Michael vs Ian
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Palmer
USA · Open Men · 1 result Ian Marcus
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Washington DC 2026, Open Men · Ian: Washington DC 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Ian sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Row (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 20%).Ian: strongest on Runs (faster than 68% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 5%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Ian: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 37% | 33% |
| Push | 50% | 8% |
| Pull | 51% | 13% |
| BBJ | 29% | 25% |
| Row | 60% | 54% |
| Carry | 24% | 9% |
| Lunges | 25% | 5% |
| Wall balls | 20% | 29% |
| Roxzone | 60% | 52% |
| Runs | 37% | 68% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Ian |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 37% | 33% |
| Sled push | 50% | 8% |
| Sled pull | 51% | 13% |
| Burpee broad jump | 29% | 25% |
| Row | 60% | 54% |
| Farmers carry | 24% | 9% |
| Sandbag lunges | 25% | 5% |
| Wall balls | 20% | 29% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 60% | 52% |
| Runs (8 km) | 37% | 68% |
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 · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 46:32 running, 45:53 at the stations and 8:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:08).Below, Ian · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men: 39:44 running, 52:12 at the stations and 8:32 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (10:16).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men | Ian · Washington DC 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:54 | 3:37 |
| SkiErg | 4:53 | 4:56 |
| Run 2 | 5:41 | 4:41 |
| Sled push | 3:09 | 4:36 |
| Run 3 | 6:05 | 5:11 |
| Sled pull | 4:59 | 6:50 |
| Run 4 | 6:08 | 5:03 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:17 | 7:41 |
| Run 5 | 6:02 | 5:00 |
| Row | 4:56 | 5:00 |
| Run 6 | 6:04 | 5:16 |
| Farmers carry | 2:31 | 2:58 |
| Run 7 | 5:59 | 5:33 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:01 | 10:16 |
| Run 8 | 5:40 | 5:23 |
| Wall balls | 11:08 | 9:55 |
| Roxzone | 8:00 | 8:32 |
| Finish | 1:40:19 | 1:40:21 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Ian | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 2026 Open Men · 3 Sep 2026 | 1:40:19 | 1:40:21 | 0:02 · Michael faster |
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