RSA Marvin Absalom
1 HYROX race over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:39:32 at Cape Town 2026.
1 result at 1 race
382nd of 717 Open Men (faster than 46%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 717 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:14 | 4:03 | faster than 20% |
| SkiErg: | 4:41 | 4:32 | faster than 34% |
| Run 2: | 5:26 | 5:38 | faster than 58% |
| Sled push: | 4:22 | 3:11 | faster than 15% |
| Run 3: | 6:31 | 6:13 | faster than 43% |
| Sled pull: | 7:46 | 5:26 | faster than 10% |
| Run 4: | 5:54 | 6:11 | faster than 58% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:14 | 6:26 | faster than 73% |
| Run 5: | 5:34 | 6:25 | faster than 74% |
| Row: | 5:40 | 5:05 | faster than 15% |
| Run 6: | 5:37 | 6:10 | faster than 67% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:49 | 2:18 | faster than 23% |
| Run 7: | 5:37 | 6:12 | faster than 67% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:27 | 5:47 | faster than 58% |
| Run 8: | 6:58 | 7:00 | faster than 50% |
| Wall balls: | 9:36 | 8:08 | faster than 31% |
| Roxzone: | 7:11 | 6:51 | faster than 45% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46:49 | 48:46 | faster than 57% |
| Stations (8) | 45:35 | ||
| Finish | 1:39:32 | 1:37:27 | 382nd of 717 · faster than 46% |
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.
Cape Town 2026, against 717 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Marvin sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on BBJ (faster than 74% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | Marvin: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 34% |
| Push | 16% |
| Pull | 10% |
| BBJ | 74% |
| Row | 16% |
| Carry | 23% |
| Lunges | 58% |
| Wall balls | 31% |
| Roxzone | 45% |
| Runs | 57% |
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 Marvin beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Burpee broad jump (faster than 74%); weakest: Sled pull (faster than 10%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Marvin's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (1:57 faster); weakest: Sled pull (2:20 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: Marvin 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.Marvin: 46:52 running, 45:35 at the stations and 7:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:36).Below, Typical Open Men: 47:52 running, 40:52 at the stations and 6:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:08).
See the numbers
| Part | Marvin | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:14 | 4:03 |
| SkiErg | 4:41 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 5:26 | 5:38 |
| Sled push | 4:22 | 3:11 |
| Run 3 | 6:31 | 6:13 |
| Sled pull | 7:46 | 5:26 |
| Run 4 | 5:54 | 6:11 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:14 | 6:26 |
| Run 5 | 5:34 | 6:25 |
| Row | 5:40 | 5:05 |
| Run 6 | 5:37 | 6:10 |
| Farmers carry | 2:49 | 2:18 |
| Run 7 | 5:37 | 6:12 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:27 | 5:47 |
| Run 8 | 6:58 | 7:00 |
| Wall balls | 9:36 | 8:08 |
| Roxzone | 7:11 | 6:51 |
| Finish | 1:39:32 | 1:37:27 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled pull cost 2:20 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cape Town 2026. The sled pull guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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