USA Ariel Mercado
3 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:41:31 at Atlanta 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Ariel Mercado at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:41:31 at Atlanta (Oct 2025); Ariel Mercado was 8:04 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | Sep 2025 | Open Men | 1:49:35 |
| Toronto | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:55:44 |
| Atlanta | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:41:31 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 8:04 faster (1:49:35 to 1:41:31).
3 results at 3 races
552nd of 789 Open Men (faster than 30%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 789 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:00 | 4:21 | faster than 19% |
| SkiErg: | 4:23 | 4:47 | faster than 90% |
| Run 2: | 5:31 | 4:56 | faster than 27% |
| Sled push: | 3:43 | 2:59 | faster than 20% |
| Run 3: | 6:00 | 5:26 | faster than 28% |
| Sled pull: | 5:05 | 5:24 | faster than 58% |
| Run 4: | 6:16 | 5:23 | faster than 22% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:05 | 5:34 | faster than 64% |
| Run 5: | 6:32 | 5:39 | faster than 25% |
| Row: | 5:04 | 4:58 | faster than 42% |
| Run 6: | 6:30 | 5:25 | faster than 21% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:26 | 2:06 | faster than 25% |
| Run 7: | 6:45 | 5:24 | faster than 16% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 8:29 | 5:27 | faster than 9% |
| Run 8: | 7:48 | 5:50 | faster than 17% |
| Wall balls: | 6:46 | 7:09 | faster than 56% |
| Roxzone: | 10:16 | 9:04 | faster than 33% |
| Runs (8 km) | 50:18 | 42:36 | faster than 22% |
| Stations (8) | 41:01 | ||
| Finish | 1:41:31 | 1:31:04 | 552nd of 789 · faster than 30% |
1,450th of 1,771 Open Men (faster than 18%). Against the 53 who finished around 1:53:37: most time gained on wall balls (4:27), most lost on the eight runs (12:32). Runs 5 to 8 took 17:23 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:33 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,771 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:07 | 4:28 | faster than 20% |
| SkiErg: | 4:19 | 4:45 | faster than 93% |
| Run 2: | 6:01 | 5:23 | faster than 27% |
| Sled push: | 3:40 | 3:09 | faster than 31% |
| Run 3: | 6:22 | 5:50 | faster than 32% |
| Sled pull: | 5:06 | 5:30 | faster than 60% |
| Run 4: | 7:02 | 5:52 | faster than 18% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:26 | 5:53 | faster than 60% |
| Run 5: | 8:40 | 6:12 | faster than 9% |
| Row: | 5:33 | 5:03 | faster than 21% |
| Run 6: | 6:29 | 5:57 | faster than 35% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:02 | 2:08 | faster than 60% |
| Run 7: | 16:56 | 6:01 | faster than 0% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 8:53 | 5:31 | faster than 7% |
| Run 8: | 9:50 | 5:39 | faster than 7% |
| Wall balls: | 6:03 | 8:19 | faster than 82% |
| Roxzone: | 8:24 | 7:18 | faster than 32% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:06:23 | 45:43 | faster than 6% |
| Stations (8) | 41:02 | ||
| Finish | 1:55:44 | 1:34:57 | 1450th of 1,771 · faster than 18% |
1,219th of 1,463 Open Men (faster than 16%). Against the 43 who finished around 1:51:04: most time gained on wall balls (4:09), most lost on the eight runs (4:29). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:20 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:55 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,463 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:57 | 5:52 | faster than 12% |
| SkiErg: | 4:27 | 4:34 | faster than 66% |
| Run 2: | 7:38 | 4:52 | faster than 2% |
| Sled push: | 4:19 | 2:39 | faster than 4% |
| Run 3: | 6:42 | 5:17 | faster than 11% |
| Sled pull: | 5:48 | 5:15 | faster than 34% |
| Run 4: | 6:15 | 5:15 | faster than 16% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:04 | 5:31 | faster than 39% |
| Run 5: | 6:47 | 5:27 | faster than 16% |
| Row: | 4:57 | 4:54 | faster than 47% |
| Run 6: | 6:40 | 5:18 | faster than 13% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:31 | 2:06 | faster than 23% |
| Run 7: | 7:22 | 5:14 | faster than 6% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 11:06 | 5:09 | faster than 2% |
| Run 8: | 8:03 | 5:59 | faster than 14% |
| Wall balls: | 7:04 | 7:52 | faster than 61% |
| Roxzone: | 7:03 | 6:44 | faster than 44% |
| Runs (8 km) | 56:20 | 43:32 | faster than 9% |
| Stations (8) | 46:16 | ||
| Finish | 1:49:35 | 1:28:56 | 1219th of 1,463 · faster than 16% |
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 Ariel has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:19 | Toronto 2025 · best of 3 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:40 | Toronto 2025 · best of 3 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:05 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 3 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:05 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 3 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:57 | Boston 2025 · best of 3 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:02 | Toronto 2025 · best of 3 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:29 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 3 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:03 | Toronto 2025 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 50:18 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 3 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:03 | Boston 2025 · best of 3 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Ariel'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.
Atlanta 2025, against 789 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Ariel sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Ski (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 9%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ariel: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 91% |
| Push | 21% |
| Pull | 58% |
| BBJ | 65% |
| Row | 42% |
| Carry | 26% |
| Lunges | 9% |
| Wall balls | 56% |
| Roxzone | 33% |
| Runs | 22% |
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 Ariel beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: SkiErg (faster than 91%); weakest: Sandbag lunges (faster than 9%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Ariel's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Burpee broad jump (0:29 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (7:42 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: Ariel 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.Ariel: 50:22 running, 41:01 at the stations and 10:16 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (8:29).Below, Typical Open Men: 42:24 running, 38:24 at the stations and 9:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:09).
See the numbers
| Part | Ariel | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:00 | 4:21 |
| SkiErg | 4:23 | 4:47 |
| Run 2 | 5:31 | 4:56 |
| Sled push | 3:43 | 2:59 |
| Run 3 | 6:00 | 5:26 |
| Sled pull | 5:05 | 5:24 |
| Run 4 | 6:16 | 5:23 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:05 | 5:34 |
| Run 5 | 6:32 | 5:39 |
| Row | 5:04 | 4:58 |
| Run 6 | 6:30 | 5:25 |
| Farmers carry | 2:26 | 2:06 |
| Run 7 | 6:45 | 5:24 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:29 | 5:27 |
| Run 8 | 7:48 | 5:50 |
| Wall balls | 6:46 | 7:09 |
| Roxzone | 10:16 | 9:04 |
| Finish | 1:41:31 | 1:31:04 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sandbag lunges cost 3:02 against the typical Open Men finisher at Atlanta 2025. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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