GER Simon Balster
5 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:13:44 at Berlin 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Simon Balster at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:13:44 at Berlin (May 2025); Simon Balster was 7:15 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | Oct 2024 | Open Men | 1:24:47 |
| Frankfurt | Dec 2024 | Open Men | 1:21:46 |
| Cologne | Apr 2025 | Open Men | 1:17:16 |
| Berlin | May 2025 | Open Men | 1:13:44 |
| Cologne | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:17:32 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 11:03 faster (1:24:47 to 1:13:44).
5 results at 5 races
371st of 1,452 Open Men (faster than 74%). Against the 45 who finished around 1:17:22: most time gained on the eight runs (1:43), most lost on the roxzone (1:00). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:04 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:39 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,452 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:29 | 4:08 | faster than 85% |
| SkiErg: | 4:17 | 4:29 | faster than 77% |
| Run 2: | 4:19 | 5:10 | faster than 88% |
| Sled push: | 3:32 | 3:14 | faster than 32% |
| Run 3: | 4:47 | 5:32 | faster than 81% |
| Sled pull: | 4:15 | 4:27 | faster than 58% |
| Run 4: | 4:40 | 5:34 | faster than 86% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:04 | 5:29 | faster than 89% |
| Run 5: | 4:43 | 5:45 | faster than 88% |
| Row: | 4:38 | 4:52 | faster than 76% |
| Run 6: | 4:49 | 5:32 | faster than 79% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:06 | 1:58 | faster than 37% |
| Run 7: | 4:55 | 5:36 | faster than 78% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:58 | 5:09 | faster than 55% |
| Run 8: | 4:51 | 5:24 | faster than 70% |
| Wall balls: | 6:49 | 7:21 | faster than 57% |
| Roxzone: | 6:28 | 6:28 | faster than 50% |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:30 | 43:02 | faster than 83% |
| Stations (8) | 34:39 | ||
| Finish | 1:17:32 | 1:27:04 | 371st of 1,452 · faster than 74% |
813th of 2,599 Open Men (faster than 68%). Against the 79 who finished around 1:13:20: most time gained on the eight runs (1:13), most lost on wall balls (1:19). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:54 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:33 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,599 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:24 | 3:33 | faster than 62% |
| SkiErg: | 4:18 | 4:22 | faster than 62% |
| Run 2: | 3:54 | 4:09 | faster than 67% |
| Sled push: | 2:30 | 2:49 | faster than 75% |
| Run 3: | 4:00 | 4:25 | faster than 75% |
| Sled pull: | 3:55 | 4:15 | faster than 66% |
| Run 4: | 4:03 | 4:27 | faster than 73% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:35 | 5:19 | faster than 70% |
| Run 5: | 4:03 | 4:36 | faster than 78% |
| Row: | 4:29 | 4:39 | faster than 72% |
| Run 6: | 4:00 | 4:29 | faster than 78% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:55 | 2:01 | faster than 59% |
| Run 7: | 4:02 | 4:31 | faster than 77% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:48 | 5:01 | faster than 57% |
| Run 8: | 5:10 | 5:56 | faster than 79% |
| Wall balls: | 6:43 | 6:06 | faster than 37% |
| Roxzone: | 8:04 | 8:24 | faster than 58% |
| Runs (8 km) | 32:32 | 36:11 | faster than 75% |
| Stations (8) | 33:13 | ||
| Finish | 1:13:44 | 1:19:39 | 813th of 2,599 · faster than 68% |
497th of 1,840 Open Men (faster than 73%). Against the 56 who finished around 1:16:30: most time gained on sled push (0:36), most lost on wall balls (0:31). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:57 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:42 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,840 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:36 | 4:51 | faster than 63% |
| SkiErg: | 4:15 | 4:24 | faster than 71% |
| Run 2: | 4:21 | 4:40 | faster than 70% |
| Sled push: | 2:06 | 2:51 | faster than 94% |
| Run 3: | 4:47 | 4:59 | faster than 60% |
| Sled pull: | 3:56 | 4:27 | faster than 73% |
| Run 4: | 4:51 | 5:01 | faster than 58% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:11 | 5:27 | faster than 57% |
| Run 5: | 4:54 | 5:09 | faster than 62% |
| Row: | 4:35 | 4:45 | faster than 70% |
| Run 6: | 4:43 | 5:03 | faster than 68% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:59 | 2:03 | faster than 57% |
| Run 7: | 4:30 | 5:06 | faster than 81% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:45 | 5:04 | faster than 60% |
| Run 8: | 5:25 | 6:16 | faster than 79% |
| Wall balls: | 6:24 | 7:00 | faster than 61% |
| Roxzone †: | 5:58 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 38:07 | 41:24 | faster than 71% |
| Stations (8) | 33:11 | ||
| Finish | 1:17:16 | 1:25:33 | 497th of 1,840 · faster than 73% |
635th of 1,480 Open Men (faster than 57%). Against the 45 who finished around 1:22:34: most time gained on sandbag lunges (0:37), most lost on the roxzone (1:19). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:27 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:33 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,480 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:23 | 4:15 | faster than 42% |
| SkiErg: | 4:33 | 4:39 | faster than 62% |
| Run 2: | 4:52 | 4:47 | faster than 45% |
| Sled push: | 2:33 | 2:45 | faster than 66% |
| Run 3: | 5:16 | 5:07 | faster than 43% |
| Sled pull: | 4:30 | 4:50 | faster than 62% |
| Run 4: | 5:07 | 5:10 | faster than 51% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:48 | 5:22 | faster than 65% |
| Run 5: | 5:11 | 5:16 | faster than 54% |
| Row: | 4:38 | 4:42 | faster than 57% |
| Run 6: | 5:03 | 5:13 | faster than 57% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:00 | 1:57 | faster than 45% |
| Run 7: | 5:03 | 5:14 | faster than 57% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:06 | 4:54 | faster than 77% |
| Run 8: | 5:48 | 5:57 | faster than 54% |
| Wall balls: | 5:57 | 6:33 | faster than 61% |
| Roxzone: | 8:05 | 6:51 | faster than 28% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:40 | 41:05 | faster than 53% |
| Stations (8) | 33:05 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:46 | 1:24:35 | 635th of 1,480 · faster than 57% |
1,018th of 2,198 Open Men (faster than 53%). Against the 66 who finished around 1:24:22: most time gained on sandbag lunges (0:28), most lost on the eight runs (2:59). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:38 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:09 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,198 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:02 | 3:44 | faster than 30% |
| SkiErg: | 4:12 | 4:25 | faster than 79% |
| Run 2: | 5:33 | 5:17 | faster than 36% |
| Sled push: | 1:54 | 2:23 | faster than 88% |
| Run 3: | 5:59 | 5:36 | faster than 32% |
| Sled pull: | 4:08 | 4:22 | faster than 59% |
| Run 4: | 6:08 | 5:38 | faster than 30% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:56 | 5:37 | faster than 67% |
| Run 5: | 6:22 | 5:50 | faster than 31% |
| Row: | 4:41 | 4:47 | faster than 62% |
| Run 6: | 5:40 | 5:40 | faster than 50% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:52 | 1:58 | faster than 62% |
| Run 7: | 5:39 | 5:41 | faster than 51% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:35 | 4:59 | faster than 62% |
| Run 8: | 6:37 | 6:27 | faster than 45% |
| Wall balls: | 6:03 | 6:16 | faster than 54% |
| Roxzone: | 6:32 | 6:17 | faster than 44% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45:58 | 44:23 | faster than 41% |
| Stations (8) | 32:21 | ||
| Finish | 1:24:47 | 1:26:09 | 1018th of 2,198 · faster than 53% |
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 Simon has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:12 | Amsterdam 2024 · best of 5 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 1:54 | Amsterdam 2024 · best of 5 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:55 | Berlin 2025 · best of 5 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:04 | Cologne 2026 · best of 5 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:29 | Berlin 2025 · best of 5 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:52 | Amsterdam 2024 · best of 5 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:06 | Frankfurt 2024 · best of 5 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 5:57 | Frankfurt 2024 · best of 5 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 32:32 | Berlin 2025 · best of 5 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 6:28 | Cologne 2026 · best of 4 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Simon'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.
Berlin 2025, against 2,599 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Simon 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 76% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 37%).
See the numbers
| Part | Simon: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 63% |
| Push | 75% |
| Pull | 67% |
| BBJ | 70% |
| Row | 72% |
| Carry | 60% |
| Lunges | 57% |
| Wall balls | 37% |
| Roxzone | 59% |
| Runs | 76% |
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 Simon beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (faster than 76%); weakest: Wall balls (faster than 37%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Simon's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (3:39 faster); weakest: Wall balls (0:37 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: Simon 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.Simon: 32:36 running, 33:13 at the stations and 8:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:43).Below, Typical Open Men: 36:06 running, 34:33 at the stations and 8:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:06).
See the numbers
| Part | Simon | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:24 | 3:33 |
| SkiErg | 4:18 | 4:22 |
| Run 2 | 3:54 | 4:09 |
| Sled push | 2:30 | 2:49 |
| Run 3 | 4:00 | 4:25 |
| Sled pull | 3:55 | 4:15 |
| Run 4 | 4:03 | 4:27 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:35 | 5:19 |
| Run 5 | 4:03 | 4:36 |
| Row | 4:29 | 4:39 |
| Run 6 | 4:00 | 4:29 |
| Farmers carry | 1:55 | 2:01 |
| Run 7 | 4:02 | 4:31 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:48 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 5:10 | 5:56 |
| Wall balls | 6:43 | 6:06 |
| Roxzone | 8:04 | 8:24 |
| Finish | 1:13:44 | 1:19:39 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 0:37 against the typical Open Men finisher at Berlin 2025. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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