Salman vs Michael
USA · Open Men · 1 result Salman Punekar
USA · Open Men · 4 results Michael Blanco
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Salman: New York 2026, Open Men · Michael: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Salman and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Salman: strongest on Runs (faster than 64% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 5%).Michael: strongest on Runs (faster than 70% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 4%).
See the numbers
| Part | Salman: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 28% | 56% |
| Push | 22% | 29% |
| Pull | 19% | 51% |
| BBJ | 43% | 47% |
| Row | 17% | 27% |
| Carry | 5% | 4% |
| Lunges | 45% | 32% |
| Wall balls | 39% | 14% |
| Roxzone | 12% | 16% |
| Runs | 64% | 70% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Salman | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 28% | 56% |
| Sled push | 22% | 29% |
| Sled pull | 19% | 51% |
| Burpee broad jump | 43% | 47% |
| Row | 17% | 27% |
| Farmers carry | 5% | 4% |
| Sandbag lunges | 45% | 32% |
| Wall balls | 39% | 14% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 12% | 16% |
| Runs (8 km) | 64% | 70% |
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.Salman · New York 2026 · Open Men: 42:28 running, 44:45 at the stations and 10:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:28) and the shortest the sled push (3:47).Below, Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men: 41:14 running, 46:36 at the stations and 9:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:41) and the shortest the sled push (3:34).
See the numbers
| Part | Salman · New York 2026 · Open Men | Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:42 | 4:46 |
| SkiErg | 4:50 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 4:36 | 4:23 |
| Sled push | 3:47 | 3:34 |
| Run 3 | 4:54 | 4:32 |
| Sled pull | 6:12 | 4:55 |
| Run 4 | 5:16 | 4:43 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:03 | 5:54 |
| Run 5 | 5:29 | 5:01 |
| Row | 5:35 | 5:20 |
| Run 6 | 5:29 | 4:55 |
| Farmers carry | 3:55 | 4:04 |
| Run 7 | 5:18 | 4:56 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:55 | 6:35 |
| Run 8 | 6:44 | 7:58 |
| Wall balls | 8:28 | 11:41 |
| Roxzone | 10:31 | 9:51 |
| Finish | 1:37:37 | 1:37:34 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Salman | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:37:37 | 1:37:34 | 0:03 · Michael faster |
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