With a time of 59:51, Alexander Roncevic has become the first man in HYROX history to go under 52 minutes. This time set the 3rd world record of the season, and secured him victory in Poland. The prior world record was 52:42.
Going into the race Roncevic, Wenisch, Noble, Tvrdik, Botterill and Scott had already qualified. Jack Driscoll and Aitor Lizarazu Hormilla filled the spots left by Cole Learn and Alen Ploj after they both withdrew.
Let’s take a look at the athletes that were competing.
| # | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Wenisch | Germany |
| 2 | Alexander Roncevic | Austria |
| 3 | Dylan Scott | USA |
| 4 | Sean Noble | Ireland |
| 5 | Tomas Tvrdik | Czech Republic |
| 6 | Luke Greer | England |
| 7 | Louis Osselaer | Belgium |
| 8 | Charlie Botterill | England |
| 9 | Maarten Enthoven | Netherlands |
| 10 | Liam McCroary | Scotland |
| 11 | Graham Halliday | Scotland |
| 12 | Sebastian Ifversen | Denmark |
| 13 | Jack Driscoll | USA |
| 14 | Jake Dearden | England |
| 15 | Aitor Lizarazu Hormilla | Spain |
2026 HYROX Warsaw Major Race
Luke Greer went out hot, followed by Roncevic and Wenisch. Roncevic pulled ahead and established an early lead.
World Record holders on the doubles (Roncevic and Wenisch) were head to head leaving the ski erg and onto the second run. In footage from before the race, Wenisch commented on how he was prepared to suffer, that he wanted to suffer during the race. Although young, he already has a wealth of experience, taking part in his first HYROX in 2018 in Hamburg.
One of the interesting parts of the HYROX Warsaw Major was the race within the race.
Greer and the other athletes that had not yet qualified were battling against each other. They didn’t necessarily need to beat Wenisch or Roncevic, but they were fighting for their qualifying ticket. Dearden, Halliday, Enthoven, Ifversen, McCroary and the rest of the pack needed to beat each other.
Scott wanted to try a new strategy. He decided to start slower, and fell into 12th position going into the third run after the sled push. He was proactively experimenting and seeing if it worked for him against the other best athletes in the world.
Greer was first into the sled pull. Wenisch lost time on the the sled pull due to the rope and dropped to 6th.
Race Tip: Remember that you are responsible for the rope during sled pulls. It is officially called “rope management”. Think about how you control the rope so that you don’t trip over it. You can’t step on the front or rear line.
Ifversen was first onto the burpee broad jumps. Battling Roncevic through the entire workout station. Wenisch received a yellow card on his second last jump.
Jack Driscoll is also a fireman in the US. He flew into Europe after a 48-hour shift in the firehouse in order to make the race and take the slot left open by Slovenian athlete Alen Ploj.
Ifversen, coming from a pro cycling background (he was on the national Danish team), continued to give Roncevic a run for his money.
Dyland Scott moved up to 4th by the time the athletes entered the rowing workout station. Ifversen and Roncevic were tied leaving the rowing. Scott finished the row in 3rd position, was this his new strategy paying off?
Sean Noble, as always, looked happy and confident going into the farmer’s carry, “I can make up 15 seconds on the farmer’s carry!” Noble secured an impressive 1:09 for his favorite workout station. For context, the average HYROX time is 2:30. Scott also looked strong with his iron grip.
The race was incredibly close between the athletes in 1st to 6th position. By the time the athletes reached the lunges there had not been a single penalty. Scott had decided to wear knee sleeves.
Going into the wall balls Roncevic had opened up a big lead. He was methodical and calm throughout the entire workout station, eventually sprinting across the line to record a sub 52-minute time, the first in HYROX history. Scott took second, followed by Ifversen in third and Wenisch crossed the line in fourth.
2026 HYROX Warsaw Major Men’s Elite 15 Singles
| # | Name | Country | Status | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Roncevic | Austria | Q | 51:59.37 | – |
| 2 | Dylan Scott | USA | Q | 52:40.18 | +00:41 |
| 3 | Sebastian Iversen | Denmark | Q | 53:17.52 | +01:19 |
| 4 | Tim Wenisch | Germany | Q | 53:18.83 | +01:20 |
| 5 | Sean Noble | Ireland | Q | 53:20.41 | +01:22 |
| 6 | Louis Osselaer | Belgium | Q | 53:25.53 | +01:27 |
| 7 | Luke Greer | England | Q | 53:26.20 | +01:27 |
| 8 | Liam McCroary | Scotland | – | 53:47.52 | +01:49 |
| 9 | Graham Halliday | Scotland | – | 54:09.71 | +02:11 |
| 10 | Maarten Enthoven | Netherlands | – | 54:36.67 | +02:38 |
| 11 | Jake Dearden | England | – | 54:58.24 | +02:59 |
| 12 | Tomas Tvrdik | Czech Republic | Q | 55:02.97 | +03:04 |
| 13 | Jack Driscoll | USA | – | 56:10.64 | +04:12 |
| 14 | Charlie Botterill | England | Q | 56:42.04 | +04:43 |
| 15 | Aitor Lizarazu Hormilla | Spain | – | 58:31.56 | +06:33 |
Ifversen got a new Danish record and punched his ticket. Louis Osselaer and Luke Greer also earned their tickets for Stockholm.
What an epic race it was. With a new world record time of 59:51, Roncevic is the first man in HYROX history to go under 52-minutes.
