USA Sarah McDonald
5 HYROX races over 3 seasons.
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 Sarah McDonald at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:43:59 at Boston (Oct 2026); Sarah McDonald was 27:28 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Apr 2025 | Open Women | 2:11:27 |
| Boston | Sep 2025 | Open Women | 1:51:17 |
| Dallas | Nov 2025 | Open Women | 1:57:35 |
| Boston | Oct 2026 | Open Women | 1:43:59 |
Each dot is one Open Women race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Women race to the best: 27:28 faster (2:11:27 to 1:43:59).
5 results at 5 races
985th of 1,649 Open Women (faster than 40%). Against the 49 who finished around 1:44:12: most time gained on burpee broad jump (2:33), most lost on the eight runs (2:28). Runs 5 to 8 took 10:34 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:29 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,649 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:20 | 4:45 | faster than 72% |
| SkiErg: | 5:10 | 5:20 | faster than 66% |
| Run 2: | 5:18 | 5:49 | faster than 70% |
| Sled push: | 4:11 | 3:29 | faster than 22% |
| Run 3: | 5:51 | 6:10 | faster than 62% |
| Sled pull: | 5:38 | 6:05 | faster than 62% |
| Run 4: | 5:54 | 6:08 | faster than 59% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:08 | 7:07 | faster than 87% |
| Run 5: | 6:26 | 6:20 | faster than 47% |
| Row: | 5:44 | 5:37 | faster than 41% |
| Run 6: | 10:33 | 6:12 | faster than 1% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:36 | 2:21 | faster than 32% |
| Run 7: | 7:06 | 6:08 | faster than 23% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:45 | 5:29 | faster than 14% |
| Run 8: | 7:52 | 7:06 | faster than 32% |
| Wall balls: | 5:42 | 6:43 | faster than 70% |
| Roxzone †: | 8:50 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 53:15 | 48:51 | faster than 31% |
| Stations (8) | 41:54 | ||
| Finish | 1:43:59 | 1:39:21 | 985th of 1,649 · faster than 40% |
235th of 240 Pro Women (faster than 2%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 240 Pro Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:03 | 3:02 | faster than 8% |
| SkiErg: | 5:35 | 4:58 | faster than 8% |
| Run 2: | 7:32 | 4:53 | faster than 3% |
| Sled push: | 7:54 | 4:17 | faster than 0% |
| Run 3: | 7:35 | 5:15 | faster than 6% |
| Sled pull: | 10:26 | 5:49 | faster than 4% |
| Run 4: | 8:24 | 5:16 | faster than 2% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 8:04 | 5:02 | faster than 7% |
| Run 5: | 8:54 | 5:21 | faster than 2% |
| Row: | 5:58 | 5:09 | faster than 5% |
| Run 6: | 8:56 | 5:19 | faster than 1% |
| Farmers carry: | 4:43 | 2:23 | faster than 0% |
| Run 7: | 9:20 | 5:22 | faster than 0% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:58 | 5:10 | faster than 28% |
| Run 8: | 10:44 | 5:32 | faster than 2% |
| Wall balls: | 9:08 | 6:19 | faster than 12% |
| Roxzone: | 11:55 | 6:38 | faster than 3% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:05:23 | 40:24 | faster than 1% |
| Stations (8) | 57:46 | ||
| Finish | 2:15:00 | 1:25:59 | 235th of 240 · faster than 2% |
1,215th of 1,494 Open Women (faster than 18%). Against the 44 who finished around 1:56:01: most time gained on sled pull (2:45), most lost on sled push (5:19). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:45 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:11 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,494 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 9:19 | 6:08 | faster than 2% |
| SkiErg: | 3:43 | 5:11 | fastest in the field |
| Run 2: | 6:14 | 5:41 | faster than 30% |
| Sled push: | 8:27 | 2:47 | faster than 0% |
| Run 3: | 6:49 | 6:00 | faster than 24% |
| Sled pull: | 4:14 | 6:00 | faster than 95% |
| Run 4: | 7:09 | 6:03 | faster than 19% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 8:15 | 6:43 | faster than 27% |
| Run 5: | 7:39 | 6:11 | faster than 17% |
| Row: | 6:11 | 5:46 | faster than 26% |
| Run 6: | 7:09 | 6:05 | faster than 21% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:13 | 2:17 | faster than 56% |
| Run 7: | 7:56 | 6:07 | faster than 11% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:38 | 5:22 | faster than 42% |
| Run 8: | 10:32 | 6:26 | faster than 5% |
| Wall balls: | 8:00 | 6:51 | faster than 32% |
| Roxzone †: | 8:07 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 1:02:47 | 49:10 | faster than 11% |
| Stations (8) | 46:41 | ||
| Finish | 1:57:35 | 1:37:13 | 1215th of 1,494 · faster than 18% |
1,007th of 1,291 Open Women (faster than 22%). Against the 39 who finished around 1:53:35: most time gained on sled pull (3:26), most lost on the eight runs (5:25). Runs 5 to 8 took 8:00 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:45 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,291 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 7:25 | 6:37 | faster than 23% |
| SkiErg: | 5:32 | 5:16 | faster than 29% |
| Run 2: | 5:56 | 5:29 | faster than 31% |
| Sled push: | 1:51 | 2:33 | faster than 96% |
| Run 3: | 6:34 | 5:46 | faster than 21% |
| Sled pull: | 3:51 | 6:09 | faster than 98% |
| Run 4: | 6:33 | 5:49 | faster than 24% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 8:03 | 6:35 | faster than 26% |
| Run 5: | 7:03 | 5:55 | faster than 19% |
| Row: | 5:31 | 5:28 | faster than 46% |
| Run 6: | 7:14 | 5:48 | faster than 13% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:20 | 2:10 | faster than 33% |
| Run 7: | 7:36 | 5:42 | faster than 8% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:50 | 5:03 | faster than 57% |
| Run 8: | 12:35 | 6:21 | faster than 1% |
| Wall balls: | 8:50 | 7:05 | faster than 27% |
| Roxzone: | 9:43 | 6:57 | faster than 13% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:00:52 | 47:39 | faster than 10% |
| Stations (8) | 40:48 | ||
| Finish | 1:51:17 | 1:35:15 | 1007th of 1,291 · faster than 22% |
740th of 810 Open Women (faster than 8%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 810 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:54 | 3:27 | faster than 20% |
| SkiErg: | 5:43 | 5:13 | faster than 18% |
| Run 2: | 7:46 | 5:36 | faster than 6% |
| Sled push: | 5:33 | 2:51 | faster than 1% |
| Run 3: | 10:16 | 5:56 | faster than 1% |
| Sled pull: | 4:42 | 6:18 | faster than 91% |
| Run 4: | 8:15 | 5:59 | faster than 6% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:19 | 6:42 | faster than 16% |
| Run 5: | 9:13 | 6:11 | faster than 5% |
| Row: | 6:40 | 5:32 | faster than 5% |
| Run 6: | 8:45 | 6:07 | faster than 7% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:33 | 2:20 | faster than 34% |
| Run 7: | 8:40 | 6:06 | faster than 7% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:41 | 5:41 | faster than 49% |
| Run 8: | 11:05 | 7:00 | faster than 7% |
| Wall balls: | 9:44 | 6:27 | faster than 10% |
| Roxzone †: | 13:38 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 1:07:54 | 46:56 | faster than 6% |
| Stations (8) | 49:55 | ||
| Finish | 2:11:27 | 1:38:42 | 740th of 810 · faster than 8% |
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. † This venue did not time the roxzone: the figure is the finish minus runs and stations, and part of the walk is inside the run laps there, so it is shorter than at other venues. The age group is the one entered for that race.
The fastest Sarah has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 3:43 | Dallas 2025 · best of 4 | 5:16 |
| Sled push | 1:51 | Boston 2025 · best of 4 | 2:55 |
| Sled pull | 3:51 | Boston 2025 · best of 4 | 5:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:08 | Boston 2026 · best of 4 | 6:46 |
| Row | 5:31 | Boston 2025 · best of 4 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 2:13 | Dallas 2025 · best of 4 | 2:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:50 | Boston 2025 · best of 4 | 5:13 |
| Wall balls | 5:42 | Boston 2026 · best of 4 | 6:43 |
| Runs (8 km) | 53:15 | Boston 2026 · best of 4 | 46:44 |
| Roxzone | 9:43 | Boston 2025 | 7:57 |
How to read
Each station's best across Sarah'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.
Boston 2026, against 1,649 Open Women
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Sarah sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on BBJ (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 14%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sarah: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 67% |
| Push | 22% |
| Pull | 62% |
| BBJ | 88% |
| Row | 42% |
| Carry | 33% |
| Lunges | 14% |
| Wall balls | 71% |
| Roxzone | 30% |
| Runs | 31% |
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 Sarah beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Burpee broad jump (faster than 88%); weakest: Sandbag lunges (faster than 14%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Sarah's time on each part against the typical Open Women finisher at this race.Best: Burpee broad jump (1:59 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (4:24 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: Sarah 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.Sarah: 53:20 running, 41:53 at the stations and 8:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (7:45).Below, Typical Open Women: 48:38 running, 42:11 at the stations and 7:34 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:07).
See the numbers
| Part | Sarah | Typical Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:20 | 4:45 |
| SkiErg | 5:10 | 5:20 |
| Run 2 | 5:18 | 5:49 |
| Sled push | 4:11 | 3:29 |
| Run 3 | 5:51 | 6:10 |
| Sled pull | 5:38 | 6:05 |
| Run 4 | 5:54 | 6:08 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:08 | 7:07 |
| Run 5 | 6:26 | 6:20 |
| Row | 5:44 | 5:37 |
| Run 6 | 10:33 | 6:12 |
| Farmers carry | 2:36 | 2:21 |
| Run 7 | 7:06 | 6:08 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:45 | 5:29 |
| Run 8 | 7:52 | 7:06 |
| Wall balls | 5:42 | 6:43 |
| Roxzone | 8:50 | 7:34 |
| Finish | 1:43:59 | 1:39:21 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sandbag lunges cost 2:16 against the typical Open Women finisher at Boston 2026. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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