Chris vs Michael
USA · Pro Men · 1 result Chris Merrill
USA · Pro Men · 5 results Michael Hatton
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Chris: Houston 2025, Pro Men · Michael: Houston 2026, Pro Men
This chart shows where Chris and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Chris: strongest on Pull (faster than 38% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 2%).Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 33%).
See the numbers
| Part | Chris: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 19% | 48% |
| Push | 2% | 91% |
| Pull | 38% | 71% |
| BBJ | 15% | 49% |
| Row | 2% | 69% |
| Carry | 29% | 33% |
| Lunges | 6% | 60% |
| Wall balls | 3% | 35% |
| Roxzone | 23% | 61% |
| Runs | 25% | 39% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Chris | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 19% | 48% |
| Sled push | 2% | 91% |
| Sled pull | 38% | 71% |
| Burpee broad jump | 15% | 49% |
| Row | 2% | 69% |
| Farmers carry | 29% | 33% |
| Sandbag lunges | 6% | 60% |
| Wall balls | 3% | 35% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 23% | 61% |
| Runs (8 km) | 25% | 39% |
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.Chris · Houston 2025 · Pro Men: 41:57 running, 50:07 at the stations and 7:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:23).Below, Michael · Houston 2026 · Pro Men: 39:39 running, 37:39 at the stations and 6:03 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:39).
See the numbers
| Part | Chris · Houston 2025 · Pro Men | Michael · Houston 2026 · Pro Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:16 | 5:02 |
| SkiErg | 4:28 | 4:22 |
| Run 2 | 4:32 | 4:31 |
| Sled push | 5:41 | 2:52 |
| Run 3 | 5:29 | 4:49 |
| Sled pull | 6:47 | 5:36 |
| Run 4 | 5:17 | 4:56 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:26 | 4:35 |
| Run 5 | 5:18 | 5:09 |
| Row | 5:27 | 4:27 |
| Run 6 | 5:22 | 4:54 |
| Farmers carry | 2:32 | 2:32 |
| Run 7 | 5:37 | 4:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:24 | 4:36 |
| Run 8 | 6:06 | 5:23 |
| Wall balls | 11:23 | 8:39 |
| Roxzone | 7:21 | 6:03 |
| Finish | 1:39:16 | 1:23:12 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Chris | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2025 Pro Men · 15 Mar 2025 | 1:39:16 | 1:39:49 | 0:33 · Chris faster |
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