Branson vs Michael
USA · Open Men · 1 result Branson Merchant
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Gapas
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Branson: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men · Michael: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Branson and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Branson: strongest on Lunges (faster than 65% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 1%).Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 43% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | Branson: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 10% | 2% |
| Push | 62% | 43% |
| Pull | 20% | 5% |
| BBJ | 41% | 15% |
| Row | 3% | 1% |
| Carry | 6% | 12% |
| Lunges | 65% | 26% |
| Wall balls | 45% | 13% |
| Roxzone | 36% | 13% |
| Runs | 1% | 9% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Branson | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 10% | 2% |
| Sled push | 62% | 43% |
| Sled pull | 20% | 5% |
| Burpee broad jump | 41% | 15% |
| Row | 3% | 1% |
| Farmers carry | 6% | 12% |
| Sandbag lunges | 65% | 26% |
| Wall balls | 45% | 13% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 36% | 13% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1% | 9% |
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.Branson · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 1:14:40 running, 43:58 at the stations and 11:03 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:33) and the shortest the sled push (2:50).Below, Michael · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 1:00:33 running, 54:22 at the stations and 14:22 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:53).
See the numbers
| Part | Branson · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:17 | 3:17 |
| SkiErg | 5:15 | 5:36 |
| Run 2 | 9:28 | 6:06 |
| Sled push | 2:50 | 3:14 |
| Run 3 | 10:51 | 7:08 |
| Sled pull | 6:13 | 7:39 |
| Run 4 | 9:45 | 7:07 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:32 | 8:34 |
| Run 5 | 11:54 | 7:50 |
| Row | 6:15 | 6:43 |
| Run 6 | 9:36 | 7:58 |
| Farmers carry | 3:14 | 2:54 |
| Run 7 | 9:34 | 7:34 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:06 | 6:49 |
| Run 8 | 10:15 | 13:33 |
| Wall balls | 8:33 | 12:53 |
| Roxzone | 11:03 | 14:22 |
| Finish | 2:09:33 | 2:09:09 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Branson | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City 2026 Open Men · 18 Sep 2026 | 2:09:33 | 2:09:09 | 0:24 · Michael faster |
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