NED Merel Kester
5 HYROX races over 3 seasons: 1 solo, 4 in a team with 2 partners.
One best per race type
Doubles Mixed: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Merel Kester at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:31:01 at Helsinki (May 2026); Merel Kester was 0:21 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen | Apr 2025 | Doubles Mixed | 1:31:22 |
| Amsterdam | Jan 2026 | Doubles Mixed | 1:33:47 |
| Helsinki | May 2026 | Doubles Mixed | 1:31:01 |
Each dot is one Doubles Mixed race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Doubles Mixed races yet to measure the change. Team times are shared with a partner, so they move with who you race with.
5 results at 5 races
791st of 1,366 Doubles Women (faster than 42%). Against the 43 who finished around 1:32:25: most time gained on sled pull (0:30), most lost on the roxzone (0:53). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:20 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:48 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,366 Doubles Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:16 | 4:40 | faster than 70% |
| SkiErg: | 4:30 | 4:42 | faster than 77% |
| Run 2: | 6:23 | 6:00 | faster than 34% |
| Sled push: | 1:38 | 1:50 | faster than 79% |
| Run 3: | 6:41 | 6:17 | faster than 34% |
| Sled pull: | 3:41 | 4:08 | faster than 74% |
| Run 4: | 6:44 | 6:23 | faster than 35% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:24 | 4:45 | faster than 61% |
| Run 5: | 6:47 | 6:28 | faster than 37% |
| Row: | 5:05 | 5:14 | faster than 66% |
| Run 6: | 6:46 | 6:27 | faster than 37% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:51 | 1:55 | faster than 61% |
| Run 7: | 6:40 | 6:26 | faster than 40% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:07 | 3:50 | faster than 35% |
| Run 8: | 7:11 | 6:48 | faster than 38% |
| Wall balls: | 5:14 | 4:24 | faster than 20% |
| Roxzone: | 9:55 | 8:30 | faster than 25% |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:23 | 49:39 | faster than 40% |
| Stations (8) | 30:30 | ||
| Finish | 1:31:43 | 1:29:13 | 791st of 1,366 · faster than 42% |
602nd of 718 Doubles Mixed (faster than 16%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 718 Doubles Mixed here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:29 | 5:46 | faster than 24% |
| SkiErg: | 4:30 | 4:16 | faster than 25% |
| Run 2: | 5:55 | 5:03 | faster than 17% |
| Sled push: | 2:04 | 1:55 | faster than 35% |
| Run 3: | 6:09 | 5:11 | faster than 15% |
| Sled pull: | 4:54 | 3:25 | faster than 5% |
| Run 4: | 6:17 | 5:12 | faster than 14% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:41 | 3:23 | faster than 13% |
| Run 5: | 6:01 | 5:18 | faster than 22% |
| Row: | 4:57 | 4:35 | faster than 18% |
| Run 6: | 6:19 | 5:16 | faster than 13% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:47 | 1:39 | faster than 33% |
| Run 7: | 6:06 | 5:16 | faster than 20% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:40 | 3:48 | faster than 18% |
| Run 8: | 7:26 | 6:07 | faster than 16% |
| Wall balls: | 4:47 | 4:15 | faster than 28% |
| Roxzone: | 8:07 | 6:23 | faster than 17% |
| Runs (8 km) | 50:38 | 43:16 | faster than 18% |
| Stations (8) | 32:20 | ||
| Finish | 1:31:01 | 1:17:26 | 602nd of 718 · faster than 16% |
1,954th of 2,259 Doubles Mixed (faster than 13%). Against the 68 who finished around 1:32:52: most time gained on the roxzone (0:18), most lost on sled pull (1:09). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:30 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:39 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,259 Doubles Mixed here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:42 | 4:23 | faster than 32% |
| SkiErg: | 4:16 | 4:13 | faster than 41% |
| Run 2: | 6:21 | 5:20 | faster than 12% |
| Sled push: | 2:18 | 2:11 | faster than 38% |
| Run 3: | 6:32 | 5:34 | faster than 14% |
| Sled pull: | 5:33 | 3:54 | faster than 5% |
| Run 4: | 6:33 | 5:36 | faster than 15% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:40 | 3:29 | faster than 12% |
| Run 5: | 6:45 | 5:43 | faster than 15% |
| Row: | 5:00 | 4:39 | faster than 18% |
| Run 6: | 6:44 | 5:40 | faster than 13% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:02 | 1:45 | faster than 16% |
| Run 7: | 6:41 | 5:40 | faster than 15% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:53 | 3:52 | faster than 15% |
| Run 8: | 7:29 | 6:11 | faster than 15% |
| Wall balls: | 5:27 | 4:33 | faster than 21% |
| Roxzone: | 7:59 | 6:37 | faster than 21% |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:43 | 44:15 | faster than 15% |
| Stations (8) | 34:09 | ||
| Finish | 1:33:47 | 1:19:57 | 1954th of 2,259 · faster than 13% |
818th of 872 Open Women (faster than 6%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 872 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:03 | 5:30 | faster than 24% |
| SkiErg: | 5:12 | 5:06 | faster than 41% |
| Run 2: | 7:11 | 6:02 | faster than 14% |
| Sled push: | 3:29 | 3:15 | faster than 37% |
| Run 3: | 7:24 | 6:23 | faster than 19% |
| Sled pull: | 6:14 | 5:12 | faster than 18% |
| Run 4: | 7:24 | 6:24 | faster than 19% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 16:27 | 6:52 | faster than 0% |
| Run 5: | 8:05 | 6:38 | faster than 14% |
| Row: | 5:40 | 5:21 | faster than 24% |
| Run 6: | 7:50 | 6:30 | faster than 15% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:11 | 2:19 | faster than 12% |
| Run 7: | 7:48 | 6:28 | faster than 15% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:46 | 5:01 | faster than 8% |
| Run 8: | 10:27 | 5:21 | faster than 1% |
| Wall balls: | 9:28 | 6:53 | faster than 17% |
| Roxzone: | 9:18 | 6:08 | faster than 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:02:09 | 49:28 | faster than 10% |
| Stations (8) | 57:27 | ||
| Finish | 2:08:49 | 1:36:38 | 818th of 872 · faster than 6% |
605th of 722 Doubles Mixed (faster than 16%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 722 Doubles Mixed here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 7:34 | 7:02 | faster than 27% |
| SkiErg: | 4:22 | 4:14 | faster than 34% |
| Run 2: | 5:42 | 4:42 | faster than 7% |
| Sled push: | 1:51 | 1:47 | faster than 42% |
| Run 3: | 5:49 | 5:01 | faster than 11% |
| Sled pull: | 5:15 | 3:49 | faster than 7% |
| Run 4: | 5:46 | 5:01 | faster than 15% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:40 | 3:36 | faster than 15% |
| Run 5: | 5:46 | 5:05 | faster than 17% |
| Row: | 4:59 | 4:41 | faster than 23% |
| Run 6: | 5:48 | 5:04 | faster than 14% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:51 | 1:47 | faster than 41% |
| Run 7: | 5:49 | 5:05 | faster than 14% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:33 | 3:59 | faster than 28% |
| Run 8: | 6:11 | 5:26 | faster than 19% |
| Wall balls: | 4:10 | 4:03 | faster than 40% |
| Roxzone †: | 11:16 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 48:25 | 42:37 | faster than 14% |
| Stations (8) | 31:41 | ||
| Finish | 1:31:22 | 1:20:57 | 605th of 722 · faster than 16% |
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; for a team it is the team’s age group.
2 team partners
- Richard Van Hulst3 races
- Diane Kester1 race
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
Utrecht 2025, against 872 Open Women
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Merel sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Ski (faster than 41% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 0%).
See the numbers
| Part | Merel: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 41% |
| Push | 37% |
| Pull | 19% |
| BBJ | 0% |
| Row | 24% |
| Carry | 12% |
| Lunges | 9% |
| Wall balls | 17% |
| Roxzone | 7% |
| Runs | 11% |
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 Merel beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: SkiErg (faster than 41%); weakest: Burpee broad jump (faster than 0%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Merel's time on each part against the typical Open Women finisher at this race.Best: SkiErg (0:06 slower); weakest: Runs (8 km) (12:41 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: Merel 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.Merel: 1:02:11 running, 57:27 at the stations and 9:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (16:27).Below, Typical Open Women: 49:16 running, 39:59 at the stations and 6:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:53).
See the numbers
| Part | Merel | Typical Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:03 | 5:30 |
| SkiErg | 5:12 | 5:06 |
| Run 2 | 7:11 | 6:02 |
| Sled push | 3:29 | 3:15 |
| Run 3 | 7:24 | 6:23 |
| Sled pull | 6:14 | 5:12 |
| Run 4 | 7:24 | 6:24 |
| Burpee broad jump | 16:27 | 6:52 |
| Run 5 | 8:05 | 6:38 |
| Row | 5:40 | 5:21 |
| Run 6 | 7:50 | 6:30 |
| Farmers carry | 3:11 | 2:19 |
| Run 7 | 7:48 | 6:28 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:46 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 10:27 | 5:21 |
| Wall balls | 9:28 | 6:53 |
| Roxzone | 9:18 | 6:08 |
| Finish | 2:08:49 | 1:36:38 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Burpee broad jump cost 9:35 against the typical Open Women finisher at Utrecht 2025. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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