NAM John Botha
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:29:03 at Sydney 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of John Botha at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:29:03 at Sydney (Jul 2026); John Botha was 4:19 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:33:22 |
| Sydney | Jul 2026 | Open Men | 1:29:03 |
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
1,958th of 3,324 Open Men (faster than 41%). Against the 103 who finished around 1:29:33: most time gained on farmers carry (0:14), most lost on burpee broad jump (0:16). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:11 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:00 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,324 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:10 | 4:03 | faster than 42% |
| SkiErg: | 4:34 | 4:26 | faster than 35% |
| Run 2: | 4:42 | 4:23 | faster than 33% |
| Sled push: | 2:44 | 2:37 | faster than 42% |
| Run 3: | 5:04 | 4:42 | faster than 31% |
| Sled pull: | 4:43 | 4:26 | faster than 40% |
| Run 4: | 5:00 | 4:44 | faster than 37% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:25 | 5:43 | faster than 35% |
| Run 5: | 4:56 | 4:55 | faster than 49% |
| Row: | 4:57 | 4:45 | faster than 31% |
| Run 6: | 4:49 | 4:49 | faster than 50% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:03 | 2:05 | faster than 52% |
| Run 7: | 4:54 | 4:49 | faster than 46% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:56 | 5:35 | faster than 41% |
| Run 8: | 7:28 | 7:00 | faster than 38% |
| Wall balls: | 7:37 | 7:02 | faster than 40% |
| Roxzone: | 9:11 | 8:40 | faster than 39% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:58 | 39:34 | faster than 41% |
| Stations (8) | 38:59 | ||
| Finish | 1:29:03 | 1:25:32 | 1958th of 3,324 · faster than 41% |
591st of 852 Open Men (faster than 30%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 852 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:51 | 4:06 | faster than 16% |
| SkiErg: | 4:45 | 4:24 | faster than 15% |
| Run 2: | 4:54 | 4:39 | faster than 37% |
| Sled push: | 3:03 | 3:05 | faster than 53% |
| Run 3: | 5:22 | 5:06 | faster than 38% |
| Sled pull: | 5:39 | 4:47 | faster than 23% |
| Run 4: | 5:07 | 5:06 | faster than 49% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:27 | 5:32 | faster than 30% |
| Run 5: | 5:15 | 5:12 | faster than 48% |
| Row: | 4:57 | 4:44 | faster than 28% |
| Run 6: | 5:19 | 5:07 | faster than 42% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:19 | 2:05 | faster than 30% |
| Run 7: | 5:20 | 5:07 | faster than 40% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:58 | 5:01 | faster than 6% |
| Run 8: | 5:41 | 5:21 | faster than 38% |
| Wall balls: | 8:03 | 6:48 | faster than 30% |
| Roxzone: | 8:30 | 7:37 | faster than 37% |
| Runs (8 km) | 41:46 | 39:50 | faster than 38% |
| Stations (8) | 43:11 | ||
| Finish | 1:33:22 | 1:24:27 | 591st of 852 · faster than 30% |
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 John has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:34 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:44 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:43 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:25 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:57 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:03 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:56 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:37 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:58 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:30 | Brisbane 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across John'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.
Sydney 2026, against 3,324 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where John 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 53% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 32%).
See the numbers
| Part | John: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 35% |
| Push | 42% |
| Pull | 41% |
| BBJ | 35% |
| Row | 32% |
| Carry | 53% |
| Lunges | 41% |
| Wall balls | 40% |
| Roxzone | 39% |
| Runs | 41% |
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 John beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 53%); weakest: Row (faster than 32%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
John's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Farmers carry (0:02 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (1:24 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: John 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.John: 41:04 running, 38:59 at the stations and 9:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:37).Below, Typical Open Men: 39:25 running, 36:39 at the stations and 8:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:02).
See the numbers
| Part | John | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:10 | 4:03 |
| SkiErg | 4:34 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 4:42 | 4:23 |
| Sled push | 2:44 | 2:37 |
| Run 3 | 5:04 | 4:42 |
| Sled pull | 4:43 | 4:26 |
| Run 4 | 5:00 | 4:44 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:25 | 5:43 |
| Run 5 | 4:56 | 4:55 |
| Row | 4:57 | 4:45 |
| Run 6 | 4:49 | 4:49 |
| Farmers carry | 2:03 | 2:05 |
| Run 7 | 4:54 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:56 | 5:35 |
| Run 8 | 7:28 | 7:00 |
| Wall balls | 7:37 | 7:02 |
| Roxzone | 9:11 | 8:40 |
| Finish | 1:29:03 | 1:25:32 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Burpee broad jump cost 0:42 against the typical Open Men finisher at Sydney 2026. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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