GBR Ben Thornton
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:42:47 at Glasgow 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 Thornton at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:42:47 at Glasgow (Mar 2025); Ben Thornton was 1:45 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | Mar 2025 | Open Men | 1:42:47 |
| Glasgow | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:44:32 |
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
2,252nd of 2,661 Open Men (faster than 15%). Against the 80 who finished around 1:44:49: most time gained on wall balls (2:12), most lost on the eight runs (3:51). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:19 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:55 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,661 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:25 | 4:54 | faster than 4% |
| SkiErg: | 4:59 | 4:31 | faster than 9% |
| Run 2: | 6:08 | 4:47 | faster than 8% |
| Sled push: | 4:12 | 2:53 | faster than 5% |
| Run 3: | 6:22 | 5:08 | faster than 13% |
| Sled pull: | 6:43 | 4:19 | faster than 4% |
| Run 4: | 6:29 | 5:08 | faster than 11% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:19 | 5:29 | faster than 33% |
| Run 5: | 6:40 | 5:17 | faster than 13% |
| Row: | 5:37 | 4:55 | faster than 10% |
| Run 6: | 6:48 | 5:10 | faster than 10% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:31 | 2:10 | faster than 28% |
| Run 7: | 6:58 | 5:10 | faster than 8% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:28 | 5:14 | faster than 44% |
| Run 8: | 8:17 | 6:00 | faster than 10% |
| Wall balls: | 8:35 | 7:15 | faster than 32% |
| Roxzone: | 6:09 | 4:57 | faster than 26% |
| Runs (8 km) | 54:04 | 41:46 | faster than 9% |
| Stations (8) | 44:24 | ||
| Finish | 1:44:32 | 1:24:12 | 2252nd of 2,661 · faster than 15% |
2,660th of 3,034 Open Men (faster than 12%). Against the 93 who finished around 1:45:19: most time gained on sandbag lunges (1:00), most lost on the eight runs (0:57). Runs 5 to 8 took 5:02 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:51 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,034 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:28 | 3:36 | faster than 12% |
| SkiErg: | 5:08 | 4:22 | faster than 2% |
| Run 2: | 6:02 | 5:02 | faster than 14% |
| Sled push: | 3:27 | 2:52 | faster than 19% |
| Run 3: | 6:15 | 5:22 | faster than 18% |
| Sled pull: | 5:52 | 4:24 | faster than 12% |
| Run 4: | 6:31 | 5:21 | faster than 13% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 8:22 | 5:20 | faster than 9% |
| Run 5: | 6:32 | 5:36 | faster than 20% |
| Row: | 5:21 | 4:43 | faster than 8% |
| Run 6: | 6:55 | 5:28 | faster than 10% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:49 | 2:04 | faster than 9% |
| Run 7: | 7:03 | 5:29 | faster than 9% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:44 | 4:59 | faster than 30% |
| Run 8: | 7:48 | 4:41 | faster than 5% |
| Wall balls: | 8:19 | 6:31 | faster than 22% |
| Roxzone: | 6:18 | 4:55 | faster than 20% |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:30 | 40:58 | faster than 11% |
| Stations (8) | 45:02 | ||
| Finish | 1:42:47 | 1:22:00 | 2660th of 3,034 · faster than 12% |
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.
The fastest Ben has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:59 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:27 | Glasgow 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:52 | Glasgow 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:19 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:21 | Glasgow 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:31 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:28 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 8:19 | Glasgow 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:30 | Glasgow 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 6:09 | 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.
Glasgow 2025, against 3,034 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 Lunges (faster than 31% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 2%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 2% |
| Push | 19% |
| Pull | 13% |
| BBJ | 9% |
| Row | 9% |
| Carry | 10% |
| Lunges | 31% |
| Wall balls | 22% |
| Roxzone | 20% |
| Runs | 11% |
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: Sandbag lunges (faster than 31%); weakest: SkiErg (faster than 2%).
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 push (0:35 slower); weakest: Runs (8 km) (10:32 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: 51:34 running, 45:02 at the stations and 6:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (8:22).Below, Typical Open Men: 40:35 running, 35:15 at the stations and 4:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:31).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:28 | 3:36 |
| SkiErg | 5:08 | 4:22 |
| Run 2 | 6:02 | 5:02 |
| Sled push | 3:27 | 2:52 |
| Run 3 | 6:15 | 5:22 |
| Sled pull | 5:52 | 4:24 |
| Run 4 | 6:31 | 5:21 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:22 | 5:20 |
| Run 5 | 6:32 | 5:36 |
| Row | 5:21 | 4:43 |
| Run 6 | 6:55 | 5:28 |
| Farmers carry | 2:49 | 2:04 |
| Run 7 | 7:03 | 5:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:44 | 4:59 |
| Run 8 | 7:48 | 4:41 |
| Wall balls | 8:19 | 6:31 |
| Roxzone | 6:18 | 4:55 |
| Finish | 1:42:47 | 1:22:00 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Burpee broad jump cost 3:02 against the typical Open Men finisher at Glasgow 2025. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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