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