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Results · season 2026/27 · 5 Sep 2026

HYROX Acapulco 2026 results

The typical Open Men finish was 1:33:42, 2:24 slower than the season's 1:31:18.

6,111 finishes14 divisions47% running (normal 48%)Mexico
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HYROX Acapulco 2026 in brief

  • Ryan Douglas (Canada) won Pro Men by a wide 1:26, in 1:00:59.
  • Lauren Weeks (USA) ran away with Pro Women: 58:47, a full 9:18 ahead of Dinorah Garza Treviño.
  • In Open, Cristian Vélez led the men in 59:44 and Almudena Mendoza the women in 1:08:15.
  • Ismael Pedroza, in the 40-44 age group, made the Open Men podium in 2nd place (1:00:32).
  • 6,111 finishes, close to the 7,464 of an average race that season.
  • The same held for Open Women: 1:41:39, 2:44 slower than their season's typical.
  • The typical Open Men finish was 3:18 faster than at the Sep 2025 edition here (1:37:00).
  • Since then the race grew from 3,187 to 6,111 finishes.
  • The farmers carry ran 0:13 slower than the season's typical for Open Men; the burpee broad jumps ran 0:06 faster.
  • A young field: only 23% of Open Men were 40 or over (29% across all races); the biggest age group was 25-29.
  • A home crowd: 95% of Open Men came from Mexico, and the USA sent the next most.
  • Open Men was the biggest division (1,509), ahead of Doubles Mixed (1,134).

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Open Men

Cristian Vélez won Open Men in 59:44, 0:48 ahead of the next finisher.Ismael Pedroza was second in 1:00:32 and Fabian Ricardo Velazquez Rangel third in 1:00:45.

1:33:42 typical finish 2:24 slower than this season's typical 1:31:18
1:13:08 fastest 10% finished under
1:21:37 – 1:48:10 the middle half of the field
Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 8:08 on the typical finisher; at the stations, wall balls (2:08)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A widely spread field: typical 1:33:42, middle half about 1:21:37 to 1:48:10, fastest 10% (green) under 1:13:08.

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Open Men finish times at Acapulco 2026
Time band How many Share
57:30 to 1:00:00 1 0.1%
1:00:00 to 1:02:30 12 0.8%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00 10 0.7%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30 20 1.3%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00 34 2.3%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30 53 3.5%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00 64 4.2%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30 62 4.1%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00 77 5.1%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30 69 4.6%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00 77 5.1%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30 82 5.4%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00 86 5.7%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30 76 5.0%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00 74 4.9%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30 65 4.3%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00 80 5.3%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30 68 4.5%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00 50 3.3%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30 60 4.0%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00 46 3.0%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30 58 3.8%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00 42 2.8%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30 26 1.7%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00 27 1.8%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30 23 1.5%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00 27 1.8%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30 23 1.5%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00 14 0.9%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30 16 1.1%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00 10 0.7%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30 6 0.4%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00 11 0.7%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30 9 0.6%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00 8 0.5%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30 7 0.5%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00 5 0.3%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30 5 0.3%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00 4 0.3%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30 3 0.2%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00 1 0.1%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30 3 0.2%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00 3 0.2%
2:45:00 to 2:47:30 3 0.2%
2:47:30 to 2:50:00 2 0.1%
2:50:00 to 2:52:30 1 0.1%
2:52:30 to 2:55:00 1 0.1%
2:55:00 to 2:57:30 1 0.1%
2:57:30 to 3:00:00 0 0.0%
3:00:00 to 3:02:30 0 0.0%
3:02:30 to 3:05:00 0 0.0%
3:05:00 to 3:07:30 1 0.1%
3:07:30 to 3:10:00 2 0.1%
3:10:00 to 3:12:30 0 0.0%
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 0.1%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

Their gain was shared out: 44% on the runs, 43% at the stations, 13% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)8:08
Roxzone (moving)2:21
Row0:22
SkiErg0:15

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 (8:08), then moving between stations (2:21); the smallest gap was the SkiErg (0:15).

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Part Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km) 8:08
Roxzone (moving) 2:21
Wall balls 2:08
Burpee broad jump 1:31
Sandbag lunges 1:19
Sled pull 1:14
Farmers carry 0:31
Sled push 0:30
Row 0:22
SkiErg 0:15

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

Typical finisher1:31:45
3:594:354:583:185:335:135:325:445:445:015:332:295:335:386:067:419:08
Typical of the fastest 25%1:13:50
3:274:204:132:484:333:594:304:134:404:394:321:584:354:194:445:336:47
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: 42:58 running, 39:39 at the stations and 9:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:41).

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Part Typical finisher Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1 3:59 3:27
SkiErg 4:35 4:20
Run 2 4:58 4:13
Sled push 3:18 2:48
Run 3 5:33 4:33
Sled pull 5:13 3:59
Run 4 5:32 4:30
Burpee broad jump 5:44 4:13
Run 5 5:44 4:40
Row 5:01 4:39
Run 6 5:33 4:32
Farmers carry 2:29 1:58
Run 7 5:33 4:35
Sandbag lunges 5:38 4:19
Run 8 6:06 4:44
Wall balls 7:41 5:33
Roxzone 9:08 6:47
Finish 1:33:42 1:14:44

Every station, against the season

Part Typical Fastest 10% Fastest 25% Against the season
SkiErg 4:35 4:14 4:20 0:04 faster
Sled push 3:18 2:33 2:48 0:02 faster
Sled pull 5:13 3:52 3:59 0:10 slower
Burpee broad jump 5:44 3:54 4:13 0:06 faster
Row 5:01 4:33 4:39 0:02 slower
Farmers carry 2:29 1:46 1:58 0:13 slower
Sandbag lunges 5:38 4:08 4:19 0:04 slower
Wall balls 7:41 5:10 5:33 0:07 slower
Roxzone (moving) 9:08 6:36 6:47 1:21 slower
Runs (8 km) 43:29 34:35 35:21 0:30 slower

Slower here than the season: the roxzone (1:21) and farmers carry (0:13). Faster: burpee broad jump (0:06) and SkiErg (0:04).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

3:003:304:004:305:005:306:006:30 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 (3:59) and the slowest the last run (6:06). The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:23 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 (3:59) and the slowest the last run (6:06).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:23 faster).

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Run Typical Fastest 25%
Run 1 3:59 3:27
Run 2 4:58 4:13
Run 3 5:33 4:33
Run 4 5:32 4:30
Run 5 5:44 4:40
Run 6 5:33 4:32
Run 7 5:33 4:35
Run 8 6:06 4:44

Run 1 reads short here (3:59 against about 5:33 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%, 9% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-24204 14%
25-29356 24%
30-34348 23%
35-39249 17%
40-44191 13%
45-49101 7%
50-5437 2%
55-5913 1%
60-646 0%
65-692 0%
70-741 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 (597, 40%); the biggest single group was 25-29, with 356.

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Age group How many Share
16-24 204 14%
25-29 356 24%
30-34 348 23%
35-39 249 17%
40-44 191 13%
45-49 101 7%
50-54 37 2%
55-59 13 1%
60-64 6 0%
65-69 2 0%
70-74 1 0%

Who raced: countries

Mexico1,428 95%
USA28 2%
Venezuela9 1%
Colombia8 1%
Argentina6 0%
France4 0%
Germany4 0%
Spain3 0%

The countries with the most finishers in this division, out of 1,509.The biggest is Mexico (1,428, 95%), then USA (28, 2%) and Venezuela (9, 1%).

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Country How many Share
Mexico 1,428 95%
USA 28 2%
Venezuela 9 1%
Colombia 8 1%
Argentina 6 0%
France 4 0%
Germany 4 0%
Spain 3 0%
# Athlete Age group Time
1 Cristian Vélez MEX MEX 25-29 59:44
2 Ismael Pedroza MEX MEX 40-44 1:00:32
3 Fabian Ricardo Velazquez Rangel MEX MEX 30-34 1:00:45
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Acapulco: every edition

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Edition Finishes Typical Open Men vs fastest edition
Acapulco 2025 3,187 1:37:00 3:18 slower
Acapulco 2026 this page 6,111 1:33:42 fastest

This edition had the fastest typical Open Men finish of the 2 held here.

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