GBR Ben Simpson
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:23:30 at London ExCeL 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Ben Simpson at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:23:30 at London ExCeL (Dec 2025); Ben Simpson was 8:43 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | Feb 2025 | Open Men | 1:32:13 |
| London ExCeL | Dec 2025 | Open Men | 1:23:30 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Open Men races yet to measure the change.
2 results at 2 races
2,841st of 5,554 Open Men (faster than 48%). Against the 171 who finished around 1:23:09: most time gained on the eight runs (2:46), most lost on burpee broad jump (2:24). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:04 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:09 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 5,554 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:00 | 3:13 | faster than 68% |
| SkiErg: | 4:43 | 4:50 | faster than 64% |
| Run 2: | 3:26 | 3:46 | faster than 73% |
| Sled push: | 2:24 | 2:48 | faster than 81% |
| Run 3: | 3:45 | 4:00 | faster than 67% |
| Sled pull: | 4:52 | 4:47 | faster than 47% |
| Run 4: | 3:41 | 4:02 | faster than 71% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:55 | 5:30 | faster than 13% |
| Run 5: | 3:55 | 4:09 | faster than 63% |
| Row: | 4:59 | 4:56 | faster than 44% |
| Run 6: | 3:44 | 4:04 | faster than 70% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:45 | 2:03 | faster than 77% |
| Run 7: | 3:40 | 4:05 | faster than 75% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:12 | 5:09 | faster than 26% |
| Run 8: | 5:37 | 5:55 | faster than 60% |
| Wall balls: | 8:41 | 7:20 | faster than 32% |
| Roxzone: | 11:17 | 11:44 | faster than 57% |
| Runs (8 km) | 30:45 | 33:23 | faster than 70% |
| Stations (8) | 41:31 | ||
| Finish | 1:23:30 | 1:23:09 | 2841st of 5,554 · faster than 48% |
441st of 848 Open Men (faster than 48%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 848 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:54 | 5:14 | faster than 18% |
| SkiErg: | 4:24 | 4:17 | faster than 36% |
| Run 2: | 5:18 | 4:56 | faster than 30% |
| Sled push: | 3:05 | 2:49 | faster than 35% |
| Run 3: | 5:33 | 5:35 | faster than 51% |
| Sled pull: | 4:28 | 5:11 | faster than 72% |
| Run 4: | 5:33 | 5:37 | faster than 52% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:31 | 6:14 | faster than 44% |
| Run 5: | 5:50 | 5:52 | faster than 51% |
| Row: | 5:13 | 4:55 | faster than 26% |
| Run 6: | 5:30 | 5:42 | faster than 58% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:19 | 2:10 | faster than 36% |
| Run 7: | 5:35 | 5:43 | faster than 54% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:08 | 5:37 | faster than 63% |
| Run 8: | 6:02 | 6:03 | faster than 50% |
| Wall balls: | 8:43 | 6:57 | faster than 25% |
| Roxzone: | 7:05 | 7:17 | faster than 53% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45:17 | 44:59 | faster than 48% |
| Stations (8) | 39:51 | ||
| Finish | 1:32:13 | 1:31:15 | 441st of 848 · faster than 48% |
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 age group is the one entered for that race. * 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 | 4:24 | Auckland 2025 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:24 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:28 | Auckland 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:31 | Auckland 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:59 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:45 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:08 | Auckland 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 8:41 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 30:45 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:05 | Auckland 2025 · 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.
London ExCeL 2025, against 5,554 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 Push (faster than 81% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 14%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 64% |
| Push | 81% |
| Pull | 47% |
| BBJ | 14% |
| Row | 45% |
| Carry | 78% |
| Lunges | 26% |
| Wall balls | 32% |
| Roxzone | 58% |
| Runs | 70% |
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: Sled push (faster than 81%); weakest: Burpee broad jump (faster than 14%).
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) (2:38 faster); weakest: Burpee broad jump (2:25 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: 30:48 running, 41:31 at the stations and 11:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:41).Below, Typical Open Men: 33:14 running, 37:23 at the stations and 11:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:20).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:00 | 3:13 |
| SkiErg | 4:43 | 4:50 |
| Run 2 | 3:26 | 3:46 |
| Sled push | 2:24 | 2:48 |
| Run 3 | 3:45 | 4:00 |
| Sled pull | 4:52 | 4:47 |
| Run 4 | 3:41 | 4:02 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:55 | 5:30 |
| Run 5 | 3:55 | 4:09 |
| Row | 4:59 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 3:44 | 4:04 |
| Farmers carry | 1:45 | 2:03 |
| Run 7 | 3:40 | 4:05 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:12 | 5:09 |
| Run 8 | 5:37 | 5:55 |
| Wall balls | 8:41 | 7:20 |
| Roxzone | 11:17 | 11:44 |
| Finish | 1:23:30 | 1:23:09 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Burpee broad jump cost 2:25 against the typical Open Men finisher at London ExCeL 2025. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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