Markus vs Niels
GER · Open Men · 2 results Markus Wolf
NED · Open Men · 2 results Niels Aalbers
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Markus: Rotterdam 2026, Open Men · Niels: Rotterdam 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Markus and Niels sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Markus: strongest on Row (faster than 42% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 5%).Niels: strongest on BBJ (faster than 59% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 4%).
See the numbers
| Part | Markus: faster than | Niels: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 26% | 19% |
| Push | 12% | 43% |
| Pull | 34% | 41% |
| BBJ | 11% | 59% |
| Row | 42% | 27% |
| Carry | 11% | 28% |
| Lunges | 5% | 23% |
| Wall balls | 21% | 22% |
| Roxzone | 8% | 7% |
| Runs | 9% | 4% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Markus | Niels |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 26% | 19% |
| Sled push | 12% | 43% |
| Sled pull | 34% | 41% |
| Burpee broad jump | 11% | 59% |
| Row | 42% | 27% |
| Farmers carry | 11% | 28% |
| Sandbag lunges | 5% | 23% |
| Wall balls | 21% | 22% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 8% | 7% |
| Runs (8 km) | 9% | 4% |
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.Markus · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men: 53:42 running, 47:56 at the stations and 10:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:28).Below, Niels · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men: 59:41 running, 41:26 at the stations and 10:52 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:24).
See the numbers
| Part | Markus · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men | Niels · Rotterdam 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:44 | 5:46 |
| SkiErg | 4:58 | 5:04 |
| Run 2 | 5:46 | 8:23 |
| Sled push | 3:34 | 2:51 |
| Run 3 | 6:27 | 6:11 |
| Sled pull | 4:58 | 4:46 |
| Run 4 | 6:29 | 8:08 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:15 | 5:20 |
| Run 5 | 6:36 | 6:57 |
| Row | 4:56 | 5:07 |
| Run 6 | 6:27 | 6:51 |
| Farmers carry | 2:57 | 2:31 |
| Run 7 | 6:45 | 6:32 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:50 | 6:23 |
| Run 8 | 9:28 | 10:54 |
| Wall balls | 9:28 | 9:24 |
| Roxzone | 10:27 | 10:52 |
| Finish | 1:51:57 | 1:51:51 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Markus | Niels | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam 2026 Open Men · 15 Apr 2026 | 1:51:57 | 1:51:51 | 0:06 · Niels faster |
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