BEL Michaël van Droogenbroeck
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:20:09 at Maastricht 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Michaël van Droogenbroeck at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:20:09 at Maastricht (Sep 2026); Michaël van Droogenbroeck was 1:41 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:21:50 |
| Maastricht | Sep 2026 | Open Men | 1:20:09 |
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
702nd of 2,058 Open Men (faster than 65%). Against the 63 who finished around 1:20:26: most time gained on the eight runs (4:01), most lost on sled pull (1:14). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:09 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:36 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,058 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:12 | 3:44 | faster than 81% |
| SkiErg: | 4:44 | 4:29 | faster than 23% |
| Run 2: | 4:13 | 4:53 | faster than 81% |
| Sled push: | 3:20 | 2:57 | faster than 27% |
| Run 3: | 4:22 | 5:14 | faster than 87% |
| Sled pull: | 5:34 | 4:38 | faster than 22% |
| Run 4: | 4:21 | 5:13 | faster than 88% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:01 | 5:42 | faster than 42% |
| Run 5: | 4:25 | 5:20 | faster than 88% |
| Row: | 4:52 | 4:54 | faster than 53% |
| Run 6: | 4:31 | 5:15 | faster than 81% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:11 | 2:12 | faster than 53% |
| Run 7: | 4:29 | 5:14 | faster than 84% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:35 | 5:10 | faster than 39% |
| Run 8: | 4:52 | 5:51 | faster than 86% |
| Wall balls: | 6:39 | 6:54 | faster than 54% |
| Roxzone: | 6:52 | 7:40 | faster than 67% |
| Runs (8 km) | 34:23 | 40:54 | faster than 86% |
| Stations (8) | 38:56 | ||
| Finish | 1:20:09 | 1:26:02 | 702nd of 2,058 · faster than 65% |
1,331st of 2,671 Open Men (faster than 50%). Against the 83 who finished around 1:21:54: most time gained on the eight runs (3:50), most lost on sandbag lunges (1:22). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:01 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:21 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,671 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:08 | 3:40 | faster than 86% |
| SkiErg: | 4:37 | 4:27 | faster than 30% |
| Run 2: | 4:09 | 4:35 | faster than 76% |
| Sled push: | 3:22 | 2:40 | faster than 13% |
| Run 3: | 4:15 | 4:52 | faster than 81% |
| Sled pull: | 5:19 | 4:20 | faster than 17% |
| Run 4: | 4:23 | 4:52 | faster than 75% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:45 | 5:29 | faster than 24% |
| Run 5: | 4:41 | 5:02 | faster than 68% |
| Row: | 4:51 | 4:44 | faster than 38% |
| Run 6: | 4:41 | 4:54 | faster than 62% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:21 | 2:04 | faster than 28% |
| Run 7: | 4:35 | 4:52 | faster than 65% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:16 | 4:58 | faster than 19% |
| Run 8: | 5:00 | 5:26 | faster than 69% |
| Wall balls: | 6:24 | 6:43 | faster than 56% |
| Roxzone: | 7:12 | 7:50 | faster than 65% |
| Runs (8 km) | 34:47 | 38:18 | faster than 73% |
| Stations (8) | 39:55 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:50 | 1:21:55 | 1331st of 2,671 · faster than 50% |
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 Michaël has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:37 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:20 | Maastricht 2026 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:19 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:01 | Maastricht 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:51 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:11 | Maastricht 2026 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:35 | Maastricht 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:24 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 34:23 | Maastricht 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 6:52 | Maastricht 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Michaël'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.
Maastricht 2026, against 2,058 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Michaël sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Runs (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 23%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michaël: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 23% |
| Push | 28% |
| Pull | 23% |
| BBJ | 43% |
| Row | 53% |
| Carry | 53% |
| Lunges | 39% |
| Wall balls | 55% |
| Roxzone | 67% |
| Runs | 87% |
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 Michaël beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (faster than 87%); weakest: Sled pull (faster than 23%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Michaël's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (6:31 faster); weakest: Sled pull (0:56 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: Michaël 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.Michaël: 34:26 running, 38:56 at the stations and 6:52 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:39).Below, Typical Open Men: 40:44 running, 36:57 at the stations and 7:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:54).
See the numbers
| Part | Michaël | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:12 | 3:44 |
| SkiErg | 4:44 | 4:29 |
| Run 2 | 4:13 | 4:53 |
| Sled push | 3:20 | 2:57 |
| Run 3 | 4:22 | 5:14 |
| Sled pull | 5:34 | 4:38 |
| Run 4 | 4:21 | 5:13 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:01 | 5:42 |
| Run 5 | 4:25 | 5:20 |
| Row | 4:52 | 4:54 |
| Run 6 | 4:31 | 5:15 |
| Farmers carry | 2:11 | 2:12 |
| Run 7 | 4:29 | 5:14 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:35 | 5:10 |
| Run 8 | 4:52 | 5:51 |
| Wall balls | 6:39 | 6:54 |
| Roxzone | 6:52 | 7:40 |
| Finish | 1:20:09 | 1:26:02 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled pull cost 0:56 against the typical Open Men finisher at Maastricht 2026. The sled pull guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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