NZL Darryn Els
3 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:20:09 at Auckland 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Darryn Els at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:20:09 at Auckland (Feb 2025); Darryn Els was 1:16 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | Jun 2024 | Open Men | 1:20:36 |
| Auckland | Feb 2025 | Open Men | 1:20:09 |
| Auckland | Jan 2026 | Open Men | 1:21:52 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 0:27 faster (1:20:36 to 1:20:09).
3 results at 3 races
328th of 1,138 Open Men (faster than 71%). Against the 34 who finished around 1:22:28: most time gained on sandbag lunges (0:56), most lost on the eight runs (3:56). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:15 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:34 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,138 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:44 | 5:19 | faster than 31% |
| SkiErg: | 4:02 | 4:23 | faster than 92% |
| Run 2: | 5:14 | 4:56 | faster than 35% |
| Sled push: | 2:50 | 3:20 | faster than 78% |
| Run 3: | 5:35 | 5:30 | faster than 46% |
| Sled pull: | 3:45 | 5:03 | faster than 91% |
| Run 4: | 5:37 | 5:30 | faster than 45% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:25 | 5:53 | faster than 86% |
| Run 5: | 5:40 | 5:44 | faster than 53% |
| Row: | 4:23 | 4:56 | faster than 97% |
| Run 6: | 5:41 | 5:35 | faster than 46% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:41 | 2:01 | faster than 83% |
| Run 7: | 5:41 | 5:34 | faster than 46% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:04 | 5:44 | faster than 92% |
| Run 8: | 6:23 | 6:36 | faster than 56% |
| Wall balls: | 6:11 | 7:00 | faster than 65% |
| Roxzone: | 5:05 | 5:51 | faster than 67% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45:30 | 44:52 | faster than 46% |
| Stations (8) | 31:21 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:52 | 1:30:02 | 328th of 1,138 · faster than 71% |
203rd of 848 Open Men (faster than 76%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 848 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:32 | 5:14 | faster than 33% |
| SkiErg: | 4:02 | 4:17 | faster than 85% |
| Run 2: | 5:05 | 4:56 | faster than 41% |
| Sled push: | 2:17 | 2:49 | faster than 79% |
| Run 3: | 5:20 | 5:35 | faster than 63% |
| Sled pull: | 3:26 | 5:11 | faster than 96% |
| Run 4: | 5:26 | 5:37 | faster than 58% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:16 | 6:14 | faster than 87% |
| Run 5: | 5:40 | 5:52 | faster than 58% |
| Row: | 4:26 | 4:55 | faster than 93% |
| Run 6: | 5:33 | 5:42 | faster than 55% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:50 | 2:10 | faster than 83% |
| Run 7: | 5:40 | 5:43 | faster than 51% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:01 | 5:37 | faster than 91% |
| Run 8: | 5:49 | 6:03 | faster than 57% |
| Wall balls: | 5:51 | 6:57 | faster than 71% |
| Roxzone: | 5:54 | 7:17 | faster than 73% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:06 | 44:59 | faster than 54% |
| Stations (8) | 30:09 | ||
| Finish | 1:20:09 | 1:31:15 | 203rd of 848 · faster than 76% |
886th of 2,673 Open Men (faster than 66%). Against the 83 who finished around 1:21:10: most time gained on sled pull (1:24), most lost on the eight runs (6:36). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:09 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:51 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,673 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:36 | 3:27 | faster than 7% |
| SkiErg: | 4:01 | 4:21 | faster than 90% |
| Run 2: | 5:16 | 4:51 | faster than 29% |
| Sled push: | 2:04 | 2:16 | faster than 67% |
| Run 3: | 5:36 | 5:10 | faster than 28% |
| Sled pull: | 3:18 | 4:48 | faster than 95% |
| Run 4: | 5:36 | 5:16 | faster than 33% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:17 | 5:30 | faster than 80% |
| Run 5: | 5:38 | 5:27 | faster than 43% |
| Row: | 4:17 | 4:49 | faster than 96% |
| Run 6: | 5:36 | 5:22 | faster than 39% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:45 | 2:08 | faster than 85% |
| Run 7: | 5:41 | 5:21 | faster than 36% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:01 | 5:24 | faster than 90% |
| Run 8: | 6:18 | 6:16 | faster than 49% |
| Wall balls: | 5:15 | 6:09 | faster than 72% |
| Roxzone: | 6:29 | 8:15 | faster than 83% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45:13 | 41:43 | faster than 30% |
| Stations (8) | 28:58 | ||
| Finish | 1:20:36 | 1:26:02 | 886th of 2,673 · faster than 66% |
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 Darryn has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:01 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 3 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:04 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 3 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:18 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 3 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:16 | Auckland 2025 · best of 3 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:17 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 3 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:41 | Auckland 2026 · best of 3 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:01 | Auckland 2025 · best of 3 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 5:15 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:06 | Auckland 2025 · best of 3 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:05 | Auckland 2026 · best of 3 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Darryn'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.
Auckland 2025, against 848 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Darryn 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 96% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 54%).
See the numbers
| Part | Darryn: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 85% |
| Push | 79% |
| Pull | 96% |
| BBJ | 88% |
| Row | 93% |
| Carry | 84% |
| Lunges | 91% |
| Wall balls | 72% |
| Roxzone | 73% |
| Runs | 54% |
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 Darryn beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled pull (faster than 96%); weakest: Runs (8 km) (faster than 54%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Darryn's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Burpee broad jump (1:58 faster); weakest: SkiErg (0:15 faster).
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: Darryn 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.Darryn: 44:05 running, 30:08 at the stations and 5:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:51).Below, Typical Open Men: 44:42 running, 38:09 at the stations and 7:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:57).
See the numbers
| Part | Darryn | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:32 | 5:14 |
| SkiErg | 4:02 | 4:17 |
| Run 2 | 5:05 | 4:56 |
| Sled push | 2:17 | 2:49 |
| Run 3 | 5:20 | 5:35 |
| Sled pull | 3:26 | 5:11 |
| Run 4 | 5:26 | 5:37 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:16 | 6:14 |
| Run 5 | 5:40 | 5:52 |
| Row | 4:26 | 4:55 |
| Run 6 | 5:33 | 5:42 |
| Farmers carry | 1:50 | 2:10 |
| Run 7 | 5:40 | 5:43 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:01 | 5:37 |
| Run 8 | 5:49 | 6:03 |
| Wall balls | 5:51 | 6:57 |
| Roxzone | 5:54 | 7:17 |
| Finish | 1:20:09 | 1:31:15 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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