GER Sandra Merkel
3 HYROX races over 2 seasons: 2 solo, 1 in a team with 1 partner.
One best per race type
Open Women: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Sandra Merkel at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:31:48 at Vienna (Feb 2025); Sandra Merkel was 2:48 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna | Feb 2025 | Open Women | 1:31:48 |
| Berlin | May 2026 | Open Women | 1:34:36 |
Each dot is one Open Women race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Open Women races yet to measure the change.
3 results at 2 races
1,270th of 2,614 Open Women (faster than 51%). Against the 75 who finished around 1:34:14: most time gained on wall balls (0:53), most lost on the eight runs (3:07). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:59 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:40 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,614 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:07 | 3:55 | faster than 33% |
| SkiErg: | 5:17 | 5:12 | faster than 41% |
| Run 2: | 4:37 | 4:18 | faster than 30% |
| Sled push: | 2:23 | 2:56 | faster than 87% |
| Run 3: | 4:54 | 4:30 | faster than 28% |
| Sled pull: | 4:38 | 4:56 | faster than 62% |
| Run 4: | 5:00 | 4:36 | faster than 29% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:50 | 6:40 | faster than 47% |
| Run 5: | 5:09 | 4:43 | faster than 29% |
| Row: | 5:25 | 5:27 | faster than 53% |
| Run 6: | 5:03 | 4:39 | faster than 29% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:19 | 2:23 | faster than 56% |
| Run 7: | 5:07 | 4:42 | faster than 28% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:47 | 5:08 | faster than 63% |
| Run 8: | 7:18 | 6:48 | faster than 34% |
| Wall balls: | 5:48 | 6:38 | faster than 69% |
| Roxzone: | 16:03 | 15:52 | faster than 47% |
| Runs (8 km) | 41:11 | 38:16 | faster than 31% |
| Stations (8) | 37:27 | ||
| Finish | 1:34:36 | 1:35:08 | 1270th of 2,614 · faster than 51% |
2,480th of 3,620 Doubles Mixed (faster than 31%). Against the 109 who finished around 1:27:09: most time gained on wall balls (1:00), most lost on the eight runs (0:33). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:35 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:32 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,620 Doubles Mixed here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:05 | 3:55 | faster than 37% |
| SkiErg: | 4:23 | 4:18 | faster than 38% |
| Run 2: | 4:32 | 4:13 | faster than 30% |
| Sled push: | 2:36 | 2:18 | faster than 25% |
| Run 3: | 5:00 | 4:23 | faster than 19% |
| Sled pull: | 3:37 | 3:30 | faster than 43% |
| Run 4: | 4:53 | 4:28 | faster than 27% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:24 | 3:38 | faster than 23% |
| Run 5: | 4:50 | 4:34 | faster than 35% |
| Row: | 4:54 | 4:43 | faster than 32% |
| Run 6: | 5:06 | 4:33 | faster than 23% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:58 | 1:52 | faster than 36% |
| Run 7: | 5:08 | 4:36 | faster than 25% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:36 | 4:04 | faster than 29% |
| Run 8: | 7:00 | 6:23 | faster than 29% |
| Wall balls: | 4:00 | 4:32 | faster than 79% |
| Roxzone: | — | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 40:29 | 37:09 | faster than 27% |
| Stations (8) | 30:28 | ||
| Finish | 1:26:40 | 1:21:01 | 2480th of 3,620 · faster than 31% |
465th of 685 Open Women (faster than 32%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 685 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:36 | 5:09 | faster than 31% |
| SkiErg: | 5:17 | 4:54 | faster than 16% |
| Run 2: | 5:42 | 5:11 | faster than 27% |
| Sled push: | 2:10 | 2:19 | faster than 62% |
| Run 3: | 6:14 | 5:28 | faster than 19% |
| Sled pull: | 5:10 | 4:45 | faster than 35% |
| Run 4: | 6:20 | 5:28 | faster than 18% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:21 | 5:57 | faster than 40% |
| Run 5: | 6:28 | 5:33 | faster than 19% |
| Row: | 5:05 | 5:09 | faster than 56% |
| Run 6: | 6:07 | 5:27 | faster than 22% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:02 | 2:00 | faster than 45% |
| Run 7: | 6:10 | 5:28 | faster than 23% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 3:41 | 4:27 | faster than 80% |
| Run 8: | 7:01 | 6:03 | faster than 20% |
| Wall balls: | 5:23 | 5:28 | faster than 51% |
| Roxzone: | 7:07 | 5:49 | faster than 24% |
| Runs (8 km) | 49:36 | 43:58 | faster than 21% |
| Stations (8) | 35:09 | ||
| Finish | 1:31:48 | 1:25:38 | 465th of 685 · faster than 32% |
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; for a team it is the team’s age group. A dash means the organiser did not publish that number for the result. * At that edition running was under 44% of the typical finish (48% is normal): the timing mats counted some running as station time, so its runs look faster and its stations slower than they were.
The fastest Sandra has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 5:17 | Berlin 2026 · best of 2 | 5:16 |
| Sled push | 2:10 | Vienna 2025 · best of 2 | 2:55 |
| Sled pull | 4:38 | Berlin 2026 · best of 2 | 5:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:21 | Vienna 2025 · best of 2 | 6:46 |
| Row | 5:05 | Vienna 2025 · best of 2 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 2:02 | Vienna 2025 · best of 2 | 2:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:41 | Vienna 2025 · best of 2 | 5:13 |
| Wall balls | 5:23 | Vienna 2025 · best of 2 | 6:43 |
| Runs (8 km) | 41:11 | Berlin 2026 · best of 2 | 46:44 |
| Roxzone | 7:07 | Vienna 2025 · best of 2 | 7:57 |
How to read
Each station's best across Sandra's Open Women races, from different races, against the typical Open Women split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.
1 team partner
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
Vienna 2025, against 685 Open Women
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Sandra sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Lunges (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 17%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sandra: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 17% |
| Push | 63% |
| Pull | 35% |
| BBJ | 40% |
| Row | 57% |
| Carry | 45% |
| Lunges | 80% |
| Wall balls | 51% |
| Roxzone | 25% |
| Runs | 22% |
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 Sandra beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sandbag lunges (faster than 80%); weakest: SkiErg (faster than 17%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Sandra's time on each part against the typical Open Women finisher at this race.Best: Sandbag lunges (0:46 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (5:38 slower).
Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Open Women finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.
The race as one bar: Sandra against the typical Open Women 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.Sandra: 49:38 running, 35:08 at the stations and 7:07 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:21).Below, Typical Open Women: 43:47 running, 34:59 at the stations and 5:49 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (5:57).
See the numbers
| Part | Sandra | Typical Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:36 | 5:09 |
| SkiErg | 5:17 | 4:54 |
| Run 2 | 5:42 | 5:11 |
| Sled push | 2:10 | 2:19 |
| Run 3 | 6:14 | 5:28 |
| Sled pull | 5:10 | 4:45 |
| Run 4 | 6:20 | 5:28 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:21 | 5:57 |
| Run 5 | 6:28 | 5:33 |
| Row | 5:05 | 5:09 |
| Run 6 | 6:07 | 5:27 |
| Farmers carry | 2:02 | 2:00 |
| Run 7 | 6:10 | 5:28 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:41 | 4:27 |
| Run 8 | 7:01 | 6:03 |
| Wall balls | 5:23 | 5:28 |
| Roxzone | 7:07 | 5:49 |
| Finish | 1:31:48 | 1:25:38 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Roxzone cost 1:18 against the typical Open Women finisher at Vienna 2025. The pacing guide is where that time comes back.
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