Denis vs Alex
USA · Open Men · 5 results Denis McCarthy
USA · Open Men · 4 results Alex Michel
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Denis: Atlanta 2025, Open Men · Alex: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Denis and Alex sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Denis: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 86% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 35%).Alex: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 50%).
See the numbers
| Part | Denis: faster than | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 68% | 50% |
| Push | 35% | 71% |
| Pull | 61% | 74% |
| BBJ | 38% | 66% |
| Row | 59% | 61% |
| Carry | 41% | 59% |
| Lunges | 53% | 74% |
| Wall balls | 75% | 67% |
| Roxzone | 86% | 78% |
| Runs | 81% | 75% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Denis | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 68% | 50% |
| Sled push | 35% | 71% |
| Sled pull | 61% | 74% |
| Burpee broad jump | 38% | 66% |
| Row | 59% | 61% |
| Farmers carry | 41% | 59% |
| Sandbag lunges | 53% | 74% |
| Wall balls | 75% | 67% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 86% | 78% |
| Runs (8 km) | 81% | 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.Denis · Atlanta 2025 · Open Men: 37:17 running, 37:14 at the stations and 6:46 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:03).Below, Alex · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 38:13 running, 35:34 at the stations and 6:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:45).
See the numbers
| Part | Denis · Atlanta 2025 · Open Men | Alex · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:44 | 3:54 |
| SkiErg | 4:39 | 4:44 |
| Run 2 | 4:30 | 4:41 |
| Sled push | 3:18 | 2:47 |
| Run 3 | 4:43 | 4:56 |
| Sled pull | 5:00 | 4:20 |
| Run 4 | 4:38 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:03 | 5:15 |
| Run 5 | 5:10 | 5:01 |
| Row | 4:52 | 4:55 |
| Run 6 | 4:46 | 4:59 |
| Farmers carry | 2:13 | 2:02 |
| Run 7 | 4:42 | 5:07 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:21 | 4:47 |
| Run 8 | 5:04 | 4:38 |
| Wall balls | 5:48 | 6:45 |
| Roxzone | 6:46 | 6:48 |
| Finish | 1:21:08 | 1:20:28 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Denis | Alex | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:22:27 | 1:22:27 | level |
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