IRL Brendan O’Brien
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:06:16 at Málaga 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Brendan O’Brien at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:06:16 at Málaga (Apr 2026); Brendan O’Brien was 25:03 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | Nov 2024 | Open Men | 1:31:19 |
| Málaga | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:06:16 |
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
190th of 2,072 Open Men (faster than 90%). Against the 63 who finished around 1:06:51: most time gained on sled push (0:36), most lost on the roxzone (3:31). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:42 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:52 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,072 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:35 | 4:15 | faster than 92% |
| SkiErg: | 3:58 | 4:26 | faster than 98% |
| Run 2: | 3:55 | 4:32 | faster than 87% |
| Sled push: | 2:01 | 2:54 | faster than 97% |
| Run 3: | 3:58 | 4:47 | faster than 93% |
| Sled pull: | 3:23 | 4:37 | faster than 93% |
| Run 4: | 4:11 | 4:52 | faster than 86% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:45 | 5:10 | faster than 87% |
| Run 5: | 4:19 | 4:58 | faster than 83% |
| Row: | 4:31 | 4:55 | faster than 88% |
| Run 6: | 4:13 | 4:51 | faster than 83% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:42 | 2:03 | faster than 81% |
| Run 7: | 4:20 | 4:51 | faster than 79% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 0:03 ‡ | 4:59 | |
| Run 8: | 4:29 | 4:58 | faster than 73% |
| Wall balls: | 5:47 | 6:05 | faster than 57% |
| Roxzone: | 8:13 | 6:12 | faster than 18% |
| Runs (8 km) | 32:57 | 38:13 | faster than 86% |
| Stations (8) | 25:10 | ||
| Finish | 1:06:16 | 1:20:07 | 190th of 2,072 · faster than 90% |
1,224th of 1,766 Open Men (faster than 30%). Against the 53 who finished around 1:31:44: most time gained on sandbag lunges (1:02), most lost on farmers carry (3:23). Runs 5 to 8 took 6:09 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:05 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,766 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:48 | 3:09 | faster than 85% |
| SkiErg: | 3:59 | 4:18 | faster than 92% |
| Run 2: | 5:00 | 5:11 | faster than 63% |
| Sled push: | 2:26 | 2:42 | faster than 71% |
| Run 3: | 5:23 | 5:43 | faster than 67% |
| Sled pull: | 5:12 | 4:39 | faster than 31% |
| Run 4: | 6:51 | 5:45 | faster than 14% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:51 | 5:51 | faster than 30% |
| Run 5: | 6:11 | 5:59 | faster than 41% |
| Row: | 4:50 | 4:49 | faster than 48% |
| Run 6: | 5:58 | 5:49 | faster than 42% |
| Farmers carry: | 5:41 | 2:05 | faster than 0% |
| Run 7: | 8:08 | 5:48 | faster than 4% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:37 | 5:03 | faster than 65% |
| Run 8: | 5:54 | 4:21 | faster than 11% |
| Wall balls: | 7:05 | 6:40 | faster than 41% |
| Roxzone: | 4:33 | 5:07 | faster than 67% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46:09 | 42:03 | faster than 27% |
| Stations (8) | 40:41 | ||
| Finish | 1:31:19 | 1:24:03 | 1224th of 1,766 · faster than 30% |
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.
The fastest Brendan has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 3:58 | Málaga 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:01 | Málaga 2026 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:23 | Málaga 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:45 | Málaga 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:31 | Málaga 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:42 | Málaga 2026 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:37 | Dublin 2024 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 5:47 | Málaga 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 32:57 | Málaga 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 4:33 | Dublin 2024 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Brendan'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.
Málaga 2026, against 2,072 Open Men
Shape of the race
no splitWall ballsRoxzoneRuns
This chart shows where Brendan 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 98% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 18%).
See the numbers
| Part | Brendan: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 98% |
| Push | 97% |
| Pull | 94% |
| BBJ | 87% |
| Row | 89% |
| Carry | 81% |
| Lunges | no split |
| Wall balls | 58% |
| Roxzone | 18% |
| Runs | 86% |
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 Brendan beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: SkiErg (faster than 98%); weakest: Roxzone (faster than 18%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Brendan's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (5:16 faster); weakest: Roxzone (2:01 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: Brendan 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.Brendan: 33:00 running, 25:07 at the stations and 8:13 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:47).Below, Typical Open Men: 38:04 running, 35:09 at the stations and 6:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:05).
See the numbers
| Part | Brendan | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:35 | 4:15 |
| SkiErg | 3:58 | 4:26 |
| Run 2 | 3:55 | 4:32 |
| Sled push | 2:01 | 2:54 |
| Run 3 | 3:58 | 4:47 |
| Sled pull | 3:23 | 4:37 |
| Run 4 | 4:11 | 4:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:45 | 5:10 |
| Run 5 | 4:19 | 4:58 |
| Row | 4:31 | 4:55 |
| Run 6 | 4:13 | 4:51 |
| Farmers carry | 1:42 | 2:03 |
| Run 7 | 4:20 | 4:51 |
| Sandbag lunges | — | 4:59 |
| Run 8 | 4:29 | 4:58 |
| Wall balls | 5:47 | 6:05 |
| Roxzone | 8:13 | 6:12 |
| Finish | 1:06:16 | 1:20:07 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Roxzone cost 2:01 against the typical Open Men finisher at Málaga 2026. The pacing guide is where that time comes back.
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