Michael vs Nicholas
USA · Open Men · 3 results Michael Sandoval
USA · Open Men · 3 results Nicholas Ramos
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Dallas 2025, Open Men · Nicholas: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Nicholas 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 92% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 43%).Nicholas: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 39%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Nicholas: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 72% | 85% |
| Push | 59% | 90% |
| Pull | 47% | 95% |
| BBJ | 70% | 96% |
| Row | 92% | 95% |
| Carry | 63% | 92% |
| Lunges | 73% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 43% | 99% |
| Roxzone | 50% | 65% |
| Runs | 61% | 39% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Nicholas |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 72% | 85% |
| Sled push | 59% | 90% |
| Sled pull | 47% | 95% |
| Burpee broad jump | 70% | 96% |
| Row | 92% | 95% |
| Farmers carry | 63% | 92% |
| Sandbag lunges | 73% | 98% |
| Wall balls | 43% | 99% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 50% | 65% |
| Runs (8 km) | 61% | 39% |
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: 42:46 running, 36:00 at the stations and 6:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:50).Below, Nicholas · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 46:49 running, 27:20 at the stations and 7:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:25).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Dallas 2025 · Open Men | Nicholas · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:30 | 5:01 |
| SkiErg | 4:15 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 4:55 | 7:16 |
| Sled push | 2:48 | 2:27 |
| Run 3 | 5:10 | 5:25 |
| Sled pull | 5:11 | 3:55 |
| Run 4 | 5:28 | 5:29 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:49 | 3:27 |
| Run 5 | 5:24 | 5:26 |
| Row | 4:37 | 4:25 |
| Run 6 | 5:23 | 6:02 |
| Farmers carry | 1:57 | 1:41 |
| Run 7 | 5:26 | 5:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:33 | 3:27 |
| Run 8 | 5:30 | 6:11 |
| Wall balls | 7:50 | 3:37 |
| Roxzone | 6:26 | 7:20 |
| Finish | 1:25:05 | 1:21:22 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Michael | Nicholas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas 2025 Open Men · 21 Nov 2025 | 1:25:05 | 1:25:07 | 0:02 · Michael faster |
| Houston 2025 Open Men · 15 Mar 2025 | 1:49:04 | 1:28:05 | 20:59 · Nicholas faster |
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