Michael vs Björn
GER · Open Men · 5 results Michael Schneider
GER · Open Men · 4 results Björn Esser
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cologne 2026, Open Men · Björn: Frankfurt 2024, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Björn sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 72%).Björn: strongest on Lunges (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 44%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Björn: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 83% | 91% |
| Push | 74% | 58% |
| Pull | 77% | 44% |
| BBJ | 82% | 89% |
| Row | 91% | 86% |
| Carry | 74% | 55% |
| Lunges | 94% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 97% | 84% |
| Roxzone | 72% | 86% |
| Runs | 80% | 92% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Björn |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 83% | 91% |
| Sled push | 74% | 58% |
| Sled pull | 77% | 44% |
| Burpee broad jump | 82% | 89% |
| Row | 91% | 86% |
| Farmers carry | 74% | 55% |
| Sandbag lunges | 94% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 97% | 84% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 72% | 86% |
| Runs (8 km) | 80% | 92% |
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: 37:20 running, 29:36 at the stations and 5:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:28).Below, Björn · Frankfurt 2024 · Open Men: 33:31 running, 30:23 at the stations and 5:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (5:01).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cologne 2026 · Open Men | Björn · Frankfurt 2024 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:30 | 3:26 |
| SkiErg | 4:14 | 4:16 |
| Run 2 | 4:42 | 4:00 |
| Sled push | 2:52 | 2:40 |
| Run 3 | 4:55 | 4:05 |
| Sled pull | 3:52 | 5:01 |
| Run 4 | 4:59 | 4:10 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:21 | 3:50 |
| Run 5 | 4:57 | 4:21 |
| Row | 4:28 | 4:22 |
| Run 6 | 4:51 | 4:24 |
| Farmers carry | 1:44 | 1:54 |
| Run 7 | 4:56 | 4:22 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:39 | 3:23 |
| Run 8 | 4:30 | 4:43 |
| Wall balls | 4:26 | 4:57 |
| Roxzone | 5:36 | 5:15 |
| Finish | 1:12:25 | 1:09:02 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Björn | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne 2026 Open Men · 16 Apr 2026 | 1:12:25 | 1:12:20 | 0:05 · Björn faster |
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