USA Katie Schmelzer
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Women time: 1:21:50 at Chicago Navy Pier 2024.
Open Women: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Katie Schmelzer at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:21:50 at Chicago Navy Pier (Nov 2024); Katie Schmelzer was 0:52 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Navy Pier | Nov 2024 | Open Women | 1:21:50 |
| Chicago | Nov 2025 | Open Women | 1:22:42 |
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
249th of 1,127 Open Women (faster than 77%). Against the 34 who finished around 1:21:51: most time gained on sled pull (0:34), most lost on the roxzone (0:49). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:52 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:49 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,127 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:34 | 4:18 | faster than 90% |
| SkiErg: | 4:38 | 5:08 | faster than 92% |
| Run 2: | 5:19 | 5:47 | faster than 72% |
| Sled push: | 1:58 | 2:13 | faster than 72% |
| Run 3: | 5:19 | 6:03 | faster than 81% |
| Sled pull: | 4:06 | 5:22 | faster than 91% |
| Run 4: | 5:25 | 6:08 | faster than 79% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:53 | 6:33 | faster than 64% |
| Run 5: | 5:48 | 6:15 | faster than 69% |
| Row: | 5:30 | 5:23 | faster than 39% |
| Run 6: | 5:39 | 6:10 | faster than 71% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:54 | 2:06 | faster than 77% |
| Run 7: | 5:32 | 6:08 | faster than 74% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:02 | 5:06 | faster than 83% |
| Run 8: | 6:31 | 6:57 | faster than 64% |
| Wall balls: | 5:23 | 6:30 | faster than 73% |
| Roxzone: | 6:19 | 6:39 | faster than 57% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:04 | 47:53 | faster than 75% |
| Stations (8) | 33:24 | ||
| Finish | 1:22:42 | 1:33:19 | 249th of 1,127 · faster than 77% |
116th of 599 Open Women (faster than 80%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 599 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:46 | 4:15 | faster than 82% |
| SkiErg: | 4:56 | 5:06 | faster than 68% |
| Run 2: | 5:10 | 5:43 | faster than 77% |
| Sled push: | 2:27 | 2:46 | faster than 72% |
| Run 3: | 5:16 | 6:06 | faster than 84% |
| Sled pull: | 4:51 | 5:23 | faster than 68% |
| Run 4: | 5:25 | 6:06 | faster than 78% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:23 | 6:24 | faster than 72% |
| Run 5: | 5:30 | 6:20 | faster than 81% |
| Row: | 5:50 | 5:22 | faster than 19% |
| Run 6: | 5:21 | 6:11 | faster than 82% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:52 | 2:09 | faster than 85% |
| Run 7: | 5:12 | 6:11 | faster than 87% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:25 | 5:04 | faster than 74% |
| Run 8: | 5:23 | 6:25 | faster than 83% |
| Wall balls: | 4:18 | 5:37 | faster than 90% |
| Roxzone: | 6:53 | 7:21 | faster than 62% |
| Runs (8 km) | 41:00 | 47:29 | faster than 84% |
| Stations (8) | 34:02 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:50 | 1:33:27 | 116th of 599 · faster than 80% |
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 Katie has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:38 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 5:16 |
| Sled push | 1:58 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 2:55 |
| Sled pull | 4:06 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 5:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:23 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 6:46 |
| Row | 5:30 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 1:52 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 2:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:02 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 5:13 |
| Wall balls | 4:18 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 6:43 |
| Runs (8 km) | 41:00 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 46:44 |
| Roxzone | 6:19 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 7:57 |
How to read
Each station's best across Katie'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.
Chicago Navy Pier 2024, against 599 Open Women
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Katie 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 90% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 19%).
See the numbers
| Part | Katie: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 69% |
| Push | 72% |
| Pull | 69% |
| BBJ | 72% |
| Row | 19% |
| Carry | 85% |
| Lunges | 75% |
| Wall balls | 90% |
| Roxzone | 62% |
| Runs | 84% |
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 Katie beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Wall balls (faster than 90%); weakest: Row (faster than 19%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Katie's time on each part against the typical Open Women finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (6:29 faster); weakest: Row (0:28 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: Katie 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.Katie: 41:04 running, 34:02 at the stations and 6:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (5:50).Below, Typical Open Women: 47:16 running, 37:52 at the stations and 7:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:24).
See the numbers
| Part | Katie | Typical Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:46 | 4:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:56 | 5:06 |
| Run 2 | 5:10 | 5:43 |
| Sled push | 2:27 | 2:46 |
| Run 3 | 5:16 | 6:06 |
| Sled pull | 4:51 | 5:23 |
| Run 4 | 5:25 | 6:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:23 | 6:24 |
| Run 5 | 5:30 | 6:20 |
| Row | 5:50 | 5:22 |
| Run 6 | 5:21 | 6:11 |
| Farmers carry | 1:52 | 2:09 |
| Run 7 | 5:12 | 6:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:25 | 5:04 |
| Run 8 | 5:23 | 6:25 |
| Wall balls | 4:18 | 5:37 |
| Roxzone | 6:53 | 7:21 |
| Finish | 1:21:50 | 1:33:27 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Row cost 0:28 against the typical Open Women finisher at Chicago Navy Pier 2024. The row guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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