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SkiErg.

Half of Open men finish the 1,000 m SkiErg in under 4:33, half of Open women in under 5:16. The fastest 10% are under 4:09 and 4:47.

1,000 m station 1 of 8 between Run 1 and Run 2 1,338,976 finishes · all seasons

How long it takes, by division · all seasons

Some standards changed over the years, so older times aren’t always comparable.

Singles

Top 10%MedianFinishes

Open · Men

4:09 4:33 354,207

Open · Women

4:47 5:16 193,746

Pro · Men

3:57 4:16 68,870

Pro · Women

4:29 4:52 30,819

Doubles

Top 10%MedianFinishes

Doubles · Men

3:44 4:04 204,657

Doubles · Women

4:23 4:48 207,965

Doubles · Mixed

3:57 4:20 217,100

Pro Doubles · Men

3:35 3:52 38,711

Pro Doubles · Women

4:09 4:30 22,566

Pro Doubles · Mixed

3:43 3:57 335

Middle half Middle 80% Median

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Season by season · median SkiErg, lower is faster

4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9* Open · Men · season 1: median 4:33 Open · Men · season 2: median 4:37 Open · Men · season 3: median 4:35 Open · Men · season 4: median 4:26 Open · Men · season 5: median 4:26 Open · Men · season 6: median 4:28 Open · Men · season 7: median 4:27 Open · Men · season 8: median 4:35 Open · Men · season 9 (in progress): median 4:40 Men 4:40 Open · Women · season 1: median 5:19 Open · Women · season 2: median 5:22 Open · Women · season 3: median 5:22 Open · Women · season 4: median 5:07 Open · Women · season 5: median 5:08 Open · Women · season 6: median 5:09 Open · Women · season 7: median 5:08 Open · Women · season 8: median 5:18 Open · Women · season 9 (in progress): median 5:24 Women 5:24

Men Women * season in progress

The field grew from 4,819 finishes in season 1 to 744,286 at its peak, so a shift in the median says as much about who races as about how fast.

Where your SkiErg time puts you

Percentile

Open Men Women
Top 1% 3:54 4:28
Top 5% 4:04 4:40
Top 10% 4:09 4:47
Top 25% 4:19 4:59
Median 4:33 5:16
Bottom 25% 4:49 5:36
Bottom 10% 5:08 5:59

Share of the field under

3:00 0% 0%
4:00 3% 0%
5:00 85% 26%
6:00 99% 90%
7:00 100% 99%

By finish time · Open · Men

Athletes finishing in 3:20–3:30 spend 1:55 longer on the SkiErg than those finishing in 0:50–1:00.

FinishSkiErgOf race
0:50–1:00
4:02 7.3%
1:00–1:10
4:12 6.5%
1:10–1:20
4:22 5.8%
1:20–1:30
4:32 5.3%
1:30–1:40
4:37 4.9%
1:40–1:50
4:47 4.6%
1:50–2:00
4:57 4.3%
2:00–2:10
5:02 4%
2:10–2:20
5:12 3.9%
2:20–2:30
5:17 3.6%
2:30–2:40
5:22 3.5%
2:40–2:50
5:32 3.4%
2:50–3:00
5:32 3.2%
3:00–3:10
5:42 3.1%
3:10–3:20
5:47 3%
3:20–3:30
5:57 2.9%

By age · Open median

16-24
4:32 5:12
25-29
4:32 5:12
30-34
4:32 5:12
35-39
4:32 5:17
40-44
4:32 5:17
45-49
4:37 5:17
50-54
4:37 5:22
55-59
4:47 5:32
60-64
4:47 5:32
65-69
4:57 5:42
70-74
5:12 5:57

Men Women

Against the other stations · Open men median

1 SkiErg
4:33 2 Sled push
3:03 3 Sled pull
4:57 4 Burpee broad jump
5:35 5 Row
4:53 6 Farmers carry
2:11 7 Sandbag lunges
5:18 8 Wall balls
6:58

Which races ran it slow · Open · Men · season 9

Based on athletes who also raced elsewhere that season, so a strong or weak field doesn’t skew it. It describes that race, not the venue in general.

Slower than their other races

Geneva
+12 s 823 raced elsewhere
Toronto
+9 s 717 raced elsewhere
Salt Lake City
+7 s 382 raced elsewhere
Washington DC
+6 s 838 raced elsewhere
Jakarta
+5 s 486 raced elsewhere

Quicker than their other races

Beijing
−7 s 547 raced elsewhere
Hangzhou
−7 s 321 raced elsewhere
Karlsruhe
−6 s 835 raced elsewhere
Delhi
−5 s 618 raced elsewhere
Chengdu
−4 s 318 raced elsewhere

The fastest 1%

1 in 100 Open men finishes in under 3:54.

Open

Men
under 3:54 3,542 of 354,207
Women
under 4:28 1,937 of 193,746

Pro

Men
under 3:44 688 of 68,870
Women
under 4:14 308 of 30,819

Doubles

Men
under 3:31 2,046 of 204,657
Women
under 4:06 2,079 of 207,965
Mixed
under 3:43 2,171 of 217,100

Pro Doubles

Men
under 3:24 387 of 38,711
Women
under 3:55 225 of 22,566
Mixed
under 3:35 3 of 335

Timed mat to mat. Walking in and out counts as roxzone. Splits under 2:30 are timing errors and left out.

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