GBR Ben Rafferty
4 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 2:38:29 at Ottawa 2026.
These results may belong to more than one athlete called Ben Rafferty: the organiser's data links results by name, and two races close together are too far apart in time for one person. Each race row is right as published; the bests and the progress line are shown as the results stand.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Ben Rafferty at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 2:38:29 at Ottawa (May 2026); Ben Rafferty was 23:08 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| London ExCeL | Dec 2025 | Open Men | 3:04:26 |
| Manchester | Jan 2026 | Open Men | 3:31:44 |
| Ottawa | May 2026 | Open Men | 2:38:29 |
| Birmingham | Oct 2026 | Open Men | 2:41:18 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report.
4 results at 4 races
3,817th of 3,831 Open Men (faster than 0%). Against the 114 who finished around 1:57:54: most time gained on sled push (1:04), most lost on the eight runs (18:53). Runs 5 to 8 took 5:39 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:16 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,831 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 8:27 | 5:09 | faster than 0% |
| SkiErg: | 4:55 | 4:33 | faster than 17% |
| Run 2: | 7:38 | 4:31 | faster than 0% |
| Sled push: | 3:29 | 3:20 | faster than 41% |
| Run 3: | 8:06 | 4:51 | faster than 1% |
| Sled pull: | 6:03 | 4:36 | faster than 13% |
| Run 4: | 8:29 | 4:51 | faster than 0% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 16:47 | 5:33 | faster than 0% |
| Run 5: | 8:43 | 4:59 | faster than 0% |
| Row: | 5:39 | 4:48 | faster than 6% |
| Run 6: | 8:52 | 4:52 | faster than 0% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:41 | 2:08 | faster than 19% |
| Run 7: | 9:09 | 4:52 | faster than 0% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 14:27 | 5:08 | faster than 0% |
| Run 8: | 11:34 | 5:11 | faster than 0% |
| Wall balls: | 22:26 | 7:05 | faster than 0% |
| Roxzone: | 14:02 | 6:25 | faster than 0% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:10:53 | 39:20 | faster than 0% |
| Stations (8) | 1:16:27 | ||
| Finish | 2:41:18 | 1:24:06 | 3817th of 3,831 · faster than 0% |
1,479th of 1,503 Open Men (faster than 1%). Against the 45 who finished around 2:15:40: most time gained on sled pull (2:53), most lost on sandbag lunges (15:37). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:47 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 5:11 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,503 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 7:18 | 5:02 | faster than 3% |
| SkiErg: | 4:26 | 4:34 | faster than 66% |
| Run 2: | 7:43 | 5:13 | faster than 3% |
| Sled push: | 4:01 | 3:13 | faster than 25% |
| Run 3: | 8:14 | 5:38 | faster than 6% |
| Sled pull: | 5:39 | 5:09 | faster than 36% |
| Run 4: | 8:04 | 5:36 | faster than 5% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 17:10 | 5:53 | faster than 0% |
| Run 5: | 8:10 | 5:43 | faster than 6% |
| Row: | 5:28 | 4:51 | faster than 11% |
| Run 6: | 8:38 | 5:37 | faster than 4% |
| Farmers carry: | 4:21 | 2:15 | faster than 1% |
| Run 7: | 8:23 | 5:36 | faster than 5% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 24:18 | 5:33 | faster than 0% |
| Run 8: | 10:55 | 6:13 | faster than 5% |
| Wall balls: | 15:18 | 7:35 | faster than 4% |
| Roxzone: | 10:31 | 6:37 | faster than 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:07:22 | 44:55 | faster than 4% |
| Stations (8) | 1:20:41 | ||
| Finish | 2:38:29 | 1:32:13 | 1479th of 1,503 · faster than 1% |
2,544th of 2,544 Open Men (faster than 0%). Against the 77 who finished around 2:01:29: most time gained on sled push (0:40), most lost on the eight runs (21:16). Runs 5 to 8 took 6:29 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:58 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,544 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:32 | 3:35 | faster than 1% |
| SkiErg: | 4:45 | 4:23 | faster than 14% |
| Run 2: | 9:44 | 5:04 | faster than 0% |
| Sled push: | 2:48 | 2:43 | faster than 44% |
| Run 3: | 9:52 | 5:26 | faster than 0% |
| Sled pull: | 7:27 | 4:25 | faster than 3% |
| Run 4: | 10:02 | 5:29 | faster than 0% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 20:24 | 5:27 | faster than 0% |
| Run 5: | 10:20 | 5:38 | faster than 0% |
| Row: | 5:43 | 4:44 | faster than 4% |
| Run 6: | 10:15 | 5:31 | faster than 0% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:29 | 2:10 | faster than 4% |
| Run 7: | 10:49 | 5:29 | faster than 0% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 21:42 | 5:23 | faster than 0% |
| Run 8: | 11:15 | 4:44 | faster than 1% |
| Wall balls: | 36:48 ‡ | 7:00 | |
| Roxzone: | — | 5:26 | |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:18:44 | 41:15 | faster than 0% |
| Stations (8) | 1:43:06 | ||
| Finish | 3:31:44 | 1:24:01 | 2544th of 2,544 · faster than 0% |
5,554th of 5,554 Open Men (faster than 0%). Against the 166 who finished around 1:56:39: most time gained on row (0:20), most lost on wall balls (21:55). Runs 5 to 8 took 10:52 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 5:33 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 5,554 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:08 | 3:13 | faster than 0% |
| SkiErg: | 5:15 | 4:50 | faster than 14% |
| Run 2: | 7:16 | 3:46 | faster than 0% |
| Sled push: | 3:25 | 2:48 | faster than 17% |
| Run 3: | 7:14 | 4:00 | faster than 0% |
| Sled pull: | 6:55 | 4:47 | faster than 7% |
| Run 4: | 7:43 | 4:02 | faster than 0% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 17:57 | 5:30 | faster than 0% |
| Run 5: | 7:52 | 4:09 | faster than 0% |
| Row: | 5:22 | 4:56 | faster than 17% |
| Run 6: | 8:02 | 4:04 | faster than 0% |
| Farmers carry: | 4:25 | 2:03 | faster than 0% |
| Run 7: | 8:31 | 4:05 | faster than 0% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 17:50 | 5:09 | faster than 0% |
| Run 8: | 13:48 | 5:55 | faster than 0% |
| Wall balls: | 33:55 | 7:20 | faster than 0% |
| Roxzone: | 23:55 | 11:44 | faster than 0% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:05:30 | 33:23 | faster than 0% |
| Stations (8) | 1:35:04 | ||
| Finish | 3:04:26 | 1:23:09 | 5554th of 5,554 · faster than 0% |
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. ‡ The organiser timed all eight stations and the total is theirs, but one split is not used in comparisons: it was under our floor for that station (just under the fastest Elite 15 splits ever), which usually means a timing slip at the mats or a short course. Open the splits to see it. The age group is the one entered for that race. A dash means the organiser did not publish that number for the result. * At that edition running was under 44% of the typical finish (48% is normal): the timing mats counted some running as station time, so its runs look faster and its stations slower than they were.
The fastest Ben has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:26 | Ottawa 2026 · best of 4 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:48 | Manchester 2026 · best of 4 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:39 | Ottawa 2026 · best of 4 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 16:47 | Birmingham Birm · best of 4 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:22 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:41 | Birmingham Birm · best of 4 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 14:27 | Birmingham Birm · best of 4 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 15:18 | Ottawa 2026 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:05:30 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 10:31 | Ottawa 2026 · best of 3 | 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.
Ottawa 2026, against 1,503 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 Ski (faster than 66% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 0%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 66% |
| Push | 25% |
| Pull | 37% |
| BBJ | 0% |
| Row | 11% |
| Carry | 1% |
| Lunges | 0% |
| Wall balls | 4% |
| Roxzone | 7% |
| Runs | 4% |
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: SkiErg (faster than 66%); weakest: Sandbag lunges (faster than 0%).
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: SkiErg (0:08 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (22:27 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: 1:07:25 running, 1:20:41 at the stations and 10:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (24:18) and the shortest the sled push (4:01).Below, Typical Open Men: 44:38 running, 39:03 at the stations and 6:37 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:35).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:18 | 5:02 |
| SkiErg | 4:26 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 7:43 | 5:13 |
| Sled push | 4:01 | 3:13 |
| Run 3 | 8:14 | 5:38 |
| Sled pull | 5:39 | 5:09 |
| Run 4 | 8:04 | 5:36 |
| Burpee broad jump | 17:10 | 5:53 |
| Run 5 | 8:10 | 5:43 |
| Row | 5:28 | 4:51 |
| Run 6 | 8:38 | 5:37 |
| Farmers carry | 4:21 | 2:15 |
| Run 7 | 8:23 | 5:36 |
| Sandbag lunges | 24:18 | 5:33 |
| Run 8 | 10:55 | 6:13 |
| Wall balls | 15:18 | 7:35 |
| Roxzone | 10:31 | 6:37 |
| Finish | 2:38:29 | 1:32:13 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sandbag lunges cost 18:45 against the typical Open Men finisher at Ottawa 2026. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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