What Is a Good Hyrox Time?

The honest answer to “what is a good Hyrox time?” is: it depends. The average Hyrox time you see quoted online is almost always a single number ripped out of context, and context is everything here. A finish that would put one athlete near the front of their heat would put another mid-pack, because division, gender, age, and format change the math completely. This guide gives you clearly-approximate benchmark ranges, shows where your time actually goes during a race, and points you at the tools to get a personalized number instead of a guess.

One thing up front: these are ballpark ranges, not official statistics. For verified figures, always check the official results on hyroxworld.com. For your own predicted time, use the Hyrox finish-time predictor.

Why there is no single average Hyrox time

People want one number. There isn’t one, and anyone who gives you a precise “the average is exactly X” without naming a division is guessing. Your finish time is shaped by at least five variables:

• Division - Open, Pro, Doubles, or Relay are different races with different demands.
• Gender - rep counts and weights differ for men and women, so times differ.
• Age group - a strong 55-year-old and a strong 25-year-old are not held to the same yardstick.
• Venue and conditions - floor friction on the sleds, course layout, and crowding all move times by minutes.
• Where you started - your first finish is a baseline, not a verdict.

So instead of chasing a mythical universal average, anchor yourself to the right peer group. If you want to understand the format itself before going further, start with what Hyrox actually is.

Approximate finish-time tiers (Singles, Open)

Here is a rough guide for a solo Open finish. Treat these as ballpark bands, not official cutoffs. Real results vary by event, and you should confirm any specific number against official race data.

Tier	Rough Open Men	Rough Open Women	What it means
Elite / podium-chasing	~60-70 min	~70-80 min	Sharp on every station, fast runs, near-zero wasted time
Competitive	~70-85 min	~80-95 min	Trained 12+ weeks, paced well, strong on most stations
Mid-pack	~85-100 min	~95-110 min	Solid finish, some stations broke pace, normal first-cycle result
First-timer / finisher	~100-120+ min	~110-130+ min	Goal is to finish strong, learn the course, set a baseline

A few honest caveats on that table:

1. These bands overlap in real life and shift event to event.
2. “Elite” here means the front of an Open field, not the professional podium.
3. A first finish anywhere in the bottom band is a completely normal, respectable result.

If you want a number tied to your actual fitness rather than a generic band, run the What’s My Hyrox Level? benchmark tool.

Men vs women, in general terms

Men and women race the same eight stations and the same 8km of running, but the standards differ. Women throw fewer wall balls, carry and lunge lighter loads, and push and pull lighter sleds. Even so, women’s finishes tend to land somewhat behind men’s on average, largely because of the running and the relative load on certain stations. The gap is real but not enormous, and it narrows considerably among well-trained athletes. The practical takeaway: compare yourself to your own gender’s band, not the overall field.

Open vs Pro: a different race entirely

Pro division uses heavier weights at the sleds, farmer’s carry, and sandbag lunges, and a higher wall-ball target for men. That extra load does not just add a little time, it changes pacing and who can even finish. As a rough guide, a given athlete moving from Open to Pro should expect to finish noticeably slower at the same fitness level, because the heavy stations cost more and recovery between them is harder.

Pro is also self-selecting: the field skews toward stronger, more experienced athletes, so the times you see in Pro results are not directly comparable to Open. If you are curious what the sharp end of the women’s field looks like, the Hyrox Pro Women breakdown is a useful reference. For exact weights and rep standards across divisions, check the station standards reference.

Doubles: faster clock, different effort

In Doubles, two athletes split the work. They both run all eight 1km segments together, but they share the station reps, with one partner working while the other rests. The result is usually a faster finish time than a comparable solo race, because each athlete only does roughly half the station volume and gets recovery in between.

That faster clock does not mean it is easy. The running is full, the transitions are busy, and coordinating who takes which reps adds a tactical layer. If Doubles is on your radar, read the Hyrox Doubles rules so you know exactly how the work is divided before comparing your time to anyone’s.

The most important “good time”: beating your own

Here is the reframe that matters most. The single most meaningful benchmark is not the field average, it is your previous finish. Hyrox is standardized: the same eight stations, the same distances, the same scoring in every city. That means your time in one race is directly comparable to your time in the next, which makes self-improvement measurable in a way most sports cannot match.

A “good” Hyrox time, for almost everyone, is one that is faster than last time. Knock two minutes off your run splits, stop dropping the sandbag, tighten your transitions, and you have objectively improved regardless of where you sit on the field-wide chart. Chasing a personal best is more motivating and more honest than chasing a stranger’s number.

Where your time actually goes

To get faster, you need to know where the minutes hide. As a rough breakdown of a typical Open finish, the time splits roughly three ways:

• Running (~8km total) - usually the single largest chunk, often around half of the total clock for many athletes.
• The eight stations - the next biggest block; the sleds, burpee broad jumps, and wall balls tend to eat the most.
• The roxzone (transitions) - the running area between stations, where seconds quietly leak. It looks trivial and adds up to minutes across a race.

That last one is the most under-appreciated. Dawdling through the roxzone transitions is the easiest time to lose and the easiest to win back, because it costs no extra fitness, only attention. Running is the other big lever: most people leave time on the table not on the stations but on sloppy, mispaced 1km segments. Clean up your running form and your pacing and the finish time follows.

How to find your level and predict your time

Stop guessing where you fall. The site has three tools built for exactly this:

1. What’s My Hyrox Level? - answer a few questions about your running and strength and get an honest read on which tier you are realistically in today.
2. Hyrox finish-time predictor - feed in your run pace and station estimates and get a projected finish, so you can set a target instead of hoping for one.
3. Station standards reference - confirm the exact weights, distances, and rep counts for your division before you compare any number to anyone.

Once you have a target, the work is pacing it correctly on the day. A predicted time is only as good as your ability to execute it, which is why a deliberate pacing strategy matters as much as the prediction. And if you are still building toward your first race, follow a structured beginner training plan rather than winging the prep.

Putting it together

So, what is a good Hyrox time? For your first race, a good time is one you finish strong and use as a baseline. After that, a good time is one faster than your last. The field-wide bands above are useful for orientation, but they are approximate by design, and the only number that should drive your training is your own predicted and previous time. Check official results for verified figures, use the tools for a personalized read, and then go beat yourself.

The athletes who improve fastest are the ones who write everything down. The Hyrox Training Logbook gives you station PR pages, run-split tracking, and race-day pacing sheets, so every finish becomes data you can actually act on instead of a number you forget by Monday.

Related articles

• Hyrox Pacing Strategy
• The Hyrox Roxzone: Transition Strategy
• Hyrox Training Plan for Beginners
• What is Hyrox?

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