Michael vs Markus
Michael Schymura
Markus Michel
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Cologne 2025, Open Men · Markus: Cologne 2025, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Markus sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Ski (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 48%).Markus: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 58%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Markus: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 94% | 58% |
| Push | 52% | 72% |
| Pull | 91% | 62% |
| BBJ | 79% | 71% |
| Row | 87% | 79% |
| Carry | 48% | 61% |
| Lunges | 57% | 89% |
| Wall balls | 63% | 92% |
| Roxzone | 88% | 94% |
| Runs | 74% | 83% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Markus |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 94% | 58% |
| Sled push | 52% | 72% |
| Sled pull | 91% | 62% |
| Burpee broad jump | 79% | 71% |
| Row | 87% | 79% |
| Farmers carry | 48% | 61% |
| Sandbag lunges | 57% | 89% |
| Wall balls | 63% | 92% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 88% | 94% |
| Runs (8 km) | 74% | 83% |
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 · Cologne 2025 · Open Men: 37:41 running, 32:02 at the stations and 4:56 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:19).Below, Markus · Cologne 2025 · Open Men: 36:04 running, 30:26 at the stations and 4:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:49).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Cologne 2025 · Open Men | Markus · Cologne 2025 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:36 | 4:18 |
| SkiErg | 4:01 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 4:22 | 4:09 |
| Sled push | 2:49 | 2:33 |
| Run 3 | 4:30 | 4:17 |
| Sled pull | 3:26 | 4:11 |
| Run 4 | 4:36 | 4:25 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:06 | 4:32 |
| Run 5 | 4:42 | 4:31 |
| Row | 4:25 | 4:30 |
| Run 6 | 4:39 | 4:25 |
| Farmers carry | 2:05 | 1:56 |
| Run 7 | 4:38 | 4:30 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:51 | 3:35 |
| Run 8 | 5:38 | 5:29 |
| Wall balls | 6:19 | 4:49 |
| Roxzone | 4:56 | 4:31 |
| Finish | 1:14:39 | 1:11:02 |
Head to head: 4 races they both ran
| Race | Michael | Markus | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karlsruhe 2026 Pro Men · 1 Oct 2026 | 1:21:39 | 1:21:06 | 0:33 · Markus faster |
| Cologne 2025 Open Men · 10 Apr 2025 | 1:14:39 | 1:11:02 | 3:37 · Markus faster |
| Frankfurt 2024 Open Men · 14 Dec 2024 | 1:20:07 | 1:11:58 | 8:09 · Markus faster |
| Stuttgart 2024 Open Men · 28 Sep 2024 | 1:27:53 | 1:14:14 | 13:39 · Markus faster |
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