Ben vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Ben Read
GER · Open Men · 1 result Michael Denman
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ben: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Michael: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ben and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ben: strongest on Carry (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 30%).Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 59%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 49% | 85% |
| Push | 62% | 86% |
| Pull | 51% | 93% |
| BBJ | 80% | 64% |
| Row | 30% | 84% |
| Carry | 90% | 97% |
| Lunges | 37% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 44% | 61% |
| Roxzone | 45% | 69% |
| Runs | 67% | 75% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ben | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 49% | 85% |
| Sled push | 62% | 86% |
| Sled pull | 51% | 93% |
| Burpee broad jump | 80% | 64% |
| Row | 30% | 84% |
| Farmers carry | 90% | 97% |
| Sandbag lunges | 37% | 59% |
| Wall balls | 44% | 61% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 45% | 69% |
| Runs (8 km) | 67% | 75% |
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.Ben · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 39:04 running, 36:09 at the stations and 4:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:08).Below, Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men: 40:23 running, 34:08 at the stations and 5:52 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:00).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:07 | 5:06 |
| SkiErg | 4:35 | 4:16 |
| Run 2 | 4:32 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:54 | 2:31 |
| Run 3 | 4:46 | 4:47 |
| Sled pull | 4:21 | 3:37 |
| Run 4 | 4:41 | 4:46 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:35 | 5:08 |
| Run 5 | 4:48 | 5:02 |
| Row | 5:04 | 4:34 |
| Run 6 | 4:57 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:04 | 1:37 |
| Run 7 | 4:43 | 4:54 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:28 | 5:24 |
| Run 8 | 5:30 | 6:21 |
| Wall balls | 7:08 | 7:00 |
| Roxzone | 4:10 | 5:52 |
| Finish | 1:19:20 | 1:20:14 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ben | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:20:13 | 1:20:14 | 0:01 · Ben faster |
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