BEL Patrick van Ael
5 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:21:23 at Mechelen 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Patrick van Ael at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:21:23 at Mechelen (Mar 2026); Patrick van Ael was 10:56 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam | Feb 2025 | Open Men | 1:32:19 |
| Maastricht | Sep 2025 | Open Men | 1:26:18 |
| Utrecht | Nov 2025 | Open Men | 1:28:53 |
| Ghent | Dec 2025 | Open Men | 1:26:16 |
| Mechelen | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:21:23 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 10:56 faster (1:32:19 to 1:21:23).
5 results at 5 races
1,285th of 2,671 Open Men (faster than 51%). Against the 83 who finished around 1:21:54: most time gained on wall balls (1:22), most lost on the eight runs (1:26). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:38 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:21 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,671 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:40 | 3:40 | faster than 49% |
| SkiErg: | 4:12 | 4:27 | faster than 85% |
| Run 2: | 4:53 | 4:35 | faster than 32% |
| Sled push: | 3:19 | 2:40 | faster than 15% |
| Run 3: | 5:06 | 4:52 | faster than 37% |
| Sled pull: | 4:14 | 4:20 | faster than 54% |
| Run 4: | 5:05 | 4:52 | faster than 39% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:27 | 5:29 | faster than 51% |
| Run 5: | 5:11 | 5:02 | faster than 43% |
| Row: | 4:40 | 4:44 | faster than 58% |
| Run 6: | 5:00 | 4:54 | faster than 44% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:51 | 2:04 | faster than 70% |
| Run 7: | 5:12 | 4:52 | faster than 33% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:48 | 4:58 | faster than 56% |
| Run 8: | 5:59 | 5:26 | faster than 31% |
| Wall balls: | 5:20 | 6:43 | faster than 80% |
| Roxzone: | 7:34 | 7:50 | faster than 55% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:03 | 38:18 | faster than 38% |
| Stations (8) | 33:51 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:23 | 1:21:55 | 1285th of 2,671 · faster than 51% |
815th of 1,429 Open Men (faster than 42%). Against the 43 who finished around 1:25:35: most time gained on wall balls (2:06), most lost on the eight runs (3:01). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:22 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:00 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,429 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:57 | 4:50 | faster than 44% |
| SkiErg: | 4:30 | 4:30 | faster than 51% |
| Run 2: | 4:54 | 4:36 | faster than 35% |
| Sled push: | 3:41 | 3:02 | faster than 14% |
| Run 3: | 5:04 | 5:00 | faster than 46% |
| Sled pull: | 4:52 | 4:58 | faster than 54% |
| Run 4: | 5:04 | 4:58 | faster than 45% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:33 | 5:24 | faster than 46% |
| Run 5: | 7:10 | 5:09 | faster than 5% |
| Row: | 4:41 | 4:46 | faster than 59% |
| Run 6: | 5:12 | 4:58 | faster than 38% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:01 | 2:01 | faster than 51% |
| Run 7: | 5:17 | 4:56 | faster than 34% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:12 | 4:54 | faster than 39% |
| Run 8: | 5:42 | 5:16 | faster than 34% |
| Wall balls: | 5:17 | 6:58 | faster than 83% |
| Roxzone: | 7:18 | 6:46 | faster than 37% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:15 | 40:01 | faster than 30% |
| Stations (8) | 35:47 | ||
| Finish | 1:26:16 | 1:24:06 | 815th of 1,429 · faster than 42% |
978th of 1,912 Open Men (faster than 48%). Against the 58 who finished around 1:28:29: most time gained on wall balls (1:20), most lost on the eight runs (2:19). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:15 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:14 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,912 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:36 | 4:48 | faster than 61% |
| SkiErg: | 4:35 | 4:30 | faster than 39% |
| Run 2: | 5:30 | 5:13 | faster than 36% |
| Sled push: | 4:03 | 3:38 | faster than 32% |
| Run 3: | 5:34 | 5:40 | faster than 55% |
| Sled pull: | 4:34 | 5:04 | faster than 69% |
| Run 4: | 5:43 | 5:40 | faster than 47% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:45 | 5:43 | faster than 49% |
| Run 5: | 5:53 | 5:50 | faster than 48% |
| Row: | 4:52 | 4:48 | faster than 45% |
| Run 6: | 5:41 | 5:41 | faster than 50% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:02 | 2:13 | faster than 69% |
| Run 7: | 6:00 | 5:39 | faster than 36% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:25 | 5:10 | faster than 41% |
| Run 8: | 7:04 | 4:54 | faster than 15% |
| Wall balls: | 6:04 | 7:20 | faster than 72% |
| Roxzone: | 5:40 | 5:40 | faster than 50% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45:57 | 43:51 | faster than 38% |
| Stations (8) | 37:20 | ||
| Finish | 1:28:53 | 1:28:30 | 978th of 1,912 · faster than 48% |
827th of 1,936 Open Men (faster than 57%). Against the 58 who finished around 1:27:02: most time gained on wall balls (2:58), most lost on the eight runs (3:58). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:14 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:40 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,936 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:40 | 4:47 | faster than 2% |
| SkiErg: | 4:28 | 4:29 | faster than 52% |
| Run 2: | 7:09 | 4:45 | faster than 3% |
| Sled push: | 2:31 | 2:41 | faster than 63% |
| Run 3: | 4:55 | 5:05 | faster than 57% |
| Sled pull: | 5:15 | 5:13 | faster than 49% |
| Run 4: | 4:55 | 5:08 | faster than 61% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:21 | 5:56 | faster than 64% |
| Run 5: | 5:08 | 5:26 | faster than 63% |
| Row: | 4:43 | 4:47 | faster than 60% |
| Run 6: | 4:56 | 5:14 | faster than 65% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:50 | 2:07 | faster than 77% |
| Run 7: | 5:14 | 5:13 | faster than 49% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:56 | 5:12 | faster than 58% |
| Run 8: | 6:09 | 5:58 | faster than 44% |
| Wall balls: | 5:05 | 8:08 | faster than 93% |
| Roxzone: | 7:11 | 7:33 | faster than 58% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45:02 | 41:55 | faster than 33% |
| Stations (8) | 34:09 | ||
| Finish | 1:26:18 | 1:29:04 | 827th of 1,936 · faster than 57% |
1,618th of 2,469 Open Men (faster than 34%). Against the 74 who finished around 1:32:08: most time gained on wall balls (1:33), most lost on the eight runs (9:58).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,469 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:33 | 5:09 | faster than 28% |
| SkiErg: | 4:37 | 4:25 | faster than 26% |
| Run 2: | 8:24 | 4:54 | faster than 1% |
| Sled push: | 2:55 | 2:48 | faster than 42% |
| Run 3: | 3:39 | 5:15 | fastest in the field |
| Sled pull: | 4:45 | 5:06 | faster than 62% |
| Run 4: | — | 5:17 | |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:04 | 5:45 | faster than 24% |
| Run 5: | 5:31 | 5:31 | faster than 50% |
| Row: | 4:36 | 4:45 | faster than 66% |
| Run 6: | 5:58 | 5:19 | faster than 21% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:04 | 2:07 | faster than 54% |
| Run 7: | 5:30 | 5:18 | faster than 41% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:17 | 5:05 | faster than 22% |
| Run 8: | 19:44 | 5:59 | faster than 0% |
| Wall balls: | 4:29 | 5:58 | faster than 88% |
| Roxzone: | — | 6:51 | |
| Runs (8 km) | 55:36 | 43:09 | faster than 6% |
| Stations (8) | 36:47 | ||
| Finish | 1:32:19 | 1:26:37 | 1618th of 2,469 · faster than 34% |
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 Patrick has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:12 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 5 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:31 | Maastricht 2025 · best of 5 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:14 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 5 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:21 | Maastricht 2025 · best of 5 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:36 | Rotterdam 2025 · best of 5 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:50 | Maastricht 2025 · best of 5 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:48 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 5 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 4:29 | Rotterdam 2025 · best of 5 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:03 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 5 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:40 | Utrecht 2025 · best of 4 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Patrick'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.
Mechelen 2026, against 2,671 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Patrick 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 85% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 15%).
See the numbers
| Part | Patrick: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 85% |
| Push | 15% |
| Pull | 55% |
| BBJ | 51% |
| Row | 58% |
| Carry | 70% |
| Lunges | 56% |
| Wall balls | 81% |
| Roxzone | 56% |
| Runs | 38% |
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 Patrick beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: SkiErg (faster than 85%); weakest: Sled push (faster than 15%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Patrick's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Wall balls (1:23 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (1:45 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: Patrick 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.Patrick: 40:05 running, 33:51 at the stations and 7:34 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:27).Below, Typical Open Men: 38:13 running, 35:25 at the stations and 7:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:43).
See the numbers
| Part | Patrick | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:40 | 3:40 |
| SkiErg | 4:12 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 4:53 | 4:35 |
| Sled push | 3:19 | 2:40 |
| Run 3 | 5:06 | 4:52 |
| Sled pull | 4:14 | 4:20 |
| Run 4 | 5:05 | 4:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:27 | 5:29 |
| Run 5 | 5:11 | 5:02 |
| Row | 4:40 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 5:00 | 4:54 |
| Farmers carry | 1:51 | 2:04 |
| Run 7 | 5:12 | 4:52 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:48 | 4:58 |
| Run 8 | 5:59 | 5:26 |
| Wall balls | 5:20 | 6:43 |
| Roxzone | 7:34 | 7:50 |
| Finish | 1:21:23 | 1:21:55 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled push cost 0:39 against the typical Open Men finisher at Mechelen 2026. The sled push guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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