Michael vs Brendan
USA · Open Men · 2 results Michael Counos
USA · Open Men · 2 results Brendan Costin
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Boston 2026, Open Men · Brendan: Boston 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Brendan 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 98% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 49%).Brendan: strongest on Carry (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 43%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Brendan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 98% | 71% |
| Push | 97% | 90% |
| Pull | 90% | 58% |
| BBJ | 77% | 61% |
| Row | 85% | 62% |
| Carry | 81% | 97% |
| Lunges | 68% | 83% |
| Wall balls | 49% | 81% |
| Roxzone | 81% | 43% |
| Runs | 75% | 93% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Brendan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 98% | 71% |
| Sled push | 97% | 90% |
| Sled pull | 90% | 58% |
| Burpee broad jump | 77% | 61% |
| Row | 85% | 62% |
| Farmers carry | 81% | 97% |
| Sandbag lunges | 68% | 83% |
| Wall balls | 49% | 81% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 81% | 43% |
| Runs (8 km) | 75% | 93% |
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 · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 39:43 running, 34:20 at the stations and 5:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:33).Below, Brendan · Boston 2025 · Open Men: 35:05 running, 32:56 at the stations and 7:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:57).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Boston 2026 · Open Men | Brendan · Boston 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:55 | 5:00 |
| SkiErg | 4:03 | 4:25 |
| Run 2 | 4:34 | 4:00 |
| Sled push | 2:25 | 2:02 |
| Run 3 | 5:01 | 4:16 |
| Sled pull | 4:00 | 5:03 |
| Run 4 | 4:50 | 4:13 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:53 | 5:07 |
| Run 5 | 5:07 | 4:20 |
| Row | 4:35 | 4:47 |
| Run 6 | 5:12 | 4:13 |
| Farmers carry | 1:54 | 1:27 |
| Run 7 | 5:10 | 4:21 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:57 | 4:08 |
| Run 8 | 5:53 | 4:42 |
| Wall balls | 7:33 | 5:57 |
| Roxzone | 5:39 | 7:08 |
| Finish | 1:19:31 | 1:15:03 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Brendan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston 2026 Open Men · 8 Oct 2026 | 1:19:31 | 1:19:31 | level |
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