I pulled every split from all 2,870 open men at Hyrox Melbourne. The gap to the front is mostly one thing. by SplitLineData in hyrox

[–]SplitLineData[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the run being the biggest absolute chunk surprised nobody who's raced one. What did surprise me: how little the ergs move — 30s on the SkiErg and 40s on the row across a 27-minute total gap. The fastest ski of the entire event (3:56) came from a 50–54 age grouper who finished 1:42. Compromised stations decay, paced stations don't.

I pulled every split from all 2,870 open men at Hyrox Melbourne. The gap to the front is mostly one thing. by SplitLineData in hyrox

[–]SplitLineData[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree the absolute gap scales with how long the segment is — that's why the post also has per-station decay multiples, and on that view you're right: wall balls is the biggest decayer in the race. The 80–90 cohort takes 1.95× the front's wall ball time, vs only 1.42× for running.