FRA Romain Piechowiak
2 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:24:36 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 Romain Piechowiak at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:24:36 at Mechelen (Mar 2026); Romain Piechowiak was 17:56 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maastricht | Sep 2025 | Open Men | 1:42:32 |
| Mechelen | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:24:36 |
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
1,542nd of 2,671 Open Men (faster than 42%). Against the 83 who finished around 1:25:22: most time gained on the roxzone (0:46), most lost on farmers carry (0:29). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:07 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:24 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,671 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:07 | 3:40 | faster than 21% |
| SkiErg: | 4:32 | 4:27 | faster than 40% |
| Run 2: | 4:41 | 4:35 | faster than 44% |
| Sled push: | 2:46 | 2:40 | faster than 43% |
| Run 3: | 4:51 | 4:52 | faster than 50% |
| Sled pull: | 4:54 | 4:20 | faster than 28% |
| Run 4: | 4:54 | 4:52 | faster than 48% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:57 | 5:29 | faster than 38% |
| Run 5: | 5:22 | 5:02 | faster than 33% |
| Row: | 4:48 | 4:44 | faster than 43% |
| Run 6: | 5:15 | 4:54 | faster than 32% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:31 | 2:04 | faster than 20% |
| Run 7: | 5:17 | 4:52 | faster than 29% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:45 | 4:58 | faster than 57% |
| Run 8: | 5:46 | 5:26 | faster than 37% |
| Wall balls: | 6:50 | 6:43 | faster than 47% |
| Roxzone: | 7:26 | 7:50 | faster than 59% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:11 | 38:18 | faster than 37% |
| Stations (8) | 37:03 | ||
| Finish | 1:24:36 | 1:21:55 | 1542nd of 2,671 · faster than 42% |
1,530th of 1,936 Open Men (faster than 20%). Against the 58 who finished around 1:43:08: most time gained on sandbag lunges (1:16), most lost on the roxzone (1:07). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:38 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:59 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,936 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:39 | 4:47 | faster than 14% |
| SkiErg: | 4:43 | 4:29 | faster than 22% |
| Run 2: | 5:35 | 4:45 | faster than 16% |
| Sled push: | 2:19 | 2:41 | faster than 77% |
| Run 3: | 5:50 | 5:05 | faster than 18% |
| Sled pull: | 7:01 | 5:13 | faster than 11% |
| Run 4: | 5:55 | 5:08 | faster than 20% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:43 | 5:56 | faster than 18% |
| Run 5: | 6:13 | 5:26 | faster than 23% |
| Row: | 5:02 | 4:47 | faster than 28% |
| Run 6: | 5:27 | 5:14 | faster than 40% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:28 | 2:07 | faster than 25% |
| Run 7: | 5:47 | 5:13 | faster than 27% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:01 | 5:12 | faster than 56% |
| Run 8: | 7:10 | 5:58 | faster than 22% |
| Wall balls: | 10:38 | 8:08 | faster than 23% |
| Roxzone: | 10:10 | 7:33 | faster than 16% |
| Runs (8 km) | 47:31 | 41:55 | faster than 23% |
| Stations (8) | 44:55 | ||
| Finish | 1:42:32 | 1:29:04 | 1530th of 1,936 · faster than 20% |
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 Romain has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:32 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:19 | Maastricht 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:54 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:57 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:48 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:28 | Maastricht 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:45 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:50 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:11 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:26 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Romain'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 Romain sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Roxzone (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Romain: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 40% |
| Push | 44% |
| Pull | 29% |
| BBJ | 39% |
| Row | 44% |
| Carry | 21% |
| Lunges | 58% |
| Wall balls | 48% |
| Roxzone | 60% |
| 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 Romain beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Roxzone (faster than 60%); weakest: Farmers carry (faster than 21%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Romain's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Roxzone (0:24 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (1:53 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: Romain 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.Romain: 40:13 running, 37:03 at the stations and 7:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:50).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 | Romain | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:07 | 3:40 |
| SkiErg | 4:32 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 4:41 | 4:35 |
| Sled push | 2:46 | 2:40 |
| Run 3 | 4:51 | 4:52 |
| Sled pull | 4:54 | 4:20 |
| Run 4 | 4:54 | 4:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:57 | 5:29 |
| Run 5 | 5:22 | 5:02 |
| Row | 4:48 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 5:15 | 4:54 |
| Farmers carry | 2:31 | 2:04 |
| Run 7 | 5:17 | 4:52 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:45 | 4:58 |
| Run 8 | 5:46 | 5:26 |
| Wall balls | 6:50 | 6:43 |
| Roxzone | 7:26 | 7:50 |
| Finish | 1:24:36 | 1:21:55 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled pull cost 0:34 against the typical Open Men finisher at Mechelen 2026. The sled pull guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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