jump | 66% | 40% |
| Row | 32% | 49% |
| Farmers carry | 65% | 83% |
| Sandbag lunges | 62% | 43% |
| Wall balls | 50% | 51% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 50% | 32% |
| Runs (8 km) | 16% | 22% |
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 · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 1:00:44 running, 40:01 at the stations and 6:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:09).Below, Markus · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 57:13 running, 42:10 at the stations and 8:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:04).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Markus · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:40 | 4:13 |
| SkiErg | 4:42 | 4:31 |
| Run 2 | 6:38 | 6:22 |
| Sled push | 3:01 | 3:48 |
| Run 3 | 8:11 | 6:58 |
| Sled pull | 5:42 | 5:47 |
| Run 4 | 9:06 | 9:30 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:39 | 6:57 |
| Run 5 | 8:27 | 7:43 |
| Row | 5:21 | 5:07 |
| Run 6 | 8:57 | 6:43 |
| Farmers carry | 2:06 | 1:52 |
| Run 7 | 7:37 | 6:58 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:21 | 6:03 |
| Run 8 | 7:08 | 8:45 |
| Wall balls | 8:09 | 8:04 |
| Roxzone | 6:51 | 8:04 |
| Finish | 1:47:26 | 1:47:17 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Markus | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 4 Apr 2026 | 1:47:26 | 1:47:17 | 0:09 · Markus faster |
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