USA Francois Viljoen
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:14:41 at Anaheim 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Francois Viljoen at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:14:41 at Anaheim (Dec 2025); Francois Viljoen was 0:37 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | Dec 2024 | Open Men | 1:15:18 |
| Anaheim | Dec 2025 | Open Men | 1:14:41 |
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
121st of 1,834 Open Men (faster than 93%). Against the 54 who finished around 1:12:59: most time gained on wall balls (1:26), most lost on the eight runs (1:27). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:10 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:55 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,834 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:12 | 4:57 | faster than 82% |
| SkiErg: | 4:37 | 4:51 | faster than 74% |
| Run 2: | 4:18 | 5:08 | faster than 83% |
| Sled push: | 3:11 | 3:22 | faster than 59% |
| Run 3: | 4:21 | 5:32 | faster than 93% |
| Sled pull: | 4:02 | 5:39 | faster than 92% |
| Run 4: | 4:25 | 5:33 | faster than 91% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:56 | 6:08 | faster than 76% |
| Run 5: | 4:30 | 5:53 | faster than 93% |
| Row: | 4:37 | 5:16 | faster than 95% |
| Run 6: | 4:37 | 5:40 | faster than 87% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:38 | 2:21 | faster than 97% |
| Run 7: | 4:35 | 5:40 | faster than 88% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:16 | 5:38 | faster than 60% |
| Run 8: | 5:44 | 7:28 | faster than 89% |
| Wall balls: | 4:15 | 7:57 | faster than 98% |
| Roxzone: | 5:35 | 7:28 | faster than 84% |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:38 | 46:27 | faster than 91% |
| Stations (8) | 32:32 | ||
| Finish | 1:14:41 | 1:36:15 | 121st of 1,834 · faster than 93% |
46th of 607 Open Men (faster than 92%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 607 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:45 | 6:57 | faster than 88% |
| SkiErg: | 4:24 | 4:34 | faster than 68% |
| Run 2: | 4:06 | 4:57 | faster than 87% |
| Sled push: | 2:51 | 3:09 | faster than 66% |
| Run 3: | 4:12 | 5:23 | faster than 92% |
| Sled pull: | 4:20 | 5:36 | faster than 86% |
| Run 4: | 4:16 | 5:23 | faster than 91% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:59 | 6:02 | faster than 73% |
| Run 5: | 4:35 | 5:37 | faster than 86% |
| Row: | 4:24 | 5:01 | faster than 95% |
| Run 6: | 4:26 | 5:27 | faster than 88% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:25 | 2:03 | faster than 97% |
| Run 7: | 4:30 | 5:31 | faster than 86% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:32 | 5:42 | faster than 55% |
| Run 8: | 4:56 | 6:37 | faster than 92% |
| Wall balls: | 4:33 | 7:03 | faster than 95% |
| Roxzone: | 6:14 | 8:56 | faster than 90% |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:40 | 46:31 | faster than 90% |
| Stations (8) | 32:28 | ||
| Finish | 1:15:18 | 1:36:03 | 46th of 607 · faster than 92% |
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 Francois has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:24 | Anaheim 2024 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:51 | Anaheim 2024 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:02 | Anaheim 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:56 | Anaheim 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:24 | Anaheim 2024 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:25 | Anaheim 2024 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:16 | Anaheim 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 4:15 | Anaheim 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:38 | Anaheim 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:35 | Anaheim 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Francois'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.
Anaheim 2025, against 1,834 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Francois sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Wall balls (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 59%).
See the numbers
| Part | Francois: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 75% |
| Push | 59% |
| Pull | 92% |
| BBJ | 76% |
| Row | 96% |
| Carry | 97% |
| Lunges | 61% |
| Wall balls | 99% |
| Roxzone | 85% |
| Runs | 91% |
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 Francois beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Wall balls (faster than 99%); weakest: Sled push (faster than 59%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Francois's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (9:49 faster); weakest: Sled push (0:11 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: Francois 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.Francois: 36:42 running, 32:32 at the stations and 5:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (5:16).Below, Typical Open Men: 45:51 running, 41:12 at the stations and 7:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:57).
See the numbers
| Part | Francois | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:12 | 4:57 |
| SkiErg | 4:37 | 4:51 |
| Run 2 | 4:18 | 5:08 |
| Sled push | 3:11 | 3:22 |
| Run 3 | 4:21 | 5:32 |
| Sled pull | 4:02 | 5:39 |
| Run 4 | 4:25 | 5:33 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:56 | 6:08 |
| Run 5 | 4:30 | 5:53 |
| Row | 4:37 | 5:16 |
| Run 6 | 4:37 | 5:40 |
| Farmers carry | 1:38 | 2:21 |
| Run 7 | 4:35 | 5:40 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:16 | 5:38 |
| Run 8 | 5:44 | 7:28 |
| Wall balls | 4:15 | 7:57 |
| Roxzone | 5:35 | 7:28 |
| Finish | 1:14:41 | 1:36:15 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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