Michael vs Arik
GER · Open Men · 1 result Michael Meyer
GER · Open Men · 1 result Arik Botmann
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cologne 2026, Open Men · Arik: Cologne 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Arik sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Ski (faster than 32% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 0%).Arik: strongest on Ski (faster than 7% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 0%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Arik: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 32% | 7% |
| Push | 7% | 0% |
| Pull | 3% | 0% |
| BBJ | 15% | 1% |
| Row | 9% | 4% |
| Carry | 2% | 2% |
| Lunges | 13% | 2% |
| Wall balls | 3% | 1% |
| Roxzone | 13% | 3% |
| Runs | 0% | 2% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Arik |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 32% | 7% |
| Sled push | 7% | 0% |
| Sled pull | 3% | 0% |
| Burpee broad jump | 15% | 1% |
| Row | 9% | 4% |
| Farmers carry | 2% | 2% |
| Sandbag lunges | 13% | 2% |
| Wall balls | 3% | 1% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 13% | 3% |
| Runs (8 km) | 0% | 2% |
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 · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 1:27:51 running, 56:59 at the stations and 9:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (16:24).Below, Arik · Cologne 2026 · Open Men: 1:06:23 running, 1:15:37 at the stations and 12:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (18:17).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cologne 2026 · Open Men | Arik · Cologne 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:45 | 6:06 |
| SkiErg | 4:39 | 5:06 |
| Run 2 | 11:39 | 8:12 |
| Sled push | 4:37 | 10:20 |
| Run 3 | 11:43 | 8:41 |
| Sled pull | 7:09 | 10:06 |
| Run 4 | 11:45 | 8:36 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:50 | 12:01 |
| Run 5 | 12:12 | 9:09 |
| Row | 5:36 | 5:52 |
| Run 6 | 11:47 | 8:40 |
| Farmers carry | 3:25 | 3:28 |
| Run 7 | 11:47 | 8:42 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:19 | 10:27 |
| Run 8 | 9:13 | 8:17 |
| Wall balls | 16:24 | 18:17 |
| Roxzone | 9:10 | 12:04 |
| Finish | 2:33:52 | 2:33:57 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Arik | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne 2026 Open Men · 16 Apr 2026 | 2:33:52 | 2:33:57 | 0:05 · Michael faster |
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