GBR Ben Simpson
1 HYROX race over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:42:35 at Cardiff 2026.
1 result at 1 race
2,293rd of 2,728 Open Men (faster than 15%). Against the 82 who finished around 1:43:20: most time gained on wall balls (2:24), most lost on the eight runs (7:46). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:53 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:00 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,728 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 7:45 | 5:08 | faster than 1% |
| SkiErg: | 4:37 | 4:34 | faster than 44% |
| Run 2: | 6:45 | 4:45 | faster than 5% |
| Sled push: | 2:33 | 3:05 | faster than 83% |
| Run 3: | 6:20 | 5:07 | faster than 14% |
| Sled pull: | 4:01 | 4:21 | faster than 65% |
| Run 4: | 7:59 | 5:06 | faster than 2% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:23 | 5:50 | faster than 23% |
| Run 5: | 8:03 | 5:12 | faster than 4% |
| Row: | 5:25 | 4:49 | faster than 12% |
| Run 6: | 7:44 | 5:21 | faster than 7% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:20 | 2:43 | faster than 74% |
| Run 7: | 5:20 | 4:49 | faster than 29% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:20 | 5:01 | faster than 71% |
| Run 8: | 6:49 | 5:58 | faster than 26% |
| Wall balls: | 7:09 | 6:46 | faster than 43% |
| Roxzone †: | 8:05 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 56:42 | 41:35 | faster than 6% |
| Stations (8) | 37:48 | ||
| Finish | 1:42:35 | 1:23:41 | 2293rd of 2,728 · faster than 15% |
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.
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 Push (faster than 83% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 5%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 45% |
| Push | 83% |
| Pull | 65% |
| BBJ | 24% |
| Row | 13% |
| Carry | 75% |
| Lunges | 72% |
| Wall balls | 44% |
| Roxzone | 5% |
| Runs | 7% |
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 83%); weakest: Roxzone (faster than 5%).
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: Sandbag lunges (0:41 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (15:07 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: 56:44 running, 37:48 at the stations and 8:05 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:23).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 | 7:45 | 5:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:37 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 6:45 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 2:33 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 6:20 | 5:07 |
| Sled pull | 4:01 | 4:21 |
| Run 4 | 7:59 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:23 | 5:50 |
| Run 5 | 8:03 | 5:12 |
| Row | 5:25 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 7:44 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 2:20 | 2:43 |
| Run 7 | 5:20 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:20 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 6:49 | 5:58 |
| Wall balls | 7:09 | 6:46 |
| Roxzone | 8:05 | 3:57 |
| Finish | 1:42:35 | 1:23:41 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Roxzone cost 4:08 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cardiff 2026. The pacing guide is where that time comes back.
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