NED Alex van der Linden
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:22:54 at Heerenveen 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Alex van der Linden at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:22:54 at Heerenveen (May 2026); Alex van der Linden was 5:39 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heerenveen | May 2025 | Open Men | 1:28:33 |
| Heerenveen | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:22:54 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Open Men races yet to measure the change.
2 results at 2 races
839th of 1,771 Open Men (faster than 52%). Against the 54 who finished around 1:22:11: most time gained on sled pull (1:02), most lost on burpee broad jump (1:22). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:04 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:46 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,771 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:25 | 4:32 | faster than 57% |
| SkiErg: | 4:18 | 4:26 | faster than 70% |
| Run 2: | 4:34 | 4:39 | faster than 54% |
| Sled push: | 2:22 | 2:45 | faster than 79% |
| Run 3: | 4:58 | 4:55 | faster than 47% |
| Sled pull: | 2:56 | 4:08 | faster than 97% |
| Run 4: | 5:09 | 4:57 | faster than 40% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:52 | 5:34 | faster than 23% |
| Run 5: | 5:19 | 5:07 | faster than 39% |
| Row: | 4:41 | 4:45 | faster than 58% |
| Run 6: | 5:02 | 4:58 | faster than 47% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:42 | 2:02 | faster than 84% |
| Run 7: | 5:01 | 4:59 | faster than 48% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:25 | 4:51 | faster than 33% |
| Run 8: | 5:49 | 5:36 | faster than 41% |
| Wall balls: | 6:27 | 6:43 | faster than 56% |
| Roxzone: | 8:01 | 7:49 | faster than 46% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:14 | 40:03 | faster than 48% |
| Stations (8) | 34:43 | ||
| Finish | 1:22:54 | 1:23:49 | 839th of 1,771 · faster than 52% |
913th of 1,541 Open Men (faster than 40%). Against the 48 who finished around 1:28:50: most time gained on sled pull (1:16), most lost on the roxzone (2:25). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:05 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:04 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,541 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:07 | 4:30 | faster than 70% |
| SkiErg: | 4:09 | 4:25 | faster than 86% |
| Run 2: | 4:34 | 4:39 | faster than 54% |
| Sled push: | 2:13 | 2:46 | faster than 90% |
| Run 3: | 5:05 | 4:58 | faster than 43% |
| Sled pull: | 3:44 | 4:48 | faster than 88% |
| Run 4: | 5:05 | 5:00 | faster than 45% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:33 | 5:43 | faster than 17% |
| Run 5: | 5:24 | 5:11 | faster than 41% |
| Row: | 4:39 | 4:48 | faster than 69% |
| Run 6: | 5:11 | 5:02 | faster than 43% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:39 | 2:06 | faster than 89% |
| Run 7: | 5:24 | 5:04 | faster than 34% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:29 | 5:09 | faster than 40% |
| Run 8: | 5:57 | 5:47 | faster than 43% |
| Wall balls: | 7:42 | 6:25 | faster than 27% |
| Roxzone: | 10:45 | 8:10 | faster than 14% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:44 | 40:18 | faster than 46% |
| Stations (8) | 37:08 | ||
| Finish | 1:28:33 | 1:25:19 | 913th of 1,541 · faster than 40% |
How to read
Place is the position among timed finishers in the same race, division and gender; a doubles place is the team's. Runs is the organiser's official run total (it can differ from the eight laps added up by a few seconds), stations the eight stations added up, and roxzone the time moving between them. The age group is the one entered for that race.
The fastest Alex has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:09 | Heerenveen 2025 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:13 | Heerenveen 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 2:56 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:52 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:39 | Heerenveen 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:39 | Heerenveen 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:25 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:27 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:14 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:01 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Alex's Open Men races, from different races, against the typical Open Men split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.
Heerenveen 2026, against 1,771 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Alex sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Pull (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 24%).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 70% |
| Push | 79% |
| Pull | 97% |
| BBJ | 24% |
| Row | 58% |
| Carry | 85% |
| Lunges | 33% |
| Wall balls | 56% |
| Roxzone | 46% |
| Runs | 49% |
Further out means you beat more of the field on that part. A dent is a weak spot.
How you ranked on each station
How much of the field Alex beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled pull (faster than 97%); weakest: Burpee broad jump (faster than 24%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Alex's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Sled pull (1:12 faster); weakest: Burpee broad jump (1:18 slower).
Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Open Men finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.
The race as one bar: Alex against the typical Open Men finisher
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.Alex: 40:18 running, 34:43 at the stations and 8:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:52).Below, Typical Open Men: 39:43 running, 35:14 at the stations and 7:49 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:43).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:25 | 4:32 |
| SkiErg | 4:18 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 4:34 | 4:39 |
| Sled push | 2:22 | 2:45 |
| Run 3 | 4:58 | 4:55 |
| Sled pull | 2:56 | 4:08 |
| Run 4 | 5:09 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:52 | 5:34 |
| Run 5 | 5:19 | 5:07 |
| Row | 4:41 | 4:45 |
| Run 6 | 5:02 | 4:58 |
| Farmers carry | 1:42 | 2:02 |
| Run 7 | 5:01 | 4:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:25 | 4:51 |
| Run 8 | 5:49 | 5:36 |
| Wall balls | 6:27 | 6:43 |
| Roxzone | 8:01 | 7:49 |
| Finish | 1:22:54 | 1:23:49 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Burpee broad jump cost 1:18 against the typical Open Men finisher at Heerenveen 2026. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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