NED Eric Sommers
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:34:33 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 Eric Sommers at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:34:33 at Heerenveen (May 2026); Eric Sommers was 14:36 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heerenveen | May 2025 | Open Men | 1:49:09 |
| Heerenveen | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:34:33 |
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
1,364th of 1,771 Open Men (faster than 22%). Against the 54 who finished around 1:33:20: most time gained on the eight runs (4:01), most lost on wall balls (5:42). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:04 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:04 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,771 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:30 | 4:32 | faster than 52% |
| SkiErg: | 4:43 | 4:26 | faster than 19% |
| Run 2: | 4:30 | 4:39 | faster than 59% |
| Sled push: | 2:44 | 2:45 | faster than 52% |
| Run 3: | 4:50 | 4:55 | faster than 54% |
| Sled pull: | 4:57 | 4:08 | faster than 19% |
| Run 4: | 4:59 | 4:57 | faster than 48% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:05 | 5:34 | faster than 20% |
| Run 5: | 5:04 | 5:07 | faster than 52% |
| Row: | 5:16 | 4:45 | faster than 13% |
| Run 6: | 4:56 | 4:58 | faster than 52% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:34 | 2:02 | faster than 17% |
| Run 7: | 5:07 | 4:59 | faster than 43% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:40 | 4:51 | faster than 28% |
| Run 8: | 5:46 | 5:36 | faster than 42% |
| Wall balls: | 13:32 | 6:43 | faster than 3% |
| Roxzone: | 8:28 | 7:49 | faster than 37% |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:39 | 40:03 | faster than 52% |
| Stations (8) | 46:31 | ||
| Finish | 1:34:33 | 1:23:49 | 1364th of 1,771 · faster than 22% |
1,412th of 1,541 Open Men (faster than 8%). Against the 47 who finished around 1:46:51: most time gained on the eight runs (4:41), most lost on wall balls (4:17). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:00 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:30 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,541 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:29 | 4:30 | faster than 51% |
| SkiErg: | 4:59 | 4:25 | faster than 5% |
| Run 2: | 4:57 | 4:39 | faster than 32% |
| Sled push: | 3:38 | 2:46 | faster than 8% |
| Run 3: | 5:06 | 4:58 | faster than 42% |
| Sled pull: | 6:24 | 4:48 | faster than 11% |
| Run 4: | 5:10 | 5:00 | faster than 40% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:45 | 5:43 | faster than 4% |
| Run 5: | 5:34 | 5:11 | faster than 33% |
| Row: | 6:17 | 4:48 | faster than 0% |
| Run 6: | 5:23 | 5:02 | faster than 33% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:10 | 2:06 | faster than 6% |
| Run 7: | 5:44 | 5:04 | faster than 23% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:25 | 5:09 | faster than 9% |
| Run 8: | 7:01 | 5:47 | faster than 18% |
| Wall balls: | 13:55 | 6:25 | faster than 1% |
| Roxzone: | 10:21 | 8:10 | faster than 18% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:21 | 40:18 | faster than 32% |
| Stations (8) | 55:33 | ||
| Finish | 1:49:09 | 1:25:19 | 1412th of 1,541 · faster than 8% |
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 Eric has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:43 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:44 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:57 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:05 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:16 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:34 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:40 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 13:32 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:39 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:28 | Heerenveen 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Eric'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 Eric sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Runs (faster than 52% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Eric: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 20% |
| Push | 52% |
| Pull | 20% |
| BBJ | 21% |
| Row | 13% |
| Carry | 17% |
| Lunges | 28% |
| Wall balls | 3% |
| Roxzone | 37% |
| Runs | 52% |
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 Eric beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (faster than 52%); weakest: Wall balls (faster than 3%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Eric's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (0:24 faster); weakest: Wall balls (6:49 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: Eric 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.Eric: 39:42 running, 46:31 at the stations and 8:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (13:32).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 | Eric | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:30 | 4:32 |
| SkiErg | 4:43 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 4:30 | 4:39 |
| Sled push | 2:44 | 2:45 |
| Run 3 | 4:50 | 4:55 |
| Sled pull | 4:57 | 4:08 |
| Run 4 | 4:59 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:05 | 5:34 |
| Run 5 | 5:04 | 5:07 |
| Row | 5:16 | 4:45 |
| Run 6 | 4:56 | 4:58 |
| Farmers carry | 2:34 | 2:02 |
| Run 7 | 5:07 | 4:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:40 | 4:51 |
| Run 8 | 5:46 | 5:36 |
| Wall balls | 13:32 | 6:43 |
| Roxzone | 8:28 | 7:49 |
| Finish | 1:34:33 | 1:23:49 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 6:49 against the typical Open Men finisher at Heerenveen 2026. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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