BEL Mathias Houyoux
2 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:38:55 at Mechelen 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Mathias Houyoux at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:38:55 at Mechelen (Mar 2026); Mathias Houyoux was 2:17 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghent | Dec 2025 | Open Men | 1:41:12 |
| Mechelen | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:38:55 |
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
2,261st of 2,671 Open Men (faster than 15%). Against the 81 who finished around 1:39:08: most time gained on the eight runs (3:37), most lost on wall balls (3:56). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:34 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:18 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,671 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:09 | 3:40 | faster than 19% |
| SkiErg: | 5:09 | 4:27 | faster than 3% |
| Run 2: | 5:00 | 4:35 | faster than 27% |
| Sled push: | 2:55 | 2:40 | faster than 33% |
| Run 3: | 5:21 | 4:52 | faster than 26% |
| Sled pull: | 6:32 | 4:20 | faster than 4% |
| Run 4: | 5:31 | 4:52 | faster than 22% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:02 | 5:29 | faster than 37% |
| Run 5: | 5:17 | 5:02 | faster than 37% |
| Row: | 5:29 | 4:44 | faster than 7% |
| Run 6: | 5:06 | 4:54 | faster than 39% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:07 | 2:04 | faster than 6% |
| Run 7: | 5:21 | 4:52 | faster than 26% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:16 | 4:58 | faster than 19% |
| Run 8: | 5:51 | 5:26 | faster than 34% |
| Wall balls: | 13:05 | 6:43 | faster than 4% |
| Roxzone: | 8:52 | 7:50 | faster than 28% |
| Runs (8 km) | 41:31 | 38:18 | faster than 30% |
| Stations (8) | 48:35 | ||
| Finish | 1:38:55 | 1:21:55 | 2261st of 2,671 · faster than 15% |
1,221st of 1,429 Open Men (faster than 14%). Against the 43 who finished around 1:40:43: most time gained on the eight runs (3:16), most lost on wall balls (4:06). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:32 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:46 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,429 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:36 | 4:50 | faster than 16% |
| SkiErg: | 5:14 | 4:30 | faster than 2% |
| Run 2: | 4:57 | 4:36 | faster than 33% |
| Sled push: | 3:28 | 3:02 | faster than 22% |
| Run 3: | 5:15 | 5:00 | faster than 37% |
| Sled pull: | 7:28 | 4:58 | faster than 4% |
| Run 4: | 5:24 | 4:58 | faster than 30% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:25 | 5:24 | faster than 27% |
| Run 5: | 5:27 | 5:09 | faster than 37% |
| Row: | 5:23 | 4:46 | faster than 7% |
| Run 6: | 5:01 | 4:58 | faster than 47% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:26 | 2:01 | faster than 20% |
| Run 7: | 5:04 | 4:56 | faster than 44% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:06 | 4:54 | faster than 19% |
| Run 8: | 6:12 | 5:16 | faster than 22% |
| Wall balls: | 13:29 | 6:58 | faster than 4% |
| Roxzone: | 8:26 | 6:46 | faster than 19% |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:52 | 40:01 | faster than 33% |
| Stations (8) | 49:59 | ||
| Finish | 1:41:12 | 1:24:06 | 1221st of 1,429 · faster than 14% |
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 Mathias has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 5:09 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:55 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 6:32 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:02 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:23 | Ghent 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:26 | Ghent 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:06 | Ghent 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 13:05 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 41:31 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:26 | Ghent 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Mathias'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.
Mechelen 2026, against 2,671 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Mathias 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 37% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Mathias: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 3% |
| Push | 33% |
| Pull | 5% |
| BBJ | 37% |
| Row | 7% |
| Carry | 7% |
| Lunges | 19% |
| Wall balls | 4% |
| Roxzone | 29% |
| Runs | 30% |
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 Mathias beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Burpee broad jump (faster than 37%); weakest: SkiErg (faster than 3%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Mathias's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Sled push (0:15 slower); weakest: Wall balls (6:22 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: Mathias 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.Mathias: 41:36 running, 48:35 at the stations and 8:52 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (13:05) and the shortest the sled push (2:55).Below, Typical Open Men: 38:13 running, 35:25 at the stations and 7:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:43).
See the numbers
| Part | Mathias | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:09 | 3:40 |
| SkiErg | 5:09 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 5:00 | 4:35 |
| Sled push | 2:55 | 2:40 |
| Run 3 | 5:21 | 4:52 |
| Sled pull | 6:32 | 4:20 |
| Run 4 | 5:31 | 4:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:02 | 5:29 |
| Run 5 | 5:17 | 5:02 |
| Row | 5:29 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 5:06 | 4:54 |
| Farmers carry | 3:07 | 2:04 |
| Run 7 | 5:21 | 4:52 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:16 | 4:58 |
| Run 8 | 5:51 | 5:26 |
| Wall balls | 13:05 | 6:43 |
| Roxzone | 8:52 | 7:50 |
| Finish | 1:38:55 | 1:21:55 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 6:22 against the typical Open Men finisher at Mechelen 2026. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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