HYROX Karlsruhe’s Pro Women take the floor Friday at 12:50 p.m. Four athletes in the field have already broken 59 minutes.
Lena Putters has the fastest time in the field, from her fourth-place finish in the Elite race in Warsaw. Linda Meier is the reigning HYROX World Champion. She won the 2025 title in Chicago. Stefanie Oswald returns to Karlsruhe as last year’s Pro Women winner.
Oswald and Seka Arning race Pro Doubles together. On Friday the two go head to head.
The Pro Men start at 10:30 a.m. Three Elite 15 athletes lead the field: Sebastian Ifversen, Luke Greer and Liam McCroary. All three set their bests in the same Elite race in Warsaw this season. Julian Kreutzer won the Pro Men in Warsaw by one second. Marc Dean won the 2024 AG World Championship in Pro Doubles with Jake Dearden.
Pro Women to Watch
Lena Putters – 56:30, Warsaw 2026
Seka Arning – 58:01, Warsaw 2026
Stefanie Oswald – 58:10, Athens 2026
Linda Meier – 58:56, World Championships 2025
Henrike Mauersberger – 1:00:42, Helsinki 2026
Karin Mattsson – 1:02:14, Hamburg 2025
Svenja Sommer – 1:02:52, Amsterdam 2026
Pro Men to Watch
Sebastian Ifversen – 53:17, Warsaw 2026
Luke Greer – 53:26, Warsaw 2026
Liam McCroary – 53:47, Warsaw 2026
Julian Kreutzer – 54:27, Warsaw 2026
Marc Dean – 55:46, Phoenix 2026
Samir Schön – 57:18, Maastricht 2025
Kieron White – 57:45, Barcelona 2026
Michael O’Donnell – 57:54, London 2025