Mike vs Sam
CAN · Open Men · 2 results Mike McAuliffe
NED · Open Men · 1 result Sam Karskens
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Mike: Chicago 2025, Open Men · Sam: Mechelen 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Mike and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Mike: strongest on Push (faster than 36% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 5%).Sam: strongest on BBJ (faster than 11% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | Mike: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 9% | 4% |
| Push | 36% | 8% |
| Pull | 9% | 3% |
| BBJ | 5% | 11% |
| Row | 35% | 5% |
| Carry | 23% | 5% |
| Lunges | 7% | 6% |
| Wall balls | 20% | 1% |
| Roxzone | 7% | 2% |
| Runs | 13% | 2% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Mike | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 9% | 4% |
| Sled push | 36% | 8% |
| Sled pull | 9% | 3% |
| Burpee broad jump | 5% | 11% |
| Row | 35% | 5% |
| Farmers carry | 23% | 5% |
| Sandbag lunges | 7% | 6% |
| Wall balls | 20% | 1% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 7% | 2% |
| Runs (8 km) | 13% | 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.Mike · Chicago 2025 · Open Men: 57:07 running, 52:55 at the stations and 11:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (11:04).Below, Sam · Mechelen 2026 · Open Men: 54:43 running, 57:05 at the stations and 14:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (16:32).
See the numbers
| Part | Mike · Chicago 2025 · Open Men | Sam · Mechelen 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:09 | 4:30 |
| SkiErg | 5:01 | 5:06 |
| Run 2 | 6:31 | 5:40 |
| Sled push | 2:48 | 3:40 |
| Run 3 | 6:28 | 6:56 |
| Sled pull | 7:25 | 6:53 |
| Run 4 | 6:52 | 6:54 |
| Burpee broad jump | 11:04 | 8:00 |
| Run 5 | 7:33 | 8:21 |
| Row | 5:05 | 5:38 |
| Run 6 | 7:02 | 7:07 |
| Farmers carry | 2:33 | 3:15 |
| Run 7 | 7:29 | 6:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:24 | 8:02 |
| Run 8 | 10:03 | 8:16 |
| Wall balls | 10:34 | 16:32 |
| Roxzone | 11:15 | 14:28 |
| Finish | 2:01:10 | 2:06:07 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Mike | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen 2026 Open Men · 27 Mar 2026 | 2:05:44 | 2:06:07 | 0:23 · Mike faster |
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