GBR Ben Read
3 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:19:20 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 Read at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:19:20 at Cardiff (Apr 2026); Ben Read was 6:51 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:27:04 |
| Cardiff | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:19:20 |
| New York | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:20:13 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 7:44 faster (1:27:04 to 1:19:20).
3 results at 3 races
1,050th of 4,637 Open Men (faster than 77%). Against the 140 who finished around 1:21:36: most time gained on the eight runs (2:24), most lost on wall balls (0:44). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:14 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:54 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 4,637 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:35 | 5:15 | faster than 82% |
| SkiErg: | 4:30 | 4:36 | faster than 61% |
| Run 2: | 4:14 | 4:58 | faster than 86% |
| Sled push: | 2:54 | 3:08 | faster than 65% |
| Run 3: | 4:23 | 5:19 | faster than 90% |
| Sled pull: | 4:37 | 4:56 | faster than 60% |
| Run 4: | 4:48 | 5:20 | faster than 75% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:25 | 5:46 | faster than 80% |
| Run 5: | 4:32 | 5:37 | faster than 90% |
| Row: | 5:07 | 4:59 | faster than 40% |
| Run 6: | 4:41 | 5:29 | faster than 82% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:06 | 2:23 | faster than 72% |
| Run 7: | 4:42 | 5:27 | faster than 82% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:40 | 5:42 | faster than 51% |
| Run 8: | 6:18 | 7:07 | faster than 72% |
| Wall balls: | 7:05 | 7:40 | faster than 59% |
| Roxzone: | 5:45 | 7:00 | faster than 70% |
| Runs (8 km) | 38:09 | 45:00 | faster than 84% |
| Stations (8) | 36:24 | ||
| Finish | 1:20:13 | 1:32:38 | 1050th of 4,637 · faster than 77% |
1,058th of 2,728 Open Men (faster than 61%). Against the 84 who finished around 1:19:40: most time gained on the eight runs (1:03), most lost on wall balls (0:44). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:52 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:12 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,728 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:07 | 5:08 | faster than 50% |
| SkiErg: | 4:35 | 4:34 | faster than 48% |
| Run 2: | 4:32 | 4:45 | faster than 63% |
| Sled push: | 2:54 | 3:05 | faster than 62% |
| Run 3: | 4:46 | 5:07 | faster than 67% |
| Sled pull: | 4:21 | 4:21 | faster than 50% |
| Run 4: | 4:41 | 5:06 | faster than 70% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:35 | 5:50 | faster than 79% |
| Run 5: | 4:48 | 5:12 | faster than 69% |
| Row: | 5:04 | 4:49 | faster than 29% |
| Run 6: | 4:57 | 5:21 | faster than 68% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:04 | 2:43 | faster than 89% |
| Run 7: | 4:43 | 4:49 | faster than 55% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:28 | 5:01 | faster than 37% |
| Run 8: | 5:30 | 5:58 | faster than 68% |
| Wall balls: | 7:08 | 6:46 | faster than 44% |
| Roxzone †: | 4:10 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 39:01 | 41:35 | faster than 66% |
| Stations (8) | 36:09 | ||
| Finish | 1:19:20 | 1:23:41 | 1058th of 2,728 · faster than 61% |
1,513th of 2,661 Open Men (faster than 43%). Against the 82 who finished around 1:26:22: most time gained on burpee broad jump (1:12), most lost on sled pull (1:13). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:54 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:34 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,661 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:40 | 4:54 | faster than 62% |
| SkiErg: | 4:37 | 4:31 | faster than 39% |
| Run 2: | 4:32 | 4:47 | faster than 64% |
| Sled push: | 3:54 | 2:53 | faster than 9% |
| Run 3: | 5:15 | 5:08 | faster than 44% |
| Sled pull: | 5:48 | 4:19 | faster than 11% |
| Run 4: | 5:13 | 5:08 | faster than 45% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:39 | 5:29 | faster than 70% |
| Run 5: | 5:36 | 5:17 | faster than 37% |
| Row: | 5:15 | 4:55 | faster than 25% |
| Run 6: | 5:24 | 5:10 | faster than 40% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:43 | 2:10 | faster than 87% |
| Run 7: | 5:25 | 5:10 | faster than 39% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:54 | 5:14 | faster than 34% |
| Run 8: | 6:09 | 6:00 | faster than 45% |
| Wall balls: | 7:43 | 7:15 | faster than 43% |
| Roxzone: | 5:27 | 4:57 | faster than 39% |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:09 | 41:46 | faster than 47% |
| Stations (8) | 39:33 | ||
| Finish | 1:27:04 | 1:24:12 | 1513th of 2,661 · faster than 43% |
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 | 4:30 | New York 2026 · best of 3 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:54 | New York 2026 · best of 3 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:21 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:25 | New York 2026 · best of 3 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:04 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:43 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 3 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:28 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:05 | New York 2026 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 38:09 | New York 2026 · best of 3 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:27 | Glasgow 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 90% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 30%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 49% |
| Push | 62% |
| Pull | 51% |
| BBJ | 80% |
| Row | 30% |
| Carry | 90% |
| Lunges | 37% |
| Wall balls | 44% |
| Roxzone | 45% |
| Runs | 67% |
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 90%); weakest: Row (faster than 30%).
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: Runs (8 km) (2:34 faster); weakest: Sandbag lunges (0:27 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: 39:04 running, 36:09 at the stations and 4:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:08).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 | 5:07 | 5:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:35 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 4:32 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 2:54 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 4:46 | 5:07 |
| Sled pull | 4:21 | 4:21 |
| Run 4 | 4:41 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:35 | 5:50 |
| Run 5 | 4:48 | 5:12 |
| Row | 5:04 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 4:57 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 2:04 | 2:43 |
| Run 7 | 4:43 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:28 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 5:30 | 5:58 |
| Wall balls | 7:08 | 6:46 |
| Roxzone | 4:10 | 3:57 |
| Finish | 1:19:20 | 1:23:41 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sandbag lunges cost 0:27 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cardiff 2026. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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