IRL Cathal Mathews
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:22:51 at Birmingham Birm.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Cathal Mathews at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:22:51 at Birmingham (Oct 2026); Cathal Mathews was 6:45 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:29:36 |
| Birmingham | Oct 2026 | Open Men | 1:22:51 |
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
1,790th of 3,831 Open Men (faster than 53%). Against the 117 who finished around 1:21:59: most time gained on wall balls (1:05), most lost on the eight runs (2:09). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:42 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:31 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,831 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:50 | 5:09 | faster than 64% |
| SkiErg: | 4:39 | 4:33 | faster than 38% |
| Run 2: | 4:26 | 4:31 | faster than 55% |
| Sled push: | 3:12 | 3:20 | faster than 58% |
| Run 3: | 5:43 | 4:51 | faster than 16% |
| Sled pull: | 5:38 | 4:36 | faster than 20% |
| Run 4: | 4:56 | 4:51 | faster than 46% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:28 | 5:33 | faster than 52% |
| Run 5: | 5:19 | 4:59 | faster than 35% |
| Row: | 4:58 | 4:48 | faster than 37% |
| Run 6: | 5:07 | 4:52 | faster than 39% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:30 | 2:08 | faster than 96% |
| Run 7: | 4:58 | 4:52 | faster than 46% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:45 | 5:08 | faster than 62% |
| Run 8: | 5:12 | 5:11 | faster than 49% |
| Wall balls: | 6:02 | 7:05 | faster than 68% |
| Roxzone: | 6:17 | 6:25 | faster than 53% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:28 | 39:20 | faster than 44% |
| Stations (8) | 36:12 | ||
| Finish | 1:22:51 | 1:24:06 | 1790th of 3,831 · faster than 53% |
2,463rd of 4,143 Open Men (faster than 40%). Against the 125 who finished around 1:29:47: most time gained on sandbag lunges (1:08), most lost on the eight runs (0:54). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:25 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:24 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 4,143 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:29 | 3:29 | faster than 50% |
| SkiErg: | 4:53 | 4:32 | faster than 16% |
| Run 2: | 3:51 | 3:48 | faster than 46% |
| Sled push: | 3:55 | 3:20 | faster than 23% |
| Run 3: | 4:32 | 4:02 | faster than 25% |
| Sled pull: | 5:14 | 4:20 | faster than 21% |
| Run 4: | 4:08 | 4:03 | faster than 45% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:23 | 5:39 | faster than 34% |
| Run 5: | 5:51 | 4:11 | faster than 4% |
| Row: | 5:01 | 4:49 | faster than 33% |
| Run 6: | 3:54 | 4:07 | faster than 63% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:42 | 2:16 | faster than 92% |
| Run 7: | 4:13 | 4:10 | faster than 47% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:31 | 5:20 | faster than 74% |
| Run 8: | 6:26 | 6:06 | faster than 40% |
| Wall balls: | 7:58 | 7:00 | faster than 35% |
| Roxzone: | 13:43 | 13:57 | faster than 53% |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:20 | 34:04 | faster than 35% |
| Stations (8) | 39:37 | ||
| Finish | 1:29:36 | 1:26:03 | 2463rd of 4,143 · faster than 40% |
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 Cathal has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:39 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:12 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:14 | Berlin 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:28 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:58 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:30 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:31 | Berlin 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:02 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:20 | Berlin 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 6:17 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Cathal'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.
Birmingham Birm, against 3,831 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Cathal 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 96% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 20%).
See the numbers
| Part | Cathal: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 39% |
| Push | 59% |
| Pull | 20% |
| BBJ | 52% |
| Row | 37% |
| Carry | 96% |
| Lunges | 62% |
| Wall balls | 69% |
| Roxzone | 54% |
| Runs | 44% |
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 Cathal beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 96%); weakest: Sled pull (faster than 20%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Cathal's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Wall balls (1:03 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (1:08 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: Cathal 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.Cathal: 40:31 running, 36:12 at the stations and 6:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:02).Below, Typical Open Men: 39:16 running, 37:11 at the stations and 6:25 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:05).
See the numbers
| Part | Cathal | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:50 | 5:09 |
| SkiErg | 4:39 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 4:26 | 4:31 |
| Sled push | 3:12 | 3:20 |
| Run 3 | 5:43 | 4:51 |
| Sled pull | 5:38 | 4:36 |
| Run 4 | 4:56 | 4:51 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:28 | 5:33 |
| Run 5 | 5:19 | 4:59 |
| Row | 4:58 | 4:48 |
| Run 6 | 5:07 | 4:52 |
| Farmers carry | 1:30 | 2:08 |
| Run 7 | 4:58 | 4:52 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:45 | 5:08 |
| Run 8 | 5:12 | 5:11 |
| Wall balls | 6:02 | 7:05 |
| Roxzone | 6:17 | 6:25 |
| Finish | 1:22:51 | 1:24:06 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled pull cost 1:02 against the typical Open Men finisher at Birmingham Birm. The sled pull guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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