The latest HYROX Berlin event was held on 20th April 2024 at the iconic and unique Tempelhof Airport. It was a largely outdoor event and just 1 lap of the old runway was required per km run (which is very rare in HYROX).Â
It was an extremely impressive looking venue / setup, and by all accounts an absolutely fantastic day. HYROX had done a great job of setting up the venue, and subtle touches so as the registration desk being at the old airport registration desks really added to the unique feel of the day.
Faster Times?
Presumably due to the cooler temperature (with it being outside) and just 1 lap per run (less corner turning), on a wide running track (less busy), times across the day were relatively fast when compared to other HYROX events, with many athletes setting new PB’s. Of course, no venue is exactly the same in HYROX, which means that you can sometimes get courses that seem slower or faster than normal. We put up the below post on our Instagram account that gives an idea of the effect on times from the unique set up of this brilliant event.
Read on the for main results, stats and pictures from the day…
Men’s Pro
The Men’s Pro was won by Jannik Czapla in a time of 00:56:27, closely followed by Aaron Woodman in 00:56:35. As it stands, this puts them in a really strong position to qualify for next season’s Elite 15 majors.
Third place was taken by Robin Steincke in a time of 00:57:07.
Women’s Pro
The Women’s Pro was won by Tânia Cruz in a time of 01:06:46.
Second was Celina Tank in 01:07:42, with Sabrina Röthig closely behing in third in a time of 01:07:47.
Pro Doubles
The Men’s Pro Doubles was won by Marcus Funken and Dieter Schwarzkopf in a time of 00:52:10 – a really impressive performance from the pairing who had both raced in the Men’s Open earlier on in the day.
The Women’s Pro Doubles was won by Simone Feld and Antje Hardes in a time of 00:59:14.
A shout out also goes to Gasper Valant and Dominik Fechner whose time of 00:54:25 took the world record in the 40-49 age group.
Men’s Open
The Men’s Open was won by Ronan Lindsay in a time of 00:54:46 – a world record in the 25-29 age group, and a 10 minute PB over his previous race in Vienna in February.
Second was Clemens Scherbel in 00:55:18.
Third place was taken by ex-Mens Open world record holder, Dieter Schwarzkopf, in a time of 00:55:49.
Women’s Open
The Women’s Open was won by Olivia Rohse in a time of 01:03:24.
Second was Fianne Lissendorp in 01:04:36.
Third place was taken by Amy Kearney in a time of 01:05:29.
Open Doubles
The Men’s Open Doubles was won by Ciaran Mcadam and Craig Murphy in a time of 00:53:35.
The Women’s Open Doubles was won by Jennifer Bieling and Romy Hitzer in a time of 00:57:54.
The Mixed Open Doubles was won by Patrick Martens and Jana Lebenstedt in a time of 00:54:09.
Here are some photos of the day…
