Ben vs Michael
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Ben Herring
GER · Open Men · 1 result Michael Kohler
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ben: Birmingham 2025, Open Men · Michael: Birmingham 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Ben and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ben: strongest on Ski (faster than 52% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 4%).Michael: strongest on Pull (faster than 22% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 52% | 3% |
| Push | 4% | 9% |
| Pull | 19% | 22% |
| BBJ | 9% | 7% |
| Row | 23% | 13% |
| Carry | 31% | 5% |
| Lunges | 26% | 8% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 13% |
| Roxzone | 7% | 10% |
| Runs | 8% | 16% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ben | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 52% | 3% |
| Sled push | 4% | 9% |
| Sled pull | 19% | 22% |
| Burpee broad jump | 9% | 7% |
| Row | 23% | 13% |
| Farmers carry | 31% | 5% |
| Sandbag lunges | 26% | 8% |
| Wall balls | 19% | 13% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 7% | 10% |
| Runs (8 km) | 8% | 16% |
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.Ben · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men: 51:56 running, 48:51 at the stations and 10:16 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:01).Below, Michael · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men: 47:41 running, 53:41 at the stations and 9:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:13).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men | Michael · Birmingham 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:11 | 6:09 |
| SkiErg | 4:29 | 5:17 |
| Run 2 | 6:01 | 5:29 |
| Sled push | 5:32 | 4:53 |
| Run 3 | 6:14 | 5:41 |
| Sled pull | 6:18 | 6:07 |
| Run 4 | 6:31 | 5:59 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:42 | 9:10 |
| Run 5 | 6:55 | 6:07 |
| Row | 5:09 | 5:22 |
| Run 6 | 6:34 | 5:52 |
| Farmers carry | 2:27 | 3:27 |
| Run 7 | 6:32 | 5:56 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:13 | 8:12 |
| Run 8 | 6:58 | 6:28 |
| Wall balls | 10:01 | 11:13 |
| Roxzone | 10:16 | 9:38 |
| Finish | 1:50:54 | 1:50:52 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ben | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham 2025 Open Men · 22 Oct 2025 | 1:50:54 | 1:50:52 | 0:02 · Michael faster |
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