USA Heather Sanford
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Women time: 1:41:57 at Washington DC Sep 2026.
Open Women: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Heather Sanford at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:41:57 at Washington DC (Sep 2026); Heather Sanford was 17:57 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC | Mar 2026 | Open Women | 1:59:54 |
| Washington DC | Sep 2026 | Open Women | 1:41:57 |
Each dot is one Open Women race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Open Women races yet to measure the change.
2 results at 2 races
1,364th of 2,675 Open Women (faster than 49%). Against the 82 who finished around 1:41:26: most time gained on the eight runs (3:48), most lost on wall balls (3:23). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:16 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:33 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,675 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:22 | 4:49 | faster than 72% |
| SkiErg: | 5:18 | 5:30 | faster than 66% |
| Run 2: | 5:20 | 5:59 | faster than 74% |
| Sled push: | 2:46 | 2:56 | faster than 61% |
| Run 3: | 5:58 | 6:20 | faster than 63% |
| Sled pull: | 6:14 | 5:56 | faster than 42% |
| Run 4: | 5:40 | 6:20 | faster than 72% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:45 | 7:12 | faster than 20% |
| Run 5: | 5:26 | 6:24 | faster than 81% |
| Row: | 5:32 | 5:43 | faster than 63% |
| Run 6: | 5:47 | 6:21 | faster than 68% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:35 | 2:14 | faster than 98% |
| Run 7: | 6:04 | 6:17 | faster than 57% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:08 | 5:48 | faster than 42% |
| Run 8: | 6:19 | 6:02 | faster than 42% |
| Wall balls: | 10:37 | 7:22 | faster than 17% |
| Roxzone: | 9:12 | 9:09 | faster than 49% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:53 | 48:49 | faster than 67% |
| Stations (8) | 47:55 | ||
| Finish | 1:41:57 | 1:41:26 | 1364th of 2,675 · faster than 49% |
900th of 1,044 Open Women (faster than 13%). Against the 32 who finished around 1:58:07: most time gained on the eight runs (6:19), most lost on wall balls (5:47). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:45 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:15 less).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,044 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 7:26 | 6:52 | faster than 33% |
| SkiErg: | 5:15 | 5:14 | faster than 49% |
| Run 2: | 5:46 | 5:19 | faster than 33% |
| Sled push: | 2:39 | 2:30 | faster than 40% |
| Run 3: | 6:13 | 5:34 | faster than 28% |
| Sled pull: | 9:34 | 5:30 | faster than 3% |
| Run 4: | 6:07 | 5:38 | faster than 34% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 10:22 | 6:13 | faster than 10% |
| Run 5: | 6:25 | 5:54 | faster than 33% |
| Row: | 5:52 | 5:27 | faster than 26% |
| Run 6: | 6:47 | 5:44 | faster than 22% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:33 | 2:16 | faster than 31% |
| Run 7: | 6:28 | 5:43 | faster than 28% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 9:23 | 5:10 | faster than 5% |
| Run 8: | 6:37 | 5:24 | faster than 23% |
| Wall balls: | 14:29 | 6:21 | faster than 1% |
| Roxzone: | 8:07 | 7:33 | faster than 40% |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:44 | 46:13 | faster than 28% |
| Stations (8) | 1:00:07 | ||
| Finish | 1:59:54 | 1:32:47 | 900th of 1,044 · faster than 13% |
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 Heather has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 5:15 | Washington DC Mar 2026 · best of 2 | 5:16 |
| Sled push | 2:39 | Washington DC Mar 2026 · best of 2 | 2:55 |
| Sled pull | 6:14 | Washington DC Sep 2026 · best of 2 | 5:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:45 | Washington DC Sep 2026 · best of 2 | 6:46 |
| Row | 5:32 | Washington DC Sep 2026 · best of 2 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 1:35 | Washington DC Sep 2026 · best of 2 | 2:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:08 | Washington DC Sep 2026 · best of 2 | 5:13 |
| Wall balls | 10:37 | Washington DC Sep 2026 · best of 2 | 6:43 |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:53 | Washington DC Sep 2026 · best of 2 | 46:44 |
| Roxzone | 8:07 | Washington DC Mar 2026 · best of 2 | 7:57 |
How to read
Each station's best across Heather's Open Women races, from different races, against the typical Open Women split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.
Washington DC Sep 2026, against 2,675 Open Women
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Heather sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Carry (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 18%).
See the numbers
| Part | Heather: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 67% |
| Push | 62% |
| Pull | 42% |
| BBJ | 21% |
| Row | 64% |
| Carry | 98% |
| Lunges | 42% |
| Wall balls | 18% |
| Roxzone | 49% |
| Runs | 67% |
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 Heather beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 98%); weakest: Wall balls (faster than 18%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Heather's time on each part against the typical Open Women finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (3:56 faster); weakest: Wall balls (3:15 slower).
Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Open Women finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.
The race as one bar: Heather against the typical Open Women 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.Heather: 44:56 running, 47:55 at the stations and 9:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:37).Below, Typical Open Women: 48:32 running, 42:41 at the stations and 9:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:22).
See the numbers
| Part | Heather | Typical Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:22 | 4:49 |
| SkiErg | 5:18 | 5:30 |
| Run 2 | 5:20 | 5:59 |
| Sled push | 2:46 | 2:56 |
| Run 3 | 5:58 | 6:20 |
| Sled pull | 6:14 | 5:56 |
| Run 4 | 5:40 | 6:20 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:45 | 7:12 |
| Run 5 | 5:26 | 6:24 |
| Row | 5:32 | 5:43 |
| Run 6 | 5:47 | 6:21 |
| Farmers carry | 1:35 | 2:14 |
| Run 7 | 6:04 | 6:17 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:08 | 5:48 |
| Run 8 | 6:19 | 6:02 |
| Wall balls | 10:37 | 7:22 |
| Roxzone | 9:12 | 9:09 |
| Finish | 1:41:57 | 1:41:26 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 3:15 against the typical Open Women finisher at Washington DC Sep 2026. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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