Michael vs Braxton
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Sypniewski
USA · Open Men · 1 result Braxton Buckway
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men · Braxton: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Braxton sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Push (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 1%).Braxton: strongest on Push (faster than 82% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Braxton: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 1% | 52% |
| Push | 84% | 82% |
| Pull | 34% | 31% |
| BBJ | 5% | 10% |
| Row | 14% | 59% |
| Carry | 38% | 27% |
| Lunges | 27% | 15% |
| Wall balls | 34% | 30% |
| Roxzone | 26% | 21% |
| Runs | 17% | 16% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Braxton |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 1% | 52% |
| Sled push | 84% | 82% |
| Sled pull | 34% | 31% |
| Burpee broad jump | 5% | 10% |
| Row | 14% | 59% |
| Farmers carry | 38% | 27% |
| Sandbag lunges | 27% | 15% |
| Wall balls | 34% | 30% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 26% | 21% |
| Runs (8 km) | 17% | 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.Michael · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 54:02 running, 48:56 at the stations and 12:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (10:51).Below, Braxton · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 55:05 running, 47:06 at the stations and 12:52 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:53).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men | Braxton · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:17 | 3:36 |
| SkiErg | 5:52 | 4:42 |
| Run 2 | 6:22 | 6:04 |
| Sled push | 2:26 | 2:28 |
| Run 3 | 7:12 | 7:24 |
| Sled pull | 5:32 | 5:38 |
| Run 4 | 7:02 | 7:18 |
| Burpee broad jump | 10:51 | 9:13 |
| Run 5 | 7:30 | 7:25 |
| Row | 5:42 | 4:58 |
| Run 6 | 6:53 | 7:05 |
| Farmers carry | 2:16 | 2:26 |
| Run 7 | 6:45 | 7:14 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:46 | 7:48 |
| Run 8 | 8:01 | 8:59 |
| Wall balls | 9:31 | 9:53 |
| Roxzone | 12:02 | 12:52 |
| Finish | 1:54:53 | 1:54:54 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Braxton | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City 2026 Open Men · 18 Sep 2026 | 1:54:53 | 1:54:54 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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