NED Zep Merx
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:21:35 at Mechelen 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Zep Merx at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:21:35 at Mechelen (Mar 2026); Zep Merx was 15:14 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maastricht | Feb 2025 | Open Men | 1:36:49 |
| Mechelen | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:21:35 |
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
1,304th of 2,671 Open Men (faster than 51%). Against the 83 who finished around 1:21:54: most time gained on the eight runs (1:38), most lost on sled push (0:55). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:42 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:21 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,671 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:35 | 3:40 | faster than 57% |
| SkiErg: | 4:23 | 4:27 | faster than 59% |
| Run 2: | 4:24 | 4:35 | faster than 60% |
| Sled push: | 3:29 | 2:40 | faster than 10% |
| Run 3: | 4:39 | 4:52 | faster than 61% |
| Sled pull: | 4:30 | 4:20 | faster than 42% |
| Run 4: | 4:32 | 4:52 | faster than 69% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:40 | 5:29 | faster than 45% |
| Run 5: | 4:44 | 5:02 | faster than 65% |
| Row: | 5:00 | 4:44 | faster than 27% |
| Run 6: | 4:41 | 4:54 | faster than 62% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:52 | 2:04 | faster than 68% |
| Run 7: | 5:01 | 4:52 | faster than 42% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:49 | 4:58 | faster than 55% |
| Run 8: | 5:26 | 5:26 | faster than 50% |
| Wall balls: | 6:57 | 6:43 | faster than 45% |
| Roxzone: | 8:02 | 7:50 | faster than 44% |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:59 | 38:18 | faster than 59% |
| Stations (8) | 36:40 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:35 | 1:21:55 | 1304th of 2,671 · faster than 51% |
1,160th of 1,476 Open Men (faster than 21%). Against the 44 who finished around 1:37:53: most time gained on wall balls (0:25), most lost on sandbag lunges (1:12).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,476 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 7:10 | 6:33 | faster than 25% |
| SkiErg: | 4:44 | 4:25 | faster than 18% |
| Run 2: | 6:25 | 4:38 | faster than 6% |
| Sled push: | 3:27 | 2:38 | faster than 10% |
| Run 3: | 5:04 | 4:52 | faster than 38% |
| Sled pull: | 5:27 | 4:19 | faster than 15% |
| Run 4: | 4:58 | 4:54 | faster than 45% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:16 | 5:32 | faster than 18% |
| Run 5: | — | ||
| Row: | 5:12 | 4:45 | faster than 15% |
| Run 6: | 6:54 | 4:57 | faster than 4% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:17 | 1:58 | faster than 25% |
| Run 7: | 2:51 | 4:56 | fastest in the field |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:15 | 4:57 | faster than 10% |
| Run 8: | 5:23 | 5:09 | faster than 41% |
| Wall balls: | 6:47 | 5:53 | faster than 31% |
| Roxzone: | 8:57 | 7:01 | faster than 20% |
| Runs (8 km) | 38:45 | 36:08 | faster than 32% |
| Stations (8) | 42:25 | ||
| Finish | 1:36:49 | 1:24:18 | 1160th of 1,476 · faster than 21% |
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. * 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 Zep has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:23 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:27 | Maastricht 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:30 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:40 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:00 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:52 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:49 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:47 | Maastricht 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:59 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:02 | Mechelen 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Zep'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.
Mechelen 2026, against 2,671 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Zep sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Carry (faster than 69% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 11%).
See the numbers
| Part | Zep: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 60% |
| Push | 11% |
| Pull | 43% |
| BBJ | 46% |
| Row | 27% |
| Carry | 69% |
| Lunges | 56% |
| Wall balls | 45% |
| Roxzone | 45% |
| Runs | 60% |
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 Zep beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 69%); weakest: Sled push (faster than 11%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Zep's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (1:19 faster); weakest: Sled push (0:49 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: Zep 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.Zep: 37:01 running, 36:40 at the stations and 8:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:57).Below, Typical Open Men: 38:13 running, 35:25 at the stations and 7:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:43).
See the numbers
| Part | Zep | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:35 | 3:40 |
| SkiErg | 4:23 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 4:24 | 4:35 |
| Sled push | 3:29 | 2:40 |
| Run 3 | 4:39 | 4:52 |
| Sled pull | 4:30 | 4:20 |
| Run 4 | 4:32 | 4:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:40 | 5:29 |
| Run 5 | 4:44 | 5:02 |
| Row | 5:00 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 4:41 | 4:54 |
| Farmers carry | 1:52 | 2:04 |
| Run 7 | 5:01 | 4:52 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:49 | 4:58 |
| Run 8 | 5:26 | 5:26 |
| Wall balls | 6:57 | 6:43 |
| Roxzone | 8:02 | 7:50 |
| Finish | 1:21:35 | 1:21:55 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled push cost 0:49 against the typical Open Men finisher at Mechelen 2026. The sled push guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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