IRL Melissa Carolan
2 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Women time: 1:44:10 at Madrid 2024.
Open Women: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Melissa Carolan at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:44:10 at Madrid (Oct 2024); Melissa Carolan was 0:23 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | Oct 2024 | Open Women | 1:44:10 |
| Dublin | Nov 2024 | Open Women | 1:44:33 |
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
688th of 939 Open Women (faster than 26%). Against the 30 who finished around 1:45:41: most time gained on the eight runs (6:11), most lost on wall balls (3:03). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:24 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:54 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 939 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:44 | 3:39 | faster than 43% |
| SkiErg: | 5:32 | 5:01 | faster than 8% |
| Run 2: | 6:03 | 6:01 | faster than 48% |
| Sled push: | 4:06 | 2:39 | faster than 3% |
| Run 3: | 6:26 | 6:28 | faster than 52% |
| Sled pull: | 6:22 | 5:49 | faster than 35% |
| Run 4: | 6:25 | 6:30 | faster than 53% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:22 | 7:03 | faster than 19% |
| Run 5: | 6:35 | 6:45 | faster than 55% |
| Row: | 6:05 | 5:28 | faster than 11% |
| Run 6: | 6:38 | 6:37 | faster than 49% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:24 | 2:16 | faster than 41% |
| Run 7: | 6:45 | 6:33 | faster than 43% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:18 | 4:54 | faster than 38% |
| Run 8: | 5:05 | 4:48 | faster than 40% |
| Wall balls: | 10:33 | 6:42 | faster than 8% |
| Roxzone: | 7:17 | 5:34 | faster than 16% |
| Runs (8 km) | 47:39 | 47:31 | faster than 49% |
| Stations (8) | 49:42 | ||
| Finish | 1:44:33 | 1:33:12 | 688th of 939 · faster than 26% |
310th of 444 Open Women (faster than 30%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 444 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:17 | 6:06 | faster than 40% |
| SkiErg: | 5:37 | 5:12 | faster than 16% |
| Run 2: | 5:20 | 5:12 | faster than 44% |
| Sled push: | 3:33 | 3:03 | faster than 23% |
| Run 3: | 5:34 | 5:28 | faster than 46% |
| Sled pull: | 7:31 | 5:58 | faster than 15% |
| Run 4: | 5:45 | 5:32 | faster than 40% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:43 | 6:27 | faster than 29% |
| Run 5: | 5:47 | 5:39 | faster than 44% |
| Row: | 5:51 | 5:31 | faster than 27% |
| Run 6: | 5:49 | 5:33 | faster than 37% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:23 | 2:21 | faster than 48% |
| Run 7: | 5:46 | 5:33 | faster than 40% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:51 | 5:18 | faster than 34% |
| Run 8: | 6:42 | 5:54 | faster than 26% |
| Wall balls: | 8:56 | 6:38 | faster than 16% |
| Roxzone: | 9:53 | 8:29 | faster than 30% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46:56 | 45:21 | faster than 41% |
| Stations (8) | 47:25 | ||
| Finish | 1:44:10 | 1:35:17 | 310th of 444 · faster than 30% |
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 Melissa has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 5:32 | Dublin 2024 · best of 2 | 5:16 |
| Sled push | 3:33 | Madrid 2024 · best of 2 | 2:55 |
| Sled pull | 6:22 | Dublin 2024 · best of 2 | 5:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:43 | Madrid 2024 · best of 2 | 6:46 |
| Row | 5:51 | Madrid 2024 · best of 2 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 2:23 | Madrid 2024 · best of 2 | 2:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:18 | Dublin 2024 · best of 2 | 5:13 |
| Wall balls | 8:56 | Madrid 2024 · best of 2 | 6:43 |
| Runs (8 km) | 46:56 | Madrid 2024 · best of 2 | 46:44 |
| Roxzone | 7:17 | Dublin 2024 · best of 2 | 7:57 |
How to read
Each station's best across Melissa'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.
Madrid 2024, against 444 Open Women
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Melissa sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Carry (faster than 49% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 15%).
See the numbers
| Part | Melissa: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 17% |
| Push | 23% |
| Pull | 15% |
| BBJ | 30% |
| Row | 28% |
| Carry | 49% |
| Lunges | 35% |
| Wall balls | 16% |
| Roxzone | 30% |
| Runs | 42% |
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 Melissa beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 49%); weakest: Sled pull (faster than 15%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Melissa's time on each part against the typical Open Women finisher at this race.Best: Farmers carry (0:02 slower); weakest: Wall balls (2:18 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: Melissa 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.Melissa: 47:00 running, 47:25 at the stations and 9:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:56).Below, Typical Open Women: 44:57 running, 40:28 at the stations and 8:29 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:38).
See the numbers
| Part | Melissa | Typical Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:17 | 6:06 |
| SkiErg | 5:37 | 5:12 |
| Run 2 | 5:20 | 5:12 |
| Sled push | 3:33 | 3:03 |
| Run 3 | 5:34 | 5:28 |
| Sled pull | 7:31 | 5:58 |
| Run 4 | 5:45 | 5:32 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:43 | 6:27 |
| Run 5 | 5:47 | 5:39 |
| Row | 5:51 | 5:31 |
| Run 6 | 5:49 | 5:33 |
| Farmers carry | 2:23 | 2:21 |
| Run 7 | 5:46 | 5:33 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:51 | 5:18 |
| Run 8 | 6:42 | 5:54 |
| Wall balls | 8:56 | 6:38 |
| Roxzone | 9:53 | 8:29 |
| Finish | 1:44:10 | 1:35:17 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 2:18 against the typical Open Women finisher at Madrid 2024. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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