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Results · season 2025/26 · 29 Nov 2025

HYROX Johannesburg 2025 results

A slow day for Open Men: the typical finish was 1:45:36, 17:38 over the season's 1:27:58 (102nd of 107 races).

3,380 finishes14 divisions49% running (normal 48%)South Africa

HYROX Johannesburg 2025 in brief

  • Jake Dearden (Britain) ran away with Pro Men: 1:02:17, a full 2:32 ahead of Dylan Pienaar.
  • Home athlete Danél Louw won Pro Women by a wide 1:42, in 1:09:43.
  • The fastest in Open were Kyle Schoonbee (1:00:22) and Stephanie Wilde (1:13:20).
  • A smaller race: 3,380 finishes, against 6,812 at an average race that season.
  • Open Women were 20:10 slower than their season's typical too, at 1:56:32.
  • This was the first HYROX race at this venue in our data.
  • Every station ran slower here than the season's typical for Open Men; the wall balls cost the most (1:28).
  • The biggest Open Men age group was 30-34, with 146 finishers; 33% were 40 or over.
  • Women were 46% of the Open field, more than the 36% across all races.
  • A home crowd: 88% of Open Men came from South Africa, and Zimbabwe sent the next most.
  • Doubles Women was the biggest division, with 714 teams (Open Men: 652).

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Open Men

Kyle Schoonbee won Open Men in 1:00:22, a clear 5:39 ahead of the next finisher.Maryan Riviere was second in 1:06:01 and Chris Greeff third in 1:08:08.

1:45:36 typical finish 17:38 slower than this season's typical 1:27:58
1:20:33 fastest 10% finished under
1:30:52 – 2:01:16 the middle half of the field
Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 10:47 on the typical finisher; at the stations, wall balls (2:19)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A widely spread field: typical 1:45:36, middle half about 1:30:52 to 2:01:16, fastest 10% (green) under 1:20:33.

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Open Men finish times at Johannesburg 2025
Time band How many Share
1:00:00 to 1:02:30 1 0.2%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00 0 0.0%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30 1 0.2%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00 2 0.3%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30 7 1.1%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00 11 1.7%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30 16 2.5%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00 20 3.1%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30 23 3.5%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00 32 4.9%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30 26 4.0%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00 15 2.3%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30 23 3.5%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00 26 4.0%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30 28 4.3%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00 24 3.7%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30 33 5.1%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00 31 4.8%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30 29 4.4%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00 32 4.9%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30 32 4.9%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00 23 3.5%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30 21 3.2%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00 18 2.8%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30 24 3.7%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00 18 2.8%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30 19 2.9%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00 12 1.8%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30 11 1.7%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00 12 1.8%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30 8 1.2%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00 10 1.5%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30 10 1.5%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00 7 1.1%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30 3 0.5%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00 5 0.8%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30 4 0.6%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00 5 0.8%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30 9 1.4%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00 3 0.5%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30 2 0.3%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00 4 0.6%
2:45:00 to 2:47:30 3 0.5%
2:47:30 to 2:50:00 1 0.2%
2:50:00 to 2:52:30 0 0.0%
2:52:30 to 2:55:00 3 0.5%
2:55:00 to 2:57:30 0 0.0%
2:57:30 to 3:00:00 1 0.2%
3:00:00 to 3:02:30 1 0.2%
3:02:30 to 3:05:00 0 0.0%
3:05:00 to 3:07:30 1 0.2%
3:07:30 to 3:10:00 0 0.0%
3:10:00 to 3:12:30 1 0.2%
3:12:30 to 3:15:00 0 0.0%
3:15:00 to 3:17:30 0 0.0%
3:17:30 to 3:20:00 1 0.2%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

Their gain was shared out: 48% on the runs, 40% at the stations, 12% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)10:47
Roxzone (moving)2:47
Row0:29
SkiErg0:22

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (10:47), then moving between stations (2:47); the smallest gap was farmers carry (0:22).

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Part Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km) 10:47
Roxzone (moving) 2:47
Wall balls 2:19
Burpee broad jump 1:50
Sandbag lunges 1:22
Sled pull 1:16
Sled push 0:50
Row 0:29
SkiErg 0:22
Farmers carry 0:22

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:42:22
4:024:515:463:546:195:576:216:536:355:096:252:196:275:527:408:399:13
Typical of the fastest 25%1:20:54
3:184:294:463:045:094:415:065:035:194:405:131:575:104:305:436:206:26
RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

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.Typical finisher: 49:36 running, 43:34 at the stations and 9:13 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:39).

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Part Typical finisher Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1 4:02 3:18
SkiErg 4:51 4:29
Run 2 5:46 4:46
Sled push 3:54 3:04
Run 3 6:19 5:09
Sled pull 5:57 4:41
Run 4 6:21 5:06
Burpee broad jump 6:53 5:03
Run 5 6:35 5:19
Row 5:09 4:40
Run 6 6:25 5:13
Farmers carry 2:19 1:57
Run 7 6:27 5:10
Sandbag lunges 5:52 4:30
Run 8 7:40 5:43
Wall balls 8:39 6:20
Roxzone 9:13 6:26
Finish 1:45:36 1:22:36

Every station, against the season

Part Typical Fastest 10% Fastest 25% Against the season
SkiErg 4:51 4:24 4:29 0:16 slower
Sled push 3:54 2:41 3:04 0:47 slower
Sled pull 5:57 4:21 4:41 0:59 slower
Burpee broad jump 6:53 4:40 5:03 1:17 slower
Row 5:09 4:35 4:40 0:15 slower
Farmers carry 2:19 1:47 1:57 0:08 slower
Sandbag lunges 5:52 4:11 4:30 0:32 slower
Wall balls 8:39 5:42 6:20 1:28 slower
Roxzone (moving) 9:13 6:05 6:26 1:47 slower
Runs (8 km) 50:48 39:20 40:01 9:16 slower

Slower here than the season: the roxzone (1:47) and wall balls (1:28). No part ran faster.

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

3:004:005:006:007:008:00 This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed). The typical finisher slowed clearly from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (4:02) and the slowest the last run (7:40). The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:57 faster).
Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed clearly from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (4:02) and the slowest the last run (7:40).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:57 faster).

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Run Typical Fastest 25%
Run 1 4:02 3:18
Run 2 5:46 4:46
Run 3 6:19 5:09
Run 4 6:21 5:06
Run 5 6:35 5:19
Run 6 6:25 5:13
Run 7 6:27 5:10
Run 8 7:40 5:43

Run 1 reads short and run 8 reads long here (4:02 and 7:40 against about 6:23 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 12% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 8% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-2461 9%
25-29111 17%
30-34146 22%
35-39119 18%
40-44116 18%
45-4946 7%
50-5423 4%
55-5917 3%
60-6411 2%
65-691 0%

How many finished in each age group (tap one for what a good time is at that age).The largest share were in their thirties (265, 41%); the biggest single group was 30-34, with 146.

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Age group How many Share
16-24 61 9%
25-29 111 17%
30-34 146 22%
35-39 119 18%
40-44 116 18%
45-49 46 7%
50-54 23 4%
55-59 17 3%
60-64 11 2%
65-69 1 0%

Who raced: countries

South Africa576 88%
Zimbabwe16 2%
Botswana9 1%
Britain6 1%
Congo - Kinshasa5 1%
HYROX4 1%
Germany4 1%
Zambia4 1%

The countries with the most finishers in this division, out of 652.The biggest is South Africa (576, 88%), then Zimbabwe (16, 2%) and Botswana (9, 1%).

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Country How many Share
South Africa 576 88%
Zimbabwe 16 2%
Botswana 9 1%
Britain 6 1%
Congo - Kinshasa 5 1%
HYROX 4 1%
Germany 4 1%
Zambia 4 1%
# Athlete Age group Time
1 Kyle Schoonbee RSA RSA 30-34 1:00:22
2 Maryan Riviere FRA FRA 35-39 1:06:01
3 Chris Greeff RSA RSA 25-29 1:08:08
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Edition Finishes Typical Open Men vs fastest edition
Johannesburg 2025 this page 3,380 1:45:36 3:56 slower
Johannesburg 2026 4,165 1:41:40 fastest

The fastest typical Open Men finish here was 1:41:40, in 2026; this edition was 3:56 slower.

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