Dean vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Dean Neilson
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Michael Fergus
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Dean: Riga 2026, Open Men · Michael: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where Dean and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Dean: strongest on Lunges (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 29%).Michael: strongest on Row (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 27%).
See the numbers
| Part | Dean: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 72% | 85% |
| Push | 32% | 80% |
| Pull | 59% | 46% |
| BBJ | 77% | 58% |
| Row | 70% | 88% |
| Carry | 83% | 56% |
| Lunges | 84% | 82% |
| Wall balls | 29% | 27% |
| Roxzone | 83% | 67% |
| Runs | 78% | 76% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Dean | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 72% | 85% |
| Sled push | 32% | 80% |
| Sled pull | 59% | 46% |
| Burpee broad jump | 77% | 58% |
| Row | 70% | 88% |
| Farmers carry | 83% | 56% |
| Sandbag lunges | 84% | 82% |
| Wall balls | 29% | 27% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 83% | 67% |
| Runs (8 km) | 78% | 76% |
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.Dean · Riga 2026 · Open Men: 38:50 running, 35:02 at the stations and 4:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:25).Below, Michael · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 35:17 running, 36:28 at the stations and 5:46 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:46).
See the numbers
| Part | Dean · Riga 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:12 | 4:44 |
| SkiErg | 4:23 | 4:17 |
| Run 2 | 4:26 | 4:06 |
| Sled push | 3:07 | 2:52 |
| Run 3 | 4:58 | 4:22 |
| Sled pull | 4:10 | 4:43 |
| Run 4 | 4:45 | 4:23 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:35 | 5:13 |
| Run 5 | 4:42 | 4:20 |
| Row | 4:31 | 4:25 |
| Run 6 | 5:51 | 4:24 |
| Farmers carry | 1:43 | 2:04 |
| Run 7 | 4:26 | 4:24 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:07 | 4:07 |
| Run 8 | 4:30 | 4:34 |
| Wall balls | 8:25 | 8:46 |
| Roxzone | 4:10 | 5:46 |
| Finish | 1:17:54 | 1:17:22 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Dean | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riga 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:17:54 | 1:17:53 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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