Michael vs Shariq
USA · Open Men · 5 results Michael Saenz
USA · Open Men · 8 results Shariq Khan
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Dallas 2025, Open Men · Shariq: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Shariq sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Runs (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 25%).Shariq: strongest on BBJ (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Shariq: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 67% | 69% |
| Push | 69% | 21% |
| Pull | 90% | 67% |
| BBJ | 80% | 97% |
| Row | 38% | 74% |
| Carry | 25% | 86% |
| Lunges | 42% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 67% | 42% |
| Roxzone | 70% | 93% |
| Runs | 91% | 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 | Shariq |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 67% | 69% |
| Sled push | 69% | 21% |
| Sled pull | 90% | 67% |
| Burpee broad jump | 80% | 97% |
| Row | 38% | 74% |
| Farmers carry | 25% | 86% |
| Sandbag lunges | 42% | 93% |
| Wall balls | 67% | 42% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 70% | 93% |
| Runs (8 km) | 91% | 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 · Dallas 2025 · Open Men: 36:21 running, 35:02 at the stations and 5:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:21).Below, Shariq · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 34:31 running, 35:48 at the stations and 5:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:19).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Dallas 2025 · Open Men | Shariq · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:42 | 4:19 |
| SkiErg | 4:18 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 4:17 | 4:13 |
| Sled push | 2:39 | 4:05 |
| Run 3 | 4:24 | 4:12 |
| Sled pull | 3:53 | 5:10 |
| Run 4 | 4:31 | 4:17 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:26 | 3:23 |
| Run 5 | 4:34 | 4:22 |
| Row | 5:22 | 4:45 |
| Run 6 | 4:28 | 4:14 |
| Farmers carry | 2:28 | 1:48 |
| Run 7 | 4:32 | 4:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:35 | 3:48 |
| Run 8 | 4:53 | 4:34 |
| Wall balls | 6:21 | 8:19 |
| Roxzone | 5:20 | 5:31 |
| Finish | 1:16:37 | 1:15:40 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Shariq | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas 2025 Open Men · 21 Nov 2025 | 1:16:37 | 1:16:36 | 0:01 · Shariq faster |
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