NED Sam van der Veek
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:15:39 at Amsterdam 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Sam van der Veek at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:15:39 at Amsterdam (Jan 2026); Sam van der Veek was 12:05 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | Oct 2024 | Open Men | 1:27:44 |
| Amsterdam | Jan 2026 | Open Men | 1:15:39 |
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
664th of 2,802 Open Men (faster than 76%). Against the 86 who finished around 1:16:00: most time gained on the eight runs (3:24), most lost on sandbag lunges (1:43). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:54 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:10 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,802 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:21 | 3:51 | faster than 81% |
| SkiErg: | 4:43 | 4:27 | faster than 20% |
| Run 2: | 4:01 | 4:46 | faster than 89% |
| Sled push: | 3:05 | 2:58 | faster than 42% |
| Run 3: | 4:16 | 5:05 | faster than 88% |
| Sled pull: | 5:11 | 4:43 | faster than 34% |
| Run 4: | 4:10 | 5:06 | faster than 91% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:33 | 5:24 | faster than 73% |
| Run 5: | 4:20 | 5:15 | faster than 90% |
| Row: | 4:39 | 4:44 | faster than 60% |
| Run 6: | 4:20 | 5:08 | faster than 87% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:51 | 2:01 | faster than 67% |
| Run 7: | 4:11 | 5:06 | faster than 92% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:22 | 5:06 | faster than 20% |
| Run 8: | 4:53 | 5:53 | faster than 87% |
| Wall balls: | 5:59 | 7:00 | faster than 69% |
| Roxzone: | 5:52 | 6:45 | faster than 72% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:28 | 40:23 | faster than 89% |
| Stations (8) | 36:23 | ||
| Finish | 1:15:39 | 1:24:13 | 664th of 2,802 · faster than 76% |
1,188th of 2,198 Open Men (faster than 45%). Against the 68 who finished around 1:28:03: most time gained on the eight runs (2:36), most lost on the roxzone (1:18). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:53 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:48 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,198 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:25 | 3:44 | faster than 73% |
| SkiErg: | 4:57 | 4:25 | faster than 6% |
| Run 2: | 7:49 | 5:17 | faster than 6% |
| Sled push: | 2:33 | 2:23 | faster than 36% |
| Run 3: | 5:16 | 5:36 | faster than 65% |
| Sled pull: | 5:25 | 4:22 | faster than 16% |
| Run 4: | 5:14 | 5:38 | faster than 69% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:37 | 5:37 | faster than 50% |
| Run 5: | 5:12 | 5:50 | faster than 77% |
| Row: | 5:03 | 4:47 | faster than 26% |
| Run 6: | 4:54 | 5:40 | faster than 83% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:12 | 1:58 | faster than 28% |
| Run 7: | 4:45 | 5:41 | faster than 88% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:00 | 4:59 | faster than 23% |
| Run 8: | 6:00 | 6:27 | faster than 65% |
| Wall balls: | 5:39 | 6:16 | faster than 64% |
| Roxzone: | 7:51 | 6:17 | faster than 21% |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:32 | 44:23 | faster than 60% |
| Stations (8) | 37:26 | ||
| Finish | 1:27:44 | 1:26:09 | 1188th of 2,198 · faster than 45% |
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 Sam has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:43 | Amsterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:33 | Amsterdam 2024 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:11 | Amsterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:33 | Amsterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:39 | Amsterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:51 | Amsterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:00 | Amsterdam 2024 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 5:39 | Amsterdam 2024 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:28 | Amsterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:52 | Amsterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Sam'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.
Amsterdam 2026, against 2,802 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Sam 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 90% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 20%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 20% |
| Push | 43% |
| Pull | 35% |
| BBJ | 73% |
| Row | 61% |
| Carry | 68% |
| Lunges | 20% |
| Wall balls | 69% |
| Roxzone | 72% |
| Runs | 90% |
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 Sam beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (faster than 90%); weakest: Sandbag lunges (faster than 20%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Sam's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (6:55 faster); weakest: Sandbag lunges (1:16 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: Sam 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.Sam: 33:32 running, 36:23 at the stations and 5:52 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (6:22).Below, Typical Open Men: 40:10 running, 36:23 at the stations and 6:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:00).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:21 | 3:51 |
| SkiErg | 4:43 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 4:01 | 4:46 |
| Sled push | 3:05 | 2:58 |
| Run 3 | 4:16 | 5:05 |
| Sled pull | 5:11 | 4:43 |
| Run 4 | 4:10 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:33 | 5:24 |
| Run 5 | 4:20 | 5:15 |
| Row | 4:39 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 4:20 | 5:08 |
| Farmers carry | 1:51 | 2:01 |
| Run 7 | 4:11 | 5:06 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:22 | 5:06 |
| Run 8 | 4:53 | 5:53 |
| Wall balls | 5:59 | 7:00 |
| Roxzone | 5:52 | 6:45 |
| Finish | 1:15:39 | 1:24:13 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sandbag lunges cost 1:16 against the typical Open Men finisher at Amsterdam 2026. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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