Michael vs Dan
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Bailey
USA · Open Men · 1 result Dan Merrifield
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Houston 2025, Open Men · Dan: Houston 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Dan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 14% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 2%).Dan: strongest on Ski (faster than 27% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 0%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Dan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 2% | 27% |
| Push | 2% | 16% |
| Pull | 2% | 25% |
| BBJ | 14% | 0% |
| Row | 13% | 8% |
| Carry | 14% | 6% |
| Lunges | 6% | 3% |
| Wall balls | 2% | 1% |
| Roxzone | 4% | 5% |
| Runs | 2% | 5% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Dan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 2% | 27% |
| Sled push | 2% | 16% |
| Sled pull | 2% | 25% |
| Burpee broad jump | 14% | 0% |
| Row | 13% | 8% |
| Farmers carry | 14% | 6% |
| Sandbag lunges | 6% | 3% |
| Wall balls | 2% | 1% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 4% | 5% |
| Runs (8 km) | 2% | 5% |
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 · Houston 2025 · Open Men: 1:13:53 running, 1:01:19 at the stations and 13:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (14:02).Below, Dan · Houston 2025 · Open Men: 1:04:50 running, 1:08:59 at the stations and 12:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (18:15).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Houston 2025 · Open Men | Dan · Houston 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 8:24 | 7:24 |
| SkiErg | 5:29 | 4:47 |
| Run 2 | 9:42 | 7:29 |
| Sled push | 5:23 | 3:37 |
| Run 3 | 7:34 | 7:29 |
| Sled pull | 9:55 | 6:42 |
| Run 4 | 8:07 | 7:45 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:50 | 18:15 |
| Run 5 | 12:22 | 8:16 |
| Row | 5:34 | 5:47 |
| Run 6 | 7:10 | 8:11 |
| Farmers carry | 3:01 | 3:33 |
| Run 7 | 7:38 | 8:31 |
| Sandbag lunges | 9:05 | 10:54 |
| Run 8 | 12:56 | 9:45 |
| Wall balls | 14:02 | 15:24 |
| Roxzone | 13:00 | 12:45 |
| Finish | 2:28:04 | 2:26:27 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Dan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2025 Open Men · 15 Mar 2025 | 2:28:04 | 2:26:27 | 1:37 · Dan faster |
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