RSA Rick Grobler
2 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:48:50 at Cape Town 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Rick Grobler at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:48:50 at Cape Town (Apr 2026); Rick Grobler was 8:47 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | Jul 2025 | Open Men | 1:57:37 |
| Cape Town | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:48:50 |
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
501st of 717 Open Men (faster than 30%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 717 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:30 | 4:03 | faster than 34% |
| SkiErg: | 4:33 | 4:32 | faster than 49% |
| Run 2: | 6:39 | 5:38 | faster than 20% |
| Sled push: | 3:32 | 3:11 | faster than 37% |
| Run 3: | 7:26 | 6:13 | faster than 22% |
| Sled pull: | 5:46 | 5:26 | faster than 42% |
| Run 4: | 7:21 | 6:11 | faster than 22% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:55 | 6:26 | faster than 27% |
| Run 5: | 7:40 | 6:25 | faster than 23% |
| Row: | 5:05 | 5:05 | faster than 51% |
| Run 6: | 7:07 | 6:10 | faster than 24% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:47 | 2:18 | faster than 24% |
| Run 7: | 6:40 | 6:12 | faster than 34% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:30 | 5:47 | faster than 35% |
| Run 8: | 8:29 | 7:00 | faster than 24% |
| Wall balls: | 8:35 | 8:08 | faster than 42% |
| Roxzone: | 8:21 | 6:51 | faster than 27% |
| Runs (8 km) | 55:48 | 48:46 | faster than 24% |
| Stations (8) | 44:43 | ||
| Finish | 1:48:50 | 1:37:27 | 501st of 717 · faster than 30% |
648th of 781 Open Men (faster than 17%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 781 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:29 | 3:56 | faster than 32% |
| SkiErg: | 4:28 | 4:27 | faster than 48% |
| Run 2: | 6:42 | 5:30 | faster than 19% |
| Sled push: | 3:44 | 3:05 | faster than 25% |
| Run 3: | 7:48 | 6:05 | faster than 17% |
| Sled pull: | 5:50 | 5:18 | faster than 37% |
| Run 4: | 7:59 | 6:02 | faster than 12% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:55 | 6:00 | faster than 33% |
| Run 5: | 9:57 | 6:17 | faster than 4% |
| Row: | 5:39 | 5:01 | faster than 17% |
| Run 6: | 9:00 | 6:00 | faster than 6% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:38 | 2:10 | faster than 21% |
| Run 7: | 7:48 | 5:57 | faster than 11% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:16 | 5:32 | faster than 33% |
| Run 8: | 9:31 | 6:52 | faster than 13% |
| Wall balls: | 8:01 | 7:55 | faster than 49% |
| Roxzone: | 10:59 | 7:25 | faster than 13% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:03:11 | 47:21 | faster than 10% |
| Stations (8) | 43:31 | ||
| Finish | 1:57:37 | 1:35:32 | 648th of 781 · faster than 17% |
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 Rick has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:28 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:32 | Cape Town 2026 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:46 | Cape Town 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:55 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:05 | Cape Town 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:38 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:16 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 8:01 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 55:48 | Cape Town 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:21 | Cape Town 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Rick'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.
Cape Town 2026, against 717 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Rick 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 51% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 25%).
See the numbers
| Part | Rick: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 49% |
| Push | 38% |
| Pull | 42% |
| BBJ | 28% |
| Row | 51% |
| Carry | 25% |
| Lunges | 36% |
| Wall balls | 43% |
| Roxzone | 28% |
| Runs | 25% |
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 Rick beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Row (faster than 51%); weakest: Runs (8 km) (faster than 25%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Rick's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Row (level); weakest: Runs (8 km) (7:02 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: Rick 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.Rick: 55:52 running, 44:43 at the stations and 8:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:35).Below, Typical Open Men: 47:52 running, 40:52 at the stations and 6:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:08).
See the numbers
| Part | Rick | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:30 | 4:03 |
| SkiErg | 4:33 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 6:39 | 5:38 |
| Sled push | 3:32 | 3:11 |
| Run 3 | 7:26 | 6:13 |
| Sled pull | 5:46 | 5:26 |
| Run 4 | 7:21 | 6:11 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:55 | 6:26 |
| Run 5 | 7:40 | 6:25 |
| Row | 5:05 | 5:05 |
| Run 6 | 7:07 | 6:10 |
| Farmers carry | 2:47 | 2:18 |
| Run 7 | 6:40 | 6:12 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:30 | 5:47 |
| Run 8 | 8:29 | 7:00 |
| Wall balls | 8:35 | 8:08 |
| Roxzone | 8:21 | 6:51 |
| Finish | 1:48:50 | 1:37:27 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Roxzone cost 1:30 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cape Town 2026. The pacing guide is where that time comes back.
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