USA Michael Samuel
2 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:25:32 at Dallas 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Michael Samuel at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:25:32 at Dallas (Nov 2025); Michael Samuel was 6:42 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:32:14 |
| Dallas | Nov 2025 | Open Men | 1:25:32 |
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
802nd of 2,075 Open Men (faster than 61%). Against the 63 who finished around 1:25:57: most time gained on row (0:27), most lost on the eight runs (1:23). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:44 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:21 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,075 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:42 | 5:29 | faster than 41% |
| SkiErg: | 4:18 | 4:26 | faster than 66% |
| Run 2: | 5:20 | 5:06 | faster than 40% |
| Sled push: | 2:40 | 2:56 | faster than 67% |
| Run 3: | 5:28 | 5:32 | faster than 52% |
| Sled pull: | 4:31 | 5:06 | faster than 71% |
| Run 4: | 5:30 | 5:33 | faster than 52% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:59 | 5:36 | faster than 65% |
| Run 5: | 5:41 | 5:45 | faster than 52% |
| Row: | 4:40 | 5:12 | faster than 89% |
| Run 6: | 5:31 | 5:33 | faster than 51% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:57 | 2:05 | faster than 63% |
| Run 7: | 5:44 | 5:34 | faster than 43% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:22 | 5:18 | faster than 48% |
| Run 8: | 5:48 | 6:02 | faster than 56% |
| Wall balls: | 6:07 | 7:23 | faster than 72% |
| Roxzone: | 6:22 | 6:27 | faster than 51% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:40 | 44:52 | faster than 50% |
| Stations (8) | 34:34 | ||
| Finish | 1:25:32 | 1:30:19 | 802nd of 2,075 · faster than 61% |
421st of 789 Open Men (faster than 46%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 789 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:47 | 4:21 | faster than 26% |
| SkiErg: | 4:59 | 4:47 | faster than 32% |
| Run 2: | 5:28 | 4:56 | faster than 29% |
| Sled push: | 4:04 | 2:59 | faster than 12% |
| Run 3: | 5:28 | 5:26 | faster than 48% |
| Sled pull: | 5:11 | 5:24 | faster than 56% |
| Run 4: | 5:34 | 5:23 | faster than 42% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:50 | 5:34 | faster than 43% |
| Run 5: | 5:46 | 5:39 | faster than 45% |
| Row: | 4:39 | 4:58 | faster than 76% |
| Run 6: | 5:34 | 5:25 | faster than 44% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:54 | 2:06 | faster than 71% |
| Run 7: | 5:27 | 5:24 | faster than 48% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:48 | 5:27 | faster than 42% |
| Run 8: | 6:09 | 5:50 | faster than 41% |
| Wall balls: | 6:19 | 7:09 | faster than 63% |
| Roxzone: | 9:24 | 9:04 | faster than 44% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:10 | 42:36 | faster than 42% |
| Stations (8) | 38:44 | ||
| Finish | 1:32:14 | 1:31:04 | 421st of 789 · 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.
The fastest Michael has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:18 | Dallas 2025 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:40 | Dallas 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:31 | Dallas 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:59 | Dallas 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:39 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:54 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:22 | Dallas 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:07 | Dallas 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:10 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 6:22 | Dallas 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.
Dallas 2025, against 2,075 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 Row (faster than 89% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 48%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 67% |
| Push | 68% |
| Pull | 71% |
| BBJ | 65% |
| Row | 89% |
| Carry | 63% |
| Lunges | 48% |
| Wall balls | 72% |
| Roxzone | 52% |
| Runs | 51% |
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: Row (faster than 89%); weakest: Sandbag lunges (faster than 48%).
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: Wall balls (1:16 faster); weakest: Sandbag lunges (0:04 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: 44:44 running, 34:35 at the stations and 6:22 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:07).Below, Typical Open Men: 44:34 running, 38:01 at the stations and 6:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:23).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:42 | 5:29 |
| SkiErg | 4:18 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 5:20 | 5:06 |
| Sled push | 2:40 | 2:56 |
| Run 3 | 5:28 | 5:32 |
| Sled pull | 4:31 | 5:06 |
| Run 4 | 5:30 | 5:33 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:59 | 5:36 |
| Run 5 | 5:41 | 5:45 |
| Row | 4:40 | 5:12 |
| Run 6 | 5:31 | 5:33 |
| Farmers carry | 1:57 | 2:05 |
| Run 7 | 5:44 | 5:34 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:22 | 5:18 |
| Run 8 | 5:48 | 6:02 |
| Wall balls | 6:07 | 7:23 |
| Roxzone | 6:22 | 6:27 |
| Finish | 1:25:32 | 1:30:19 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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