RSA Josh van der Merwe
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons, all in a team with 2 partners. Best Doubles Men time: 1:33:26 at Perth 2026.
Doubles Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterEach dot is one Doubles Men race. Not enough complete, clean Doubles Men races yet to measure the change. Team times are shared with a partner, so they move with who you race with.
2 results
| Race | Division | Time | Place | Runs | Stations | Roxzone | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth 2026 21 Aug 2026team: Josh Van der Merwe, Christian Naudéwhole field → | Doubles Men · team 16-24 | 1:33:26 | 621st of 709105th of 120 aged 16-24 | 51:57 | 30:46 | 10:43† | View results | See splits Hide splitsSkiErg4:13faster than 19%Sled push1:46faster than 46%Sled pull3:18faster than 46%Burpee broad jump3:34faster than 36%Row5:09faster than 9%Farmers carry2:27faster than 23%Sandbag lunges4:26faster than 26%Wall balls5:53faster than 12%Runs (8 km)51:57faster than 15%Roxzone10:43Run 14:33faster than 19%Run 26:28faster than 15%Run 36:43faster than 21%Run 47:26faster than 11%Run 57:06faster than 20%Run 67:10faster than 16%Run 76:35faster than 13%Run 85:59faster than 19%Full report for this race → |
| Johannesburg (I) 2025 1 Mar 2025team: Josh Van der Merwe, Rewan Strausswhole field → | Doubles Men · team U29 | 1:51:25 | 316th of 32579th of 82 aged U29 | 1:00:15 | 54:46‡ | — | View results | See splits Hide splitsSkiErg4:42faster than 4%Sled push2:27faster than 7%Sled pull23:39‡Burpee broad jump4:42faster than 13%Row5:49faster than 8%Farmers carry0:49‡Sandbag lunges3:57faster than 32%Wall balls8:41faster than 1%Runs (8 km)1:00:15faster than 16%Roxzone—Run 14:39Run 26:42Run 36:51Run 48:28Run 58:50Run 67:48Run 77:58Run 89:02Full report for this race → |
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 organiser timed all eight stations and the total is theirs, but one split is not used in comparisons: it was under our floor for that station (just under the fastest Elite 15 splits ever), which usually means a timing slip at the mats or a short course. Open the splits to see it. † This venue did not time the roxzone: the figure is the finish minus runs and stations, and part of the walk is inside the run laps there, so it is shorter than at other venues. The age group is the one entered for that race; for a team it is the team’s age group. A dash means the organiser did not publish that number for the result. How the numbers are made.
The fastest Josh has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:13 | Perth 2026 | 4:04 |
| Sled push | 1:46 | Perth 2026 | 1:50 |
| Sled pull | 3:18 | Perth 2026 | 3:20 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:34 | Perth 2026 | 3:13 |
| Row | 5:09 | Perth 2026 | 4:32 |
| Farmers carry | 2:27 | Perth 2026 | 1:40 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:26 | Perth 2026 | 3:35 |
| Wall balls | 5:53 | Perth 2026 | 4:23 |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:57 | Perth 2026 | 42:19 |
How to read
Each station's best across Josh's Doubles Men races, from different races, against the typical Doubles Men split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.
2 team partners
- Christian Naudé1 race
- Rewan Strauss1 race
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
Perth 2026, against 709 Doubles Men
Shape of the race
Further out means you beat more of the field on that part. A dent is a weak spot.
How you ranked on each station
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Doubles Men finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.
The race as one bar: Josh against the typical Doubles Men finisher
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Roxzone cost 5:26 against the typical Doubles Men finisher at Perth 2026. The pacing guide is where that time comes back.
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