RSA Romio Karam
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:20:55 at Cape Town 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Romio Karam at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:20:55 at Cape Town (Jul 2025); Romio Karam was 5:47 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg (I) | Mar 2025 | Open Men | 1:26:42 |
| Cape Town | Jul 2025 | Open Men | 1:20:55 |
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
149th of 781 Open Men (faster than 81%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 781 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:06 | 3:56 | faster than 86% |
| SkiErg: | 4:25 | 4:27 | faster than 55% |
| Run 2: | 4:34 | 5:30 | faster than 85% |
| Sled push: | 3:38 | 3:05 | faster than 28% |
| Run 3: | 4:44 | 6:05 | faster than 92% |
| Sled pull: | 5:39 | 5:18 | faster than 40% |
| Run 4: | 4:46 | 6:02 | faster than 89% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:49 | 6:00 | faster than 74% |
| Run 5: | 5:02 | 6:17 | faster than 87% |
| Row: | 4:50 | 5:01 | faster than 68% |
| Run 6: | 5:06 | 6:00 | faster than 81% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:36 | 2:10 | faster than 23% |
| Run 7: | 5:13 | 5:57 | faster than 74% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:03 | 5:32 | faster than 64% |
| Run 8: | 5:32 | 6:52 | faster than 81% |
| Wall balls: | 7:07 | 7:55 | faster than 61% |
| Roxzone: | 4:53 | 7:25 | faster than 91% |
| Runs (8 km) | 37:58 | 47:21 | faster than 88% |
| Stations (8) | 38:07 | ||
| Finish | 1:20:55 | 1:35:32 | 149th of 781 · faster than 81% |
84th of 422 Open Men (faster than 80%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 422 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:59 | 4:00 | faster than 93% |
| SkiErg: | 4:15 | 4:32 | faster than 84% |
| Run 2: | 4:43 | 5:42 | faster than 86% |
| Sled push: | 3:14 | 3:00 | faster than 37% |
| Run 3: | 5:04 | 6:10 | faster than 89% |
| Sled pull: | 6:15 | 5:12 | faster than 27% |
| Run 4: | 5:06 | 6:10 | faster than 87% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:02 | 6:43 | faster than 44% |
| Run 5: | 5:11 | 6:37 | faster than 90% |
| Row: | 4:56 | 5:13 | faster than 75% |
| Run 6: | 5:18 | 6:22 | faster than 84% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:20 | 2:19 | faster than 49% |
| Run 7: | 5:10 | 6:13 | faster than 87% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:13 | 5:30 | faster than 87% |
| Run 8: | 5:43 | 7:30 | faster than 90% |
| Wall balls: | 9:52 | 8:20 | faster than 35% |
| Roxzone: | 5:30 | 8:00 | faster than 91% |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:11 | 49:37 | faster than 91% |
| Stations (8) | 42:07 | ||
| Finish | 1:26:42 | 1:40:18 | 84th of 422 · faster than 80% |
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 Romio has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:15 | Johannesburg (I) 2025 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:14 | Johannesburg (I) 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:39 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:49 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:50 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:20 | Johannesburg (I) 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:13 | Johannesburg (I) 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:07 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 37:58 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 4:53 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Romio'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 2025, against 781 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Romio 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 92% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 23%).
See the numbers
| Part | Romio: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 55% |
| Push | 28% |
| Pull | 40% |
| BBJ | 74% |
| Row | 68% |
| Carry | 23% |
| Lunges | 65% |
| Wall balls | 62% |
| Roxzone | 92% |
| Runs | 88% |
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 Romio beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Roxzone (faster than 92%); weakest: Farmers carry (faster than 23%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Romio's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (9:23 faster); weakest: Sled push (0:33 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: Romio 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.Romio: 38:03 running, 38:07 at the stations and 4:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:07).Below, Typical Open Men: 46:39 running, 39:29 at the stations and 7:25 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:55).
See the numbers
| Part | Romio | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:06 | 3:56 |
| SkiErg | 4:25 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 4:34 | 5:30 |
| Sled push | 3:38 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 4:44 | 6:05 |
| Sled pull | 5:39 | 5:18 |
| Run 4 | 4:46 | 6:02 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:49 | 6:00 |
| Run 5 | 5:02 | 6:17 |
| Row | 4:50 | 5:01 |
| Run 6 | 5:06 | 6:00 |
| Farmers carry | 2:36 | 2:10 |
| Run 7 | 5:13 | 5:57 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:03 | 5:32 |
| Run 8 | 5:32 | 6:52 |
| Wall balls | 7:07 | 7:55 |
| Roxzone | 4:53 | 7:25 |
| Finish | 1:20:55 | 1:35:32 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled push cost 0:33 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cape Town 2025. The sled push guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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