RSA Themba Mathebula
2 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:53:02 at Johannesburg 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Themba Mathebula at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:53:02 at Johannesburg (May 2026); Themba Mathebula was 34:32 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | Jul 2025 | Open Men | 2:27:34 |
| Johannesburg | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:53:02 |
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
507th of 745 Open Men (faster than 31%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 745 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:57 | 7:15 | faster than 62% |
| SkiErg: | 4:46 | 4:45 | faster than 49% |
| Run 2: | 7:32 | 4:53 | faster than 3% |
| Sled push: | 4:23 | 3:18 | faster than 14% |
| Run 3: | 6:00 | 5:16 | faster than 28% |
| Sled pull: | 7:36 | 5:43 | faster than 14% |
| Run 4: | 5:36 | 5:15 | faster than 37% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:57 | 7:01 | faster than 39% |
| Run 5: | 5:14 | 5:19 | faster than 54% |
| Row: | 5:37 | 5:22 | faster than 32% |
| Run 6: | 5:38 | 5:17 | faster than 38% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:56 | 2:24 | faster than 20% |
| Run 7: | 5:51 | 5:13 | faster than 30% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:48 | 5:55 | faster than 20% |
| Run 8: | 9:12 | 8:21 | faster than 37% |
| Wall balls: | 9:22 | 8:47 | faster than 42% |
| Roxzone: | 10:45 | 9:01 | faster than 29% |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:57 | 47:20 | faster than 34% |
| Stations (8) | 50:25 | ||
| Finish | 1:53:02 | 1:41:40 | 507th of 745 · faster than 31% |
754th of 781 Open Men (faster than 3%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 781 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:23 | 3:56 | faster than 34% |
| SkiErg: | 5:11 | 4:27 | faster than 5% |
| Run 2: | 6:26 | 5:30 | faster than 23% |
| Sled push: | 6:15 | 3:05 | faster than 2% |
| Run 3: | 6:49 | 6:05 | faster than 30% |
| Sled pull: | 6:29 | 5:18 | faster than 25% |
| Run 4: | 7:21 | 6:02 | faster than 18% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 12:09 | 6:00 | faster than 2% |
| Run 5: | 9:00 | 6:17 | faster than 9% |
| Row: | 9:18 | 5:01 | faster than 0% |
| Run 6: | 9:22 | 6:00 | faster than 5% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:41 | 2:10 | faster than 20% |
| Run 7: | 8:06 | 5:57 | faster than 9% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 11:18 | 5:32 | faster than 2% |
| Run 8: | 12:47 | 6:52 | faster than 3% |
| Wall balls: | 16:26 | 7:55 | faster than 4% |
| Roxzone: | 13:42 | 7:25 | faster than 3% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:04:10 | 47:21 | faster than 8% |
| Stations (8) | 1:09:47 | ||
| Finish | 2:27:34 | 1:35:32 | 754th of 781 · faster than 3% |
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 Themba has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:46 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 4:23 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 6:29 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:57 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:37 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:41 | Cape Town 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:48 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 9:22 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:57 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 10:45 | Johannesburg 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Themba'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.
Johannesburg 2026, against 745 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Themba sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Ski (faster than 50% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 15%).
See the numbers
| Part | Themba: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 50% |
| Push | 15% |
| Pull | 15% |
| BBJ | 39% |
| Row | 33% |
| Carry | 21% |
| Lunges | 21% |
| Wall balls | 43% |
| Roxzone | 30% |
| Runs | 35% |
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 Themba beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: SkiErg (faster than 50%); weakest: Sled push (faster than 15%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Themba's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: SkiErg (0:01 slower); weakest: Runs (8 km) (4:37 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: Themba 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.Themba: 51:59 running, 50:25 at the stations and 10:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:22).Below, Typical Open Men: 46:49 running, 43:15 at the stations and 9:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:47).
See the numbers
| Part | Themba | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:57 | 7:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:46 | 4:45 |
| Run 2 | 7:32 | 4:53 |
| Sled push | 4:23 | 3:18 |
| Run 3 | 6:00 | 5:16 |
| Sled pull | 7:36 | 5:43 |
| Run 4 | 5:36 | 5:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:57 | 7:01 |
| Run 5 | 5:14 | 5:19 |
| Row | 5:37 | 5:22 |
| Run 6 | 5:38 | 5:17 |
| Farmers carry | 2:56 | 2:24 |
| Run 7 | 5:51 | 5:13 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:48 | 5:55 |
| Run 8 | 9:12 | 8:21 |
| Wall balls | 9:22 | 8:47 |
| Roxzone | 10:45 | 9:01 |
| Finish | 1:53:02 | 1:41:40 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled pull cost 1:53 against the typical Open Men finisher at Johannesburg 2026. The sled pull guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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