USA Michael Karger
3 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:35:13 at Chicago Navy Pier 2024.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Michael Karger at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:35:13 at Chicago Navy Pier (Nov 2024); Michael Karger was 7:24 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Navy Pier | Nov 2024 | Open Men | 1:35:13 |
| Boston | Sep 2025 | Open Men | 1:37:52 |
| Chicago | Nov 2025 | Open Men | 1:42:37 |
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.
3 results at 3 races
1,165th of 1,622 Open Men (faster than 28%). Against the 49 who finished around 1:41:23: most time gained on wall balls (3:18), most lost on sled pull (3:04).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,622 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | — | 3:55 | |
| SkiErg: | 4:30 | 4:29 | faster than 48% |
| Run 2: | 5:04 | 5:18 | faster than 60% |
| Sled push: | 3:47 | 2:35 | faster than 7% |
| Run 3: | 5:46 | 5:41 | faster than 46% |
| Sled pull: | 8:40 | 5:13 | faster than 3% |
| Run 4: | — | 5:47 | |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:47 | 6:15 | faster than 82% |
| Run 5: | — | 5:58 | |
| Row: | 5:30 | 4:54 | faster than 12% |
| Run 6: | — | 5:49 | |
| Farmers carry: | 2:00 | 2:08 | faster than 62% |
| Run 7: | — | 5:49 | |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:18 | 5:21 | faster than 51% |
| Run 8: | — | 6:50 | |
| Wall balls: | 5:50 | 7:37 | faster than 78% |
| Roxzone: | — | 6:50 | |
| Runs (8 km) | — | 45:17 | |
| Stations (8) | 40:22 | ||
| Finish | 1:42:37 | 1:31:59 | 1165th of 1,622 · faster than 28% |
1,004th of 1,463 Open Men (faster than 31%). Against the 43 who finished around 1:38:32: most time gained on the eight runs (5:16), most lost on wall balls (9:37). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:07 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:00 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,463 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:39 | 5:52 | faster than 60% |
| SkiErg: | 4:30 | 4:34 | faster than 59% |
| Run 2: | 4:39 | 4:52 | faster than 61% |
| Sled push: | 2:56 | 2:39 | faster than 32% |
| Run 3: | 5:04 | 5:17 | faster than 59% |
| Sled pull: | 6:48 | 5:15 | faster than 16% |
| Run 4: | 5:09 | 5:15 | faster than 54% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:41 | 5:31 | faster than 71% |
| Run 5: | 5:27 | 5:27 | faster than 50% |
| Row: | 5:21 | 4:54 | faster than 21% |
| Run 6: | 5:13 | 5:18 | faster than 53% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:50 | 2:06 | faster than 74% |
| Run 7: | 5:10 | 5:14 | faster than 53% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:47 | 5:09 | faster than 61% |
| Run 8: | 5:48 | 5:59 | faster than 55% |
| Wall balls: | 19:12 | 7:52 | faster than 2% |
| Roxzone: | 5:45 | 6:44 | faster than 70% |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:06 | 43:32 | faster than 57% |
| Stations (8) | 50:05 | ||
| Finish | 1:37:52 | 1:28:56 | 1004th of 1,463 · faster than 31% |
539th of 814 Open Men (faster than 33%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 814 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:40 | 3:48 | faster than 60% |
| SkiErg: | 4:43 | 4:29 | faster than 24% |
| Run 2: | 5:05 | 5:07 | faster than 52% |
| Sled push: | 4:11 | 2:56 | faster than 7% |
| Run 3: | 5:42 | 5:36 | faster than 46% |
| Sled pull: | 6:15 | 4:53 | faster than 15% |
| Run 4: | 5:43 | 5:35 | faster than 43% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:06 | 5:43 | faster than 25% |
| Run 5: | 5:58 | 5:45 | faster than 41% |
| Row: | 5:20 | 4:51 | faster than 16% |
| Run 6: | 5:31 | 5:38 | faster than 55% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:50 | 2:05 | faster than 73% |
| Run 7: | 5:51 | 5:38 | faster than 42% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:41 | 5:20 | faster than 39% |
| Run 8: | 6:16 | 5:59 | faster than 41% |
| Wall balls: | 9:26 | 6:12 | faster than 9% |
| Roxzone: | 7:04 | 7:18 | faster than 55% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:40 | 43:21 | faster than 47% |
| Stations (8) | 44:32 | ||
| Finish | 1:35:13 | 1:27:57 | 539th of 814 · faster than 33% |
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. A dash means the organiser did not publish that number for the result.
The fastest Michael has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:30 | Chicago 2025 · best of 3 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:56 | Boston 2025 · best of 3 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 6:15 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 3 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:41 | Boston 2025 · best of 3 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:20 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 3 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:50 | Boston 2025 · best of 3 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:47 | Boston 2025 · best of 3 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 5:50 | Chicago 2025 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:06 | Boston 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:45 | Boston 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Michael'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.
Chicago Navy Pier 2024, against 814 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Michael 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 74% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 8%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 24% |
| Push | 8% |
| Pull | 16% |
| BBJ | 25% |
| Row | 17% |
| Carry | 74% |
| Lunges | 39% |
| Wall balls | 10% |
| Roxzone | 56% |
| 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 Michael beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 74%); weakest: Sled push (faster than 8%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Michael's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Farmers carry (0:15 faster); weakest: Wall balls (3:14 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: Michael 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.Michael: 43:47 running, 44:31 at the stations and 7:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:26).Below, Typical Open Men: 43:05 running, 36:28 at the stations and 7:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:12).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:40 | 3:48 |
| SkiErg | 4:43 | 4:29 |
| Run 2 | 5:05 | 5:07 |
| Sled push | 4:11 | 2:56 |
| Run 3 | 5:42 | 5:36 |
| Sled pull | 6:15 | 4:53 |
| Run 4 | 5:43 | 5:35 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:06 | 5:43 |
| Run 5 | 5:58 | 5:45 |
| Row | 5:20 | 4:51 |
| Run 6 | 5:31 | 5:38 |
| Farmers carry | 1:50 | 2:05 |
| Run 7 | 5:51 | 5:38 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:41 | 5:20 |
| Run 8 | 6:16 | 5:59 |
| Wall balls | 9:26 | 6:12 |
| Roxzone | 7:04 | 7:18 |
| Finish | 1:35:13 | 1:27:57 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 3:14 against the typical Open Men finisher at Chicago Navy Pier 2024. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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