GER Markus Welsch
3 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:21:39 at Cologne 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Markus Welsch at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:21:39 at Cologne (Apr 2025); Markus Welsch was 3:19 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuttgart | Sep 2024 | Open Men | 1:24:58 |
| Karlsruhe | Mar 2025 | Open Men | 1:22:08 |
| Cologne | Apr 2025 | Open Men | 1:21:39 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 3:19 faster (1:24:58 to 1:21:39).
3 results at 3 races
715th of 1,840 Open Men (faster than 61%). Against the 55 who finished around 1:22:03: most time gained on sled push (0:54), most lost on the eight runs (1:25). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:04 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:45 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,840 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:06 | 4:51 | faster than 36% |
| SkiErg: | 4:20 | 4:24 | faster than 60% |
| Run 2: | 4:40 | 4:40 | faster than 49% |
| Sled push: | 1:54 | 2:51 | faster than 98% |
| Run 3: | 5:01 | 4:59 | faster than 48% |
| Sled pull: | 3:30 | 4:27 | faster than 89% |
| Run 4: | 5:05 | 5:01 | faster than 47% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:50 | 5:27 | faster than 22% |
| Run 5: | 5:13 | 5:09 | faster than 46% |
| Row: | 4:27 | 4:45 | faster than 84% |
| Run 6: | 5:14 | 5:03 | faster than 42% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:39 | 2:03 | faster than 89% |
| Run 7: | 5:18 | 5:06 | faster than 40% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:09 | 5:04 | faster than 47% |
| Run 8: | 6:11 | 6:16 | faster than 53% |
| Wall balls: | 5:35 | 7:00 | faster than 79% |
| Roxzone †: | 6:27 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 41:48 | 41:24 | faster than 47% |
| Stations (8) | 33:24 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:39 | 1:25:33 | 715th of 1,840 · faster than 61% |
413th of 1,207 Open Men (faster than 65%). Against the 38 who finished around 1:22:22: most time gained on sled pull (1:27), most lost on the eight runs (3:46). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:30 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:27 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,207 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:36 | 3:40 | faster than 3% |
| SkiErg: | 4:18 | 4:26 | faster than 69% |
| Run 2: | 5:27 | 5:18 | faster than 43% |
| Sled push: | 2:03 | 2:46 | faster than 96% |
| Run 3: | 5:37 | 5:40 | faster than 52% |
| Sled pull: | 3:12 | 5:02 | faster than 97% |
| Run 4: | 5:39 | 5:43 | faster than 52% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:46 | 5:41 | faster than 48% |
| Run 5: | 5:51 | 5:53 | faster than 50% |
| Row: | 4:12 | 4:46 | faster than 97% |
| Run 6: | 5:43 | 5:44 | faster than 50% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:43 | 2:00 | faster than 77% |
| Run 7: | 5:55 | 5:46 | faster than 42% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:28 | 5:01 | faster than 70% |
| Run 8: | 6:19 | 6:33 | faster than 57% |
| Wall balls: | 4:11 | 6:18 | faster than 95% |
| Roxzone: | 6:15 | 6:22 | faster than 53% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46:04 | 44:27 | faster than 42% |
| Stations (8) | 29:53 | ||
| Finish | 1:22:08 | 1:28:17 | 413th of 1,207 · faster than 65% |
344th of 770 Open Men (faster than 55%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 770 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:18 | 4:58 | faster than 34% |
| SkiErg: | 4:23 | 4:30 | faster than 67% |
| Run 2: | 4:57 | 4:45 | faster than 38% |
| Sled push: | 2:04 | 2:49 | faster than 93% |
| Run 3: | 5:01 | 5:01 | faster than 50% |
| Sled pull: | 3:38 | 5:16 | faster than 92% |
| Run 4: | 5:19 | 5:04 | faster than 37% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:11 | 5:41 | faster than 41% |
| Run 5: | 5:43 | 5:19 | faster than 30% |
| Row: | 4:15 | 4:50 | faster than 97% |
| Run 6: | 5:29 | 5:06 | faster than 32% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:36 | 2:03 | faster than 92% |
| Run 7: | 5:30 | 5:07 | faster than 33% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:39 | 5:10 | faster than 66% |
| Run 8: | 6:18 | 5:59 | faster than 40% |
| Wall balls: | 5:25 | 6:51 | faster than 81% |
| Roxzone: | 9:19 | 7:29 | faster than 22% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:30 | 41:38 | faster than 38% |
| Stations (8) | 32:11 | ||
| Finish | 1:24:58 | 1:27:00 | 344th of 770 · faster than 55% |
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 | 4:18 | Karlsruhe 2025 · best of 3 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 1:54 | Cologne 2025 · best of 3 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:12 | Karlsruhe 2025 · best of 3 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:46 | Karlsruhe 2025 · best of 3 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:12 | Karlsruhe 2025 · best of 3 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:36 | Stuttgart 2024 · best of 3 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:28 | Karlsruhe 2025 · best of 3 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 4:11 | Karlsruhe 2025 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 41:48 | Cologne 2025 · best of 3 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 6:15 | Karlsruhe 2025 · best of 2 | 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 2025, against 1,840 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 Push (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 22%).
See the numbers
| Part | Markus: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 60% |
| Push | 99% |
| Pull | 89% |
| BBJ | 22% |
| Row | 84% |
| Carry | 89% |
| Lunges | 48% |
| Wall balls | 79% |
| Roxzone | 60% |
| Runs | 48% |
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: Sled push (faster than 99%); weakest: Burpee broad jump (faster than 22%).
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: Wall balls (1:25 faster); weakest: Burpee broad jump (1:23 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: 41:48 running, 33:23 at the stations and 6:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:50).Below, Typical Open Men: 41:05 running, 36:01 at the stations and 7:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:00).
See the numbers
| Part | Markus | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:06 | 4:51 |
| SkiErg | 4:20 | 4:24 |
| Run 2 | 4:40 | 4:40 |
| Sled push | 1:54 | 2:51 |
| Run 3 | 5:01 | 4:59 |
| Sled pull | 3:30 | 4:27 |
| Run 4 | 5:05 | 5:01 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:50 | 5:27 |
| Run 5 | 5:13 | 5:09 |
| Row | 4:27 | 4:45 |
| Run 6 | 5:14 | 5:03 |
| Farmers carry | 1:39 | 2:03 |
| Run 7 | 5:18 | 5:06 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:09 | 5:04 |
| Run 8 | 6:11 | 6:16 |
| Wall balls | 5:35 | 7:00 |
| Roxzone | 6:27 | 7:01 |
| Finish | 1:21:39 | 1:25:33 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Burpee broad jump cost 1:23 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cologne 2025. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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