Sam vs Michael
USA · Open Men · 1 result Sam Shisler
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Best
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Phoenix 2026, Open Men · Michael: Phoenix 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Runs (faster than 5% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 0%).Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 33% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 0%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 0% | 23% |
| Push | 1% | 27% |
| Pull | 4% | 17% |
| BBJ | 3% | 21% |
| Row | 1% | 25% |
| Carry | 0% | 33% |
| Lunges | 1% | 21% |
| Wall balls | 1% | 28% |
| Roxzone | 2% | 1% |
| Runs | 5% | 0% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 0% | 23% |
| Sled push | 1% | 27% |
| Sled pull | 4% | 17% |
| Burpee broad jump | 3% | 21% |
| Row | 1% | 25% |
| Farmers carry | 0% | 33% |
| Sandbag lunges | 1% | 21% |
| Wall balls | 1% | 28% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 2% | 1% |
| Runs (8 km) | 5% | 0% |
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.Sam · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 1:03:31 running, 1:14:39 at the stations and 14:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (18:08).Below, Michael · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men: 1:32:36 running, 44:26 at the stations and 15:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:30).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Phoenix 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:47 | 7:06 |
| SkiErg | 7:07 | 4:46 |
| Run 2 | 14:25 | 9:26 |
| Sled push | 5:30 | 3:24 |
| Run 3 | 6:11 | 8:09 |
| Sled pull | 7:18 | 5:48 |
| Run 4 | 6:11 | 9:23 |
| Burpee broad jump | 11:17 | 7:34 |
| Run 5 | 6:17 | 16:53 |
| Row | 6:52 | 5:18 |
| Run 6 | 6:06 | 9:05 |
| Farmers carry | 5:16 | 2:16 |
| Run 7 | 6:37 | 15:09 |
| Sandbag lunges | 13:11 | 6:50 |
| Run 8 | 11:57 | 17:26 |
| Wall balls | 18:08 | 8:30 |
| Roxzone | 14:28 | 15:45 |
| Finish | 2:32:29 | 2:32:41 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Sam | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix 2026 Open Men · 30 Jan 2026 | 2:32:29 | 2:32:41 | 0:12 · Sam faster |
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