Nicholas vs Michael
AUS · Open Men · 1 result Nicholas Mechtler
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Robertson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nicholas: Sydney 2026, Open Men · Michael: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Nicholas and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nicholas: strongest on Push (faster than 66% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 24%).Michael: strongest on Row (faster than 78% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 23%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 51% | 62% |
| Push | 66% | 63% |
| Pull | 27% | 34% |
| BBJ | 56% | 65% |
| Row | 49% | 78% |
| Carry | 24% | 28% |
| Lunges | 25% | 60% |
| Wall balls | 60% | 43% |
| Roxzone | 52% | 23% |
| Runs | 36% | 35% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nicholas | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 51% | 62% |
| Sled push | 66% | 63% |
| Sled pull | 27% | 34% |
| Burpee broad jump | 56% | 65% |
| Row | 49% | 78% |
| Farmers carry | 24% | 28% |
| Sandbag lunges | 25% | 60% |
| Wall balls | 60% | 43% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 52% | 23% |
| Runs (8 km) | 36% | 35% |
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.Nicholas · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 42:19 running, 38:05 at the stations and 8:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (6:51) and the shortest the sled push (2:24).Below, Michael · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 42:20 running, 36:20 at the stations and 10:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:24).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:07 | 4:01 |
| SkiErg | 4:26 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 4:37 | 4:32 |
| Sled push | 2:24 | 2:27 |
| Run 3 | 5:02 | 5:11 |
| Sled pull | 5:15 | 4:58 |
| Run 4 | 5:09 | 5:02 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:27 | 5:06 |
| Run 5 | 5:31 | 5:29 |
| Row | 4:46 | 4:29 |
| Run 6 | 5:25 | 5:30 |
| Farmers carry | 2:29 | 2:24 |
| Run 7 | 4:55 | 5:10 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:51 | 5:11 |
| Run 8 | 7:32 | 7:25 |
| Wall balls | 6:27 | 7:24 |
| Roxzone | 8:36 | 10:19 |
| Finish | 1:28:50 | 1:28:51 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nicholas | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:28:50 | 1:28:51 | 0:01 · Nicholas faster |
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