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Where am I struggling? Detailed benchmarks for every workout and category in Hyrox(c) competition.

Updated Oct 17, 2026

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Population not classified in the source recordThe Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness2026Read the source on PubMed

What the study found

The study supplies category-specific means and percentiles to describe historical HYROX running and station performance.

Participants and protocol

Researchers analysed 186,411 official race-result records through the 2023/2024 season, including individual, doubles and relay categories.

Benchmark the segment, then train the bottleneck

This study used 186,411 official race results through the 2023/24 season to build category-specific percentiles for HYROX workouts and running segments. That scale makes it useful for locating where a result sits within a comparable historical field.

Compare like with like—division, category and event era—then identify the one or two segments that consume disproportionate time without sacrificing the much larger running demand. A percentile is a diagnostic starting point, not a target that should override sound pacing or safe technique.

The database is descriptive: it cannot show why an athlete was faster or whether a particular workout caused improvement. Equipment, course flow and the participant population can also change over time. Check the study boundaries in the PubMed record.

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What this cannot establish

A percentile is a comparison with those historical records, not a personal prediction or prescribed target. Category, event conditions and later competition changes matter, and repeat participants may contribute multiple results.

Publication details
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PubMed 42189569
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2026-10-18

Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.

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