Michael vs Nelson
USA · Open Men · 4 results Michael Alexander
USA · Open Men · 1 result Nelson Castellanos
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Washington DC 2026, Open Men · Nelson: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Nelson sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Pull (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 23%).Nelson: strongest on Push (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 35%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Nelson: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 81% | 71% |
| Push | 36% | 97% |
| Pull | 87% | 91% |
| BBJ | 40% | 57% |
| Row | 87% | 59% |
| Carry | 67% | 65% |
| Lunges | 23% | 66% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 35% |
| Roxzone | 66% | 39% |
| Runs | 63% | 65% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Nelson |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 81% | 71% |
| Sled push | 36% | 97% |
| Sled pull | 87% | 91% |
| Burpee broad jump | 40% | 57% |
| Row | 87% | 59% |
| Farmers carry | 67% | 65% |
| Sandbag lunges | 23% | 66% |
| Wall balls | 70% | 35% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 66% | 39% |
| Runs (8 km) | 63% | 65% |
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 · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 40:50 running, 38:39 at the stations and 7:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (7:13).Below, Nelson · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 40:18 running, 37:20 at the stations and 9:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:12).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men | Nelson · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:19 | 4:18 |
| SkiErg | 4:26 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 5:15 | 5:08 |
| Sled push | 3:27 | 2:06 |
| Run 3 | 5:07 | 5:15 |
| Sled pull | 3:52 | 3:45 |
| Run 4 | 5:11 | 5:13 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:35 | 5:41 |
| Run 5 | 5:09 | 5:05 |
| Row | 4:35 | 4:57 |
| Run 6 | 5:21 | 5:07 |
| Farmers carry | 1:57 | 1:58 |
| Run 7 | 5:20 | 5:09 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:13 | 5:09 |
| Run 8 | 5:08 | 5:03 |
| Wall balls | 6:34 | 9:12 |
| Roxzone | 7:35 | 9:28 |
| Finish | 1:26:56 | 1:26:58 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Nelson | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:26:56 | 1:26:58 | 0:02 · Michael faster |
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