AUS Robert Balakas
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:40:46 at Melbourne 2024.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Robert Balakas at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:40:46 at Melbourne (Jun 2024); Robert Balakas was 2:26 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | Jun 2024 | Open Men | 1:40:46 |
| Sydney | Jul 2026 | Open Men | 1:43:12 |
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
2,718th of 3,324 Open Men (faster than 18%). Against the 101 who finished around 1:41:23: most time gained on the eight runs (3:47), most lost on sandbag lunges (2:00). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:29 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 5:26 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,324 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:11 | 4:03 | faster than 42% |
| SkiErg: | 5:02 | 4:26 | faster than 8% |
| Run 2: | 4:43 | 4:23 | faster than 32% |
| Sled push: | 3:59 | 2:37 | faster than 5% |
| Run 3: | 5:02 | 4:42 | faster than 33% |
| Sled pull: | 6:22 | 4:26 | faster than 10% |
| Run 4: | 4:57 | 4:44 | faster than 39% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:54 | 5:43 | faster than 15% |
| Run 5: | 5:04 | 4:55 | faster than 43% |
| Row: | 5:23 | 4:45 | faster than 10% |
| Run 6: | 5:19 | 4:49 | faster than 29% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:05 | 2:05 | faster than 50% |
| Run 7: | 5:14 | 4:49 | faster than 33% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 8:40 | 5:35 | faster than 10% |
| Run 8: | 7:45 | 7:00 | faster than 33% |
| Wall balls: | 10:37 | 7:02 | faster than 13% |
| Roxzone: | 11:02 | 8:40 | faster than 15% |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:11 | 39:34 | faster than 35% |
| Stations (8) | 50:02 | ||
| Finish | 1:43:12 | 1:25:32 | 2718th of 3,324 · faster than 18% |
2,182nd of 2,673 Open Men (faster than 18%). Against the 81 who finished around 1:39:30: most time gained on the eight runs (5:19), most lost on sled pull (3:15). Runs 5 to 8 took 5:08 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:20 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,673 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:56 | 3:27 | faster than 61% |
| SkiErg: | 5:00 | 4:21 | faster than 3% |
| Run 2: | 4:59 | 4:51 | faster than 42% |
| Sled push: | 4:08 | 2:16 | faster than 1% |
| Run 3: | 5:20 | 5:10 | faster than 42% |
| Sled pull: | 8:36 | 4:48 | faster than 2% |
| Run 4: | 5:30 | 5:16 | faster than 38% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:32 | 5:30 | faster than 15% |
| Run 5: | 5:40 | 5:27 | faster than 41% |
| Row: | 5:21 | 4:49 | faster than 11% |
| Run 6: | 5:33 | 5:22 | faster than 41% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:43 | 2:08 | faster than 14% |
| Run 7: | 5:41 | 5:21 | faster than 36% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:26 | 5:24 | faster than 12% |
| Run 8: | 6:58 | 6:16 | faster than 31% |
| Wall balls: | 7:40 | 6:09 | faster than 22% |
| Roxzone: | 9:50 | 8:15 | faster than 25% |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:33 | 41:43 | faster than 45% |
| Stations (8) | 48:26 | ||
| Finish | 1:40:46 | 1:26:02 | 2182nd of 2,673 · faster than 18% |
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 Robert has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 5:00 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:59 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 6:22 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:32 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:21 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:05 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:26 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:40 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:11 | Sydney 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 9:50 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Robert'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.
Melbourne 2024, against 2,673 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Robert 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 45% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | Robert: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 4% |
| Push | 1% |
| Pull | 3% |
| BBJ | 15% |
| Row | 11% |
| Carry | 14% |
| Lunges | 13% |
| Wall balls | 23% |
| Roxzone | 26% |
| Runs | 45% |
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 Robert beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (faster than 45%); weakest: Sled push (faster than 1%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Robert's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Row (0:32 slower); weakest: Sled pull (3:48 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: Robert 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.Robert: 42:37 running, 48:26 at the stations and 9:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sled pull (8:36).Below, Typical Open Men: 41:10 running, 35:24 at the stations and 8:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:09).
See the numbers
| Part | Robert | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:56 | 3:27 |
| SkiErg | 5:00 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 4:59 | 4:51 |
| Sled push | 4:08 | 2:16 |
| Run 3 | 5:20 | 5:10 |
| Sled pull | 8:36 | 4:48 |
| Run 4 | 5:30 | 5:16 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:32 | 5:30 |
| Run 5 | 5:40 | 5:27 |
| Row | 5:21 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 5:33 | 5:22 |
| Farmers carry | 2:43 | 2:08 |
| Run 7 | 5:41 | 5:21 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:26 | 5:24 |
| Run 8 | 6:58 | 6:16 |
| Wall balls | 7:40 | 6:09 |
| Roxzone | 9:50 | 8:15 |
| Finish | 1:40:46 | 1:26:02 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled pull cost 3:48 against the typical Open Men finisher at Melbourne 2024. The sled pull guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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