GER Markus Grüntges
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:35:38 at Cologne 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Markus Grüntges at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:35:38 at Cologne (Apr 2026); Markus Grüntges was 2:49 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne | Apr 2025 | Open Men | 1:38:27 |
| Cologne | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:35:38 |
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
1,008th of 1,452 Open Men (faster than 30%). Against the 44 who finished around 1:36:03: most time gained on the eight runs (3:12), most lost on sled pull (1:34). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:40 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:27 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,452 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:03 | 4:08 | faster than 54% |
| SkiErg: | 4:51 | 4:29 | faster than 16% |
| Run 2: | 5:08 | 5:10 | faster than 51% |
| Sled push: | 4:28 | 3:14 | faster than 8% |
| Run 3: | 5:29 | 5:32 | faster than 52% |
| Sled pull: | 6:22 | 4:27 | faster than 7% |
| Run 4: | 5:39 | 5:34 | faster than 45% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:11 | 5:29 | faster than 36% |
| Run 5: | 5:58 | 5:45 | faster than 41% |
| Row: | 5:09 | 4:52 | faster than 28% |
| Run 6: | 5:45 | 5:32 | faster than 41% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:07 | 1:58 | faster than 3% |
| Run 7: | 5:46 | 5:36 | faster than 42% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:23 | 5:09 | faster than 22% |
| Run 8: | 5:30 | 5:24 | faster than 47% |
| Wall balls: | 8:41 | 7:21 | faster than 31% |
| Roxzone: | 7:18 | 6:28 | faster than 33% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:14 | 43:02 | faster than 48% |
| Stations (8) | 45:12 | ||
| Finish | 1:35:38 | 1:27:04 | 1008th of 1,452 · faster than 30% |
1,452nd of 1,840 Open Men (faster than 21%). Against the 55 who finished around 1:39:24: most time gained on the eight runs (3:51), most lost on sled pull (1:03). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:32 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:00 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,840 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:58 | 4:51 | faster than 43% |
| SkiErg: | 4:57 | 4:24 | faster than 7% |
| Run 2: | 4:55 | 4:40 | faster than 35% |
| Sled push: | 3:58 | 2:51 | faster than 7% |
| Run 3: | 5:20 | 4:59 | faster than 32% |
| Sled pull: | 6:02 | 4:27 | faster than 8% |
| Run 4: | 5:19 | 5:01 | faster than 35% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:14 | 5:27 | faster than 90% |
| Run 5: | 5:30 | 5:09 | faster than 33% |
| Row: | 5:06 | 4:45 | faster than 21% |
| Run 6: | 5:28 | 5:03 | faster than 31% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:56 | 2:03 | faster than 8% |
| Run 7: | 5:34 | 5:06 | faster than 31% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:04 | 5:04 | faster than 12% |
| Run 8: | 6:31 | 6:16 | faster than 42% |
| Wall balls: | 9:40 | 7:00 | faster than 17% |
| Roxzone †: | 11:55 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 43:35 | 41:24 | faster than 36% |
| Stations (8) | 42:57 | ||
| Finish | 1:38:27 | 1:25:33 | 1452nd of 1,840 · faster than 21% |
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. † 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.
The fastest Markus has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:51 | Cologne 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:58 | Cologne 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 6:02 | Cologne 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:14 | Cologne 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:06 | Cologne 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:56 | Cologne 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:23 | Cologne 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 8:41 | Cologne 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:14 | Cologne 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:18 | Cologne 2026 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Markus'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.
Cologne 2026, against 1,452 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Markus sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Runs (faster than 49% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 4%).
See the numbers
| Part | Markus: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 17% |
| Push | 8% |
| Pull | 8% |
| BBJ | 36% |
| Row | 28% |
| Carry | 4% |
| Lunges | 22% |
| Wall balls | 32% |
| Roxzone | 33% |
| Runs | 49% |
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 Markus beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (faster than 49%); weakest: Farmers carry (faster than 4%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Markus's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (0:12 slower); weakest: Sled pull (1:55 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: Markus 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.Markus: 43:18 running, 45:12 at the stations and 7:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:41).Below, Typical Open Men: 42:41 running, 36:58 at the stations and 6:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:21).
See the numbers
| Part | Markus | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:03 | 4:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:51 | 4:29 |
| Run 2 | 5:08 | 5:10 |
| Sled push | 4:28 | 3:14 |
| Run 3 | 5:29 | 5:32 |
| Sled pull | 6:22 | 4:27 |
| Run 4 | 5:39 | 5:34 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:11 | 5:29 |
| Run 5 | 5:58 | 5:45 |
| Row | 5:09 | 4:52 |
| Run 6 | 5:45 | 5:32 |
| Farmers carry | 3:07 | 1:58 |
| Run 7 | 5:46 | 5:36 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:23 | 5:09 |
| Run 8 | 5:30 | 5:24 |
| Wall balls | 8:41 | 7:21 |
| Roxzone | 7:18 | 6:28 |
| Finish | 1:35:38 | 1:27:04 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled pull cost 1:55 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cologne 2026. The sled pull guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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