GER Björn Esser
4 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:09:02 at Frankfurt 2024.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Björn Esser at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:09:02 at Frankfurt (Dec 2024); Björn Esser was 3:18 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt | Dec 2024 | Open Men | 1:09:02 |
| Cologne | Apr 2025 | Open Men | 1:09:16 |
| Valencia | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:13:22 |
| Cologne | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:12:20 |
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.
4 results at 4 races
180th of 1,452 Open Men (faster than 87%). Against the 44 who finished around 1:11:13: most time gained on wall balls (0:15), most lost on sled pull (0:54). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:35 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:14 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,452 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:13 | 4:08 | faster than 95% |
| SkiErg: | 4:15 | 4:29 | faster than 80% |
| Run 2: | 4:13 | 5:10 | faster than 91% |
| Sled push: | 3:17 | 3:14 | faster than 46% |
| Run 3: | 4:17 | 5:32 | faster than 95% |
| Sled pull: | 4:38 | 4:27 | faster than 42% |
| Run 4: | 4:20 | 5:34 | faster than 94% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:04 | 5:29 | faster than 89% |
| Run 5: | 4:38 | 5:45 | faster than 90% |
| Row: | 4:43 | 4:52 | faster than 66% |
| Run 6: | 4:31 | 5:32 | faster than 91% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:54 | 1:58 | faster than 58% |
| Run 7: | 4:39 | 5:36 | faster than 88% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 3:53 | 5:09 | faster than 89% |
| Run 8: | 5:50 | 5:24 | faster than 36% |
| Wall balls: | 5:06 | 7:21 | faster than 88% |
| Roxzone: | 4:57 | 6:28 | faster than 86% |
| Runs (8 km) | 35:38 | 43:02 | faster than 88% |
| Stations (8) | 31:50 | ||
| Finish | 1:12:20 | 1:27:04 | 180th of 1,452 · faster than 87% |
305th of 1,474 Open Men (faster than 79%). Against the 44 who finished around 1:13:10: most time gained on burpee broad jump (0:23), most lost on the eight runs (0:58). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:00 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:53 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,474 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:38 | 4:52 | faster than 18% |
| SkiErg: | 4:13 | 4:31 | faster than 89% |
| Run 2: | 4:07 | 4:38 | faster than 81% |
| Sled push: | 3:02 | 3:18 | faster than 67% |
| Run 3: | 4:13 | 4:58 | faster than 88% |
| Sled pull: | 4:50 | 4:51 | faster than 50% |
| Run 4: | 4:26 | 4:58 | faster than 79% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:37 | 4:57 | faster than 89% |
| Run 5: | 4:46 | 5:09 | faster than 69% |
| Row: | 4:38 | 4:44 | faster than 61% |
| Run 6: | 4:29 | 4:59 | faster than 77% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:09 | 2:09 | faster than 50% |
| Run 7: | 4:25 | 4:58 | faster than 79% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 3:58 | 5:02 | faster than 84% |
| Run 8: | 4:44 | 5:30 | faster than 83% |
| Wall balls: | 5:37 | 6:39 | faster than 72% |
| Roxzone: | 4:37 | 5:56 | faster than 86% |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:45 | 40:06 | faster than 73% |
| Stations (8) | 32:04 | ||
| Finish | 1:13:22 | 1:22:53 | 305th of 1,474 · faster than 79% |
163rd of 1,840 Open Men (faster than 91%). Against the 56 who finished around 1:10:01: most time gained on burpee broad jump (2:03), most lost on wall balls (0:37). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:59 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:20 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,840 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:00 | 4:51 | faster than 93% |
| SkiErg: | 4:03 | 4:24 | faster than 92% |
| Run 2: | 4:03 | 4:40 | faster than 85% |
| Sled push: | 2:32 | 2:51 | faster than 73% |
| Run 3: | 4:01 | 4:59 | faster than 93% |
| Sled pull: | 3:21 | 4:27 | faster than 92% |
| Run 4: | 4:12 | 5:01 | faster than 89% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 2:05 | 5:27 | fastest in the field |
| Run 5: | 4:25 | 5:09 | faster than 84% |
| Row: | 4:27 | 4:45 | faster than 84% |
| Run 6: | 4:21 | 5:03 | faster than 85% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:07 | 2:03 | faster than 44% |
| Run 7: | 4:18 | 5:06 | faster than 87% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 3:53 | 5:04 | faster than 83% |
| Run 8: | 5:11 | 6:16 | faster than 86% |
| Wall balls: | 5:51 | 7:00 | faster than 73% |
| Roxzone †: | 6:26 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 34:31 | 41:24 | faster than 89% |
| Stations (8) | 28:19 | ||
| Finish | 1:09:16 | 1:25:33 | 163rd of 1,840 · faster than 91% |
150th of 1,480 Open Men (faster than 89%). Against the 45 who finished around 1:09:02: most time gained on the eight runs (1:03), most lost on sled pull (1:04). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:09 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:44 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,480 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:26 | 4:15 | faster than 93% |
| SkiErg: | 4:16 | 4:39 | faster than 90% |
| Run 2: | 4:00 | 4:47 | faster than 90% |
| Sled push: | 2:40 | 2:45 | faster than 57% |
| Run 3: | 4:05 | 5:07 | faster than 94% |
| Sled pull: | 5:01 | 4:50 | faster than 43% |
| Run 4: | 4:10 | 5:10 | faster than 92% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:50 | 5:22 | faster than 88% |
| Run 5: | 4:21 | 5:16 | faster than 89% |
| Row: | 4:22 | 4:42 | faster than 85% |
| Run 6: | 4:24 | 5:13 | faster than 86% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:54 | 1:57 | faster than 55% |
| Run 7: | 4:22 | 5:14 | faster than 88% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 3:23 | 4:54 | faster than 95% |
| Run 8: | 4:43 | 5:57 | faster than 91% |
| Wall balls: | 4:57 | 6:33 | faster than 84% |
| Roxzone: | 5:15 | 6:51 | faster than 86% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:27 | 41:05 | faster than 92% |
| Stations (8) | 30:23 | ||
| Finish | 1:09:02 | 1:24:35 | 150th of 1,480 · faster than 89% |
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. † This venue did not time the roxzone: the figure is the finish minus runs and stations, and part of the walk is inside the run laps there, so it is shorter than at other venues. The age group is the one entered for that race.
The fastest Björn has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:03 | Cologne 2025 · best of 4 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:32 | Cologne 2025 · best of 4 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:21 | Cologne 2025 · best of 4 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 2:05 | Cologne 2025 · best of 4 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:22 | Frankfurt 2024 · best of 4 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:54 | Cologne 2026 · best of 4 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:23 | Frankfurt 2024 · best of 4 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 4:57 | Frankfurt 2024 · best of 4 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:27 | Frankfurt 2024 · best of 4 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 4:37 | Valencia 2025 · best of 3 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Björn'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.
Frankfurt 2024, against 1,480 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Björn sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Lunges (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 44%).
See the numbers
| Part | Björn: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 91% |
| Push | 58% |
| Pull | 44% |
| BBJ | 89% |
| Row | 86% |
| Carry | 55% |
| Lunges | 95% |
| Wall balls | 84% |
| Roxzone | 86% |
| Runs | 92% |
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 Björn beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sandbag lunges (faster than 95%); weakest: Sled pull (faster than 44%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Björn's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (7:38 faster); weakest: Sled pull (0:11 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: Björn 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.Björn: 33:31 running, 30:23 at the stations and 5:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (5:01).Below, Typical Open Men: 40:59 running, 35:42 at the stations and 6:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:33).
See the numbers
| Part | Björn | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:26 | 4:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:16 | 4:39 |
| Run 2 | 4:00 | 4:47 |
| Sled push | 2:40 | 2:45 |
| Run 3 | 4:05 | 5:07 |
| Sled pull | 5:01 | 4:50 |
| Run 4 | 4:10 | 5:10 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:50 | 5:22 |
| Run 5 | 4:21 | 5:16 |
| Row | 4:22 | 4:42 |
| Run 6 | 4:24 | 5:13 |
| Farmers carry | 1:54 | 1:57 |
| Run 7 | 4:22 | 5:14 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:23 | 4:54 |
| Run 8 | 4:43 | 5:57 |
| Wall balls | 4:57 | 6:33 |
| Roxzone | 5:15 | 6:51 |
| Finish | 1:09:02 | 1:24:35 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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