Michael vs Zach
USA · Open Men · 5 results Michael Cates
USA · Open Men · 9 results Zach McLeod
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Atlanta 2025, Open Men · Zach: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Zach sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Lunges (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 26%).Zach: strongest on BBJ (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 39%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Zach: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 59% | 44% |
| Push | 29% | 40% |
| Pull | 55% | 85% |
| BBJ | 66% | 95% |
| Row | 36% | 48% |
| Carry | 26% | 39% |
| Lunges | 99% | 80% |
| Wall balls | 56% | 82% |
| Roxzone | 40% | 94% |
| Runs | 56% | 91% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Zach |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 59% | 44% |
| Sled push | 29% | 40% |
| Sled pull | 55% | 85% |
| Burpee broad jump | 66% | 95% |
| Row | 36% | 48% |
| Farmers carry | 26% | 39% |
| Sandbag lunges | 99% | 80% |
| Wall balls | 56% | 82% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 40% | 94% |
| Runs (8 km) | 56% | 91% |
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 · Atlanta 2025 · Open Men: 41:36 running, 35:13 at the stations and 9:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:45) and the shortest the sandbag lunges (2:25).Below, Zach · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 34:12 running, 33:17 at the stations and 5:30 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:43).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Atlanta 2025 · Open Men | Zach · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:41 | 3:16 |
| SkiErg | 4:44 | 4:48 |
| Run 2 | 5:10 | 4:15 |
| Sled push | 3:28 | 3:22 |
| Run 3 | 5:22 | 4:25 |
| Sled pull | 5:16 | 3:58 |
| Run 4 | 5:17 | 4:34 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:00 | 3:34 |
| Run 5 | 5:16 | 4:37 |
| Row | 5:09 | 5:05 |
| Run 6 | 5:10 | 4:31 |
| Farmers carry | 2:26 | 2:15 |
| Run 7 | 5:11 | 4:24 |
| Sandbag lunges | 2:25 | 4:32 |
| Run 8 | 5:29 | 4:09 |
| Wall balls | 6:45 | 5:43 |
| Roxzone | 9:44 | 5:30 |
| Finish | 1:26:25 | 1:12:50 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Zach | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta 2025 Open Men · 31 Oct 2025 | 1:26:25 | 1:26:26 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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