Open Relay Men World Records

The current record is 54:09, set by Hyeseong Hwang in mai 2026 at HYROX INCHEON.

The HYROX world record in Open Relay Men is 54:09. It was set by Hyeseong Hwang at the HYROX INCHEON event in mai 2026. This time is the best performance currently known in this category.

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Hyeseong Hwang is an athlete from KOR, with 18 HYROX races to date — including 1 Pro wins and 0 Open wins.

Hyeseong Hwang (KOR) holds the HYROX Open Relay Men world record. Their HYROX career totals 18 races on the international circuit, with 1 podium finishes in the Pro division (1 gold) and 6 podium finishes in the Open division (0 gold). This sustained top-tier consistency explains their ability to deliver reference performances and push the world record on the Open Relay Men category.

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The Open Relay Men record holder ran the 8 km at 3:18/km in pure running (excluding stations and roxzone).

Isolating the running time only (running total = 26:22), the HYROX Open Relay Men world record holder held an average pace of 3:18/km across the eight kilometres. This is the pure running pace, excluding time spent on the 8 stations and roxzone transitions.

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On the 54:09 record, about 49% is pure running (26:22), 45% is the 8 stations (24:15) and 7% is roxzone (3:35).

The HYROX Open Relay Men world record holder (54:09) splits the total time across three measurable components: pure running accounts for 49% (26:22 across the 8 km), execution of the eight functional stations accounts for 45% (24:15 cumulative across SkiErg, Sled Push, Sled Pull, Burpee Broad Jumps, Rowing, Farmers Carry, Sandbag Lunges, Wall Balls), and the rest — the roxzone — corresponds to transitions between runs and stations for 7% (3:35). This breakdown shows where seconds are won at the highest level.

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