GBR Ben Darby
3 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:23:53 at Cardiff 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Ben Darby at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:23:53 at Cardiff (Apr 2026); Ben Darby was 5:39 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:29:32 |
| Manchester | Jan 2026 | Open Men | 1:24:56 |
| Cardiff | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:23:53 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 5:39 faster (1:29:32 to 1:23:53).
3 results at 3 races
1,381st of 2,728 Open Men (faster than 49%). Against the 81 who finished around 1:23:40: most time gained on sled pull (0:38), most lost on wall balls (1:59). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:30 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:28 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,728 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:14 | 5:08 | faster than 44% |
| SkiErg: | 4:29 | 4:34 | faster than 62% |
| Run 2: | 4:56 | 4:45 | faster than 42% |
| Sled push: | 3:28 | 3:05 | faster than 29% |
| Run 3: | 5:15 | 5:07 | faster than 44% |
| Sled pull: | 3:53 | 4:21 | faster than 70% |
| Run 4: | 5:13 | 5:06 | faster than 44% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:59 | 5:50 | faster than 47% |
| Run 5: | 5:15 | 5:12 | faster than 48% |
| Row: | 4:35 | 4:49 | faster than 74% |
| Run 6: | 5:07 | 5:21 | faster than 60% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:19 | 2:43 | faster than 76% |
| Run 7: | 4:55 | 4:49 | faster than 45% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:57 | 5:01 | faster than 52% |
| Run 8: | 5:51 | 5:58 | faster than 55% |
| Wall balls: | 8:45 | 6:46 | faster than 25% |
| Roxzone †: | 3:45 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 41:43 | 41:35 | faster than 49% |
| Stations (8) | 38:25 | ||
| Finish | 1:23:53 | 1:23:41 | 1381st of 2,728 · faster than 49% |
1,333rd of 2,544 Open Men (faster than 47%). Against the 77 who finished around 1:24:01: most time gained on sled pull (0:47), most lost on wall balls (2:02). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:57 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:50 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,544 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:41 | 3:35 | faster than 42% |
| SkiErg: | 4:16 | 4:23 | faster than 68% |
| Run 2: | 5:21 | 5:04 | faster than 38% |
| Sled push: | 3:08 | 2:43 | faster than 22% |
| Run 3: | 5:32 | 5:26 | faster than 46% |
| Sled pull: | 3:38 | 4:25 | faster than 82% |
| Run 4: | 5:38 | 5:29 | faster than 43% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:53 | 5:27 | faster than 40% |
| Run 5: | 5:52 | 5:38 | faster than 40% |
| Row: | 4:19 | 4:44 | faster than 91% |
| Run 6: | 5:34 | 5:31 | faster than 48% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:59 | 2:10 | faster than 65% |
| Run 7: | 5:52 | 5:29 | faster than 35% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:48 | 5:23 | faster than 40% |
| Run 8: | 4:50 | 4:44 | faster than 47% |
| Wall balls: | 9:05 | 7:00 | faster than 24% |
| Roxzone: | 4:38 | 5:26 | faster than 67% |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:16 | 41:15 | faster than 44% |
| Stations (8) | 38:06 | ||
| Finish | 1:24:56 | 1:24:01 | 1333rd of 2,544 · faster than 47% |
2,405th of 3,945 Open Men (faster than 39%). Against the 119 who finished around 1:29:10: most time gained on sled pull (1:10), most lost on the eight runs (2:35). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:44 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:38 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,945 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:29 | 5:18 | faster than 10% |
| SkiErg: | 4:45 | 4:30 | faster than 22% |
| Run 2: | 5:25 | 4:33 | faster than 14% |
| Sled push: | 3:12 | 3:15 | faster than 52% |
| Run 3: | 5:33 | 4:53 | faster than 22% |
| Sled pull: | 4:04 | 5:02 | faster than 84% |
| Run 4: | 5:38 | 4:55 | faster than 21% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:24 | 5:36 | faster than 34% |
| Run 5: | 5:35 | 5:05 | faster than 31% |
| Row: | 4:42 | 4:49 | faster than 62% |
| Run 6: | 5:01 | 4:55 | faster than 45% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:56 | 2:09 | faster than 68% |
| Run 7: | 5:24 | 4:55 | faster than 29% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:03 | 5:12 | faster than 28% |
| Run 8: | 5:21 | 5:10 | faster than 43% |
| Wall balls: | 6:58 | 7:15 | faster than 55% |
| Roxzone: | 7:11 | 6:40 | faster than 38% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:21 | 39:57 | faster than 27% |
| Stations (8) | 38:04 | ||
| Finish | 1:29:32 | 1:25:13 | 2405th of 3,945 · faster than 39% |
How to read
Place is the position among timed finishers in the same race, division and gender; a doubles place is the team's. Runs is the organiser's official run total (it can differ from the eight laps added up by a few seconds), stations the eight stations added up, and roxzone the time moving between them. † This venue did not time the roxzone: the figure is the finish minus runs and stations, and part of the walk is inside the run laps there, so it is shorter than at other venues. The age group is the one entered for that race.
The fastest Ben has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:16 | Manchester 2026 · best of 3 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:08 | Manchester 2026 · best of 3 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:38 | Manchester 2026 · best of 3 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:53 | Manchester 2026 · best of 3 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:19 | Manchester 2026 · best of 3 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:56 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 3 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:57 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:58 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 41:43 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 4:38 | Manchester 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Ben's Open Men races, from different races, against the typical Open Men split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.
Cardiff 2026, against 2,728 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Ben sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Carry (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 25%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 62% |
| Push | 30% |
| Pull | 71% |
| BBJ | 47% |
| Row | 75% |
| Carry | 76% |
| Lunges | 53% |
| Wall balls | 25% |
| Roxzone | 56% |
| Runs | 49% |
Further out means you beat more of the field on that part. A dent is a weak spot.
How you ranked on each station
How much of the field Ben beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 76%); weakest: Wall balls (faster than 25%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Ben's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Sled pull (0:28 faster); weakest: Wall balls (1:59 slower).
Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Open Men finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.
The race as one bar: Ben against the typical Open Men finisher
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Ben: 41:46 running, 38:25 at the stations and 3:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:45).Below, Typical Open Men: 41:26 running, 37:09 at the stations and 3:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:46).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:14 | 5:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:29 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 4:56 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 3:28 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 5:15 | 5:07 |
| Sled pull | 3:53 | 4:21 |
| Run 4 | 5:13 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:59 | 5:50 |
| Run 5 | 5:15 | 5:12 |
| Row | 4:35 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 5:07 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 2:19 | 2:43 |
| Run 7 | 4:55 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:57 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 5:51 | 5:58 |
| Wall balls | 8:45 | 6:46 |
| Roxzone | 3:45 | 3:57 |
| Finish | 1:23:53 | 1:23:41 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 1:59 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cardiff 2026. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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