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Mikaeel Essop

Since 2025, Mikaeel Essop has raced HYROX twice, both in the men's Doubles Open. The fastest of 2 is 1:22:24 at Cape Town 1 2026, 147th of 291 men's teams. On the clock, that is 7:20 faster than the first of them, at Cape Town 2025, both times with Nathri Chilwan.

Best finish, by category
Doubles Open · Men
1:22:24
Cape Town 1 2026

Progress against the field

Mikaeel Essop and Nathri Chilwan have gained 4:34 on the field from Cape Town 2025 to Cape Town 1 2026.

The clock says 7:20 faster, but the races themselves got 2:46 quicker for everyone.

Race by race, in the list below ↓
How this is worked out ⓘ

A finish time moves for two reasons: the athlete, and the race — its course, its floor, its day. For each pair of races in a row in one category, we take everyone who raced both and use the middle of how much they moved (the median) as "the race". Whatever is left is the athlete. Doubles are compared only when the same two people raced both, and told as the pair's; relays are left out. A pair with fewer than 15 athletes in common is not shown.

Every race

2 races · 2 events

  1. Cape Town 1
    3 Apr 2026
    Doubles Open · Men
    1:22:24 PB
    147/291
    Beat 50%
    ↑ 258 days after Cape Town 2025, with Nathri Chilwan 4:34 better than the field Why ↓

    4:34 better than the field: 7:20 faster on the clock, against 2:46 faster for everyone.

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  2. Cape Town
    19 Jul 2025
    Doubles Open · Men
    1:29:44
    350/477
    Beat 27%

Personal bests, by station

3:55
Cape Town 1 2026
1:59
Cape Town 1 2026
3:59
Cape Town 1 2026
3:08
Cape Town 1 2026
4:50
Cape Town 1 2026
1:46
Cape Town 2025
3:11
Cape Town 2025
4:54
Cape Town 2025

Station by station, race by race

Doubles Open · Men Faster is lower
1000m SkiErg
3:58 3:55
50m Sled Push
2:02 1:59
50m Sled Pull
4:22 3:59
80m Burpee Broad Jump
3:31 3:08
1000m Row
4:53 4:50
200m Farmers Carry
1:50 1:46
100m Sandbag Lunges
3:29 3:11
Wall Balls
5:31 4:54