USA Chad McDonald
5 HYROX races over 2 seasons: 1 solo, 4 in a team with 2 partners.
Two results in one division at the same race (Doubles Mixed at Houston 2026): either two athletes called Chad McDonald, or one athlete who raced twice. Both are shown as published; the bests use the faster one.
One best per race type
Doubles Mixed: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Chad McDonald at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:23:58 at Houston (Mar 2026); Chad McDonald was 4:18 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | Jan 2026 | Doubles Mixed | 1:28:27 |
| Houston | Mar 2026 | Doubles Mixed | 1:28:17 |
| Houston | Mar 2026 | Doubles Mixed | 1:23:58 |
| Salt Lake City | Sep 2026 | Doubles Mixed | 1:32:45 |
Each dot is one Doubles Mixed race; click one for that race's report. Team times are shared with a partner, so they move with who you race with.
5 results at 3 races
474th of 1,296 Open Men (faster than 63%). Against the 38 who finished around 1:28:31: most time gained on the roxzone (0:39), most lost on wall balls (2:16). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:13 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:18 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,296 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:22 | 3:09 | faster than 34% |
| SkiErg: | 4:38 | 4:42 | faster than 59% |
| Run 2: | 5:11 | 5:19 | faster than 56% |
| Sled push: | 2:28 | 3:03 | faster than 81% |
| Run 3: | 5:25 | 5:48 | faster than 64% |
| Sled pull: | 4:31 | 5:01 | faster than 68% |
| Run 4: | 5:26 | 5:47 | faster than 64% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:06 | 6:04 | faster than 49% |
| Run 5: | 5:35 | 5:58 | faster than 65% |
| Row: | 5:03 | 5:04 | faster than 51% |
| Run 6: | 5:10 | 5:47 | faster than 73% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:59 | 2:08 | faster than 65% |
| Run 7: | 5:21 | 5:48 | faster than 67% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:37 | 5:38 | faster than 50% |
| Run 8: | 5:31 | 6:18 | faster than 71% |
| Wall balls: | 9:18 | 8:09 | faster than 35% |
| Roxzone: | 8:20 | 9:57 | faster than 74% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:58 | 44:15 | faster than 67% |
| Stations (8) | 39:40 | ||
| Finish | 1:28:55 | 1:34:49 | 474th of 1,296 · faster than 63% |
1,074th of 1,759 Doubles Mixed (faster than 38%). Against the 54 who finished around 1:32:23: most time gained on sled pull (0:29), most lost on wall balls (1:09). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:50 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:50 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,759 Doubles Mixed here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:35 | 3:38 | faster than 53% |
| SkiErg: | 4:22 | 4:30 | faster than 68% |
| Run 2: | 6:16 | 5:58 | faster than 39% |
| Sled push: | 2:08 | 1:57 | faster than 35% |
| Run 3: | 6:27 | 6:18 | faster than 44% |
| Sled pull: | 3:39 | 4:00 | faster than 69% |
| Run 4: | 6:50 | 6:17 | faster than 33% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:01 | 3:44 | faster than 40% |
| Run 5: | 6:40 | 6:25 | faster than 42% |
| Row: | 4:47 | 4:57 | faster than 65% |
| Run 6: | 6:47 | 6:18 | faster than 35% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:49 | 1:52 | faster than 59% |
| Run 7: | 7:18 | 6:20 | faster than 26% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:13 | 4:09 | faster than 20% |
| Run 8: | 7:13 | 6:26 | faster than 33% |
| Wall balls: | 6:17 | 4:54 | faster than 20% |
| Roxzone: | 9:28 | 9:42 | faster than 53% |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:04 | 48:03 | faster than 38% |
| Stations (8) | 32:16 | ||
| Finish | 1:32:45 | 1:27:54 | 1074th of 1,759 · faster than 38% |
787th of 2,087 Doubles Mixed (faster than 62%). Against the 65 who finished around 1:24:52: most time gained on the eight runs (2:44), most lost on the roxzone (4:47). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:09 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:25 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,087 Doubles Mixed here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:30 | 6:14 | faster than 77% |
| SkiErg: | 4:22 | 4:30 | faster than 65% |
| Run 2: | 5:03 | 5:38 | faster than 73% |
| Sled push: | 2:47 | 2:20 | faster than 22% |
| Run 3: | 5:34 | 5:55 | faster than 63% |
| Sled pull: | 4:22 | 4:41 | faster than 64% |
| Run 4: | 5:27 | 5:58 | faster than 69% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 0:02 ‡ | 3:41 | |
| Run 5: | 5:36 | 6:08 | faster than 68% |
| Row: | 4:50 | 4:57 | faster than 60% |
| Run 6: | 5:13 | 6:01 | faster than 77% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:48 | 1:56 | faster than 66% |
| Run 7: | 5:20 | 6:02 | faster than 73% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 3:49 | 4:11 | faster than 65% |
| Run 8: | 5:34 | 6:18 | faster than 70% |
| Wall balls: | 6:14 | 5:06 | faster than 25% |
| Roxzone: | 12:36 | 8:25 | faster than 8% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:13 | 48:30 | faster than 73% |
| Stations (8) | 28:14 (7 of 8) | ||
| Finish | 1:23:58 | 1:28:58 | 787th of 2,087 · faster than 62% |
1,012th of 2,087 Doubles Mixed (faster than 51%). Against the 63 who finished around 1:28:57: most time gained on the roxzone (1:19), most lost on wall balls (1:22). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:57 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:54 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,087 Doubles Mixed here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:13 | 6:14 | faster than 50% |
| SkiErg: | 4:20 | 4:30 | faster than 69% |
| Run 2: | 5:40 | 5:38 | faster than 48% |
| Sled push: | 2:38 | 2:20 | faster than 30% |
| Run 3: | 5:48 | 5:55 | faster than 55% |
| Sled pull: | 4:12 | 4:41 | faster than 70% |
| Run 4: | 5:53 | 5:58 | faster than 53% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:41 | 3:41 | faster than 50% |
| Run 5: | 6:17 | 6:08 | faster than 45% |
| Row: | 4:42 | 4:57 | faster than 71% |
| Run 6: | 6:15 | 6:01 | faster than 42% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:51 | 1:56 | faster than 61% |
| Run 7: | 6:18 | 6:02 | faster than 41% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:35 | 4:11 | faster than 36% |
| Run 8: | 6:41 | 6:18 | faster than 40% |
| Wall balls: | 6:20 | 5:06 | faster than 23% |
| Roxzone: | 7:02 | 8:25 | faster than 71% |
| Runs (8 km) | 49:01 | 48:30 | faster than 48% |
| Stations (8) | 32:19 | ||
| Finish | 1:28:17 | 1:28:58 | 1012th of 2,087 · faster than 51% |
838th of 1,365 Doubles Mixed (faster than 38%). Against the 42 who finished around 1:27:29: most time gained on the roxzone (0:45), most lost on the eight runs (1:59). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:48 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:43 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,365 Doubles Mixed here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:24 | 5:38 | faster than 23% |
| SkiErg: | 4:17 | 4:18 | faster than 52% |
| Run 2: | 6:12 | 5:33 | faster than 27% |
| Sled push: | 1:59 | 2:07 | faster than 63% |
| Run 3: | 6:23 | 5:49 | faster than 32% |
| Sled pull: | 3:55 | 3:34 | faster than 33% |
| Run 4: | 6:25 | 5:51 | faster than 32% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:11 | 3:32 | faster than 28% |
| Run 5: | 6:27 | 6:03 | faster than 37% |
| Row: | 4:38 | 4:51 | faster than 69% |
| Run 6: | 6:30 | 5:56 | faster than 33% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:49 | 1:47 | faster than 45% |
| Run 7: | 6:37 | 5:58 | faster than 31% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:29 | 3:58 | faster than 32% |
| Run 8: | 6:38 | 6:17 | faster than 41% |
| Wall balls: | 4:42 | 4:26 | faster than 40% |
| Roxzone: | 6:59 | 6:58 | faster than 49% |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:32 | 47:10 | faster than 33% |
| Stations (8) | 30:00 | ||
| Finish | 1:28:27 | 1:23:35 | 838th of 1,365 · faster than 38% |
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. "6 of 8" marks a stations total from the stations that were timed; the others had no split at that race. The age group is the one entered for that race; for a team it is the team’s age group.
2 team partners
- Melissa McDonald3 races
- Harper McDonald1 race
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
Salt Lake City 2026, against 1,296 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Chad 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 82% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 35%).
See the numbers
| Part | Chad: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 60% |
| Push | 82% |
| Pull | 68% |
| BBJ | 49% |
| Row | 52% |
| Carry | 66% |
| Lunges | 51% |
| Wall balls | 35% |
| Roxzone | 74% |
| Runs | 68% |
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 Chad beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled push (faster than 82%); weakest: Wall balls (faster than 35%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Chad's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (3:17 faster); weakest: Wall balls (1:09 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: Chad 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.Chad: 41:01 running, 39:40 at the stations and 8:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:18).Below, Typical Open Men: 43:54 running, 39:49 at the stations and 9:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:09).
See the numbers
| Part | Chad | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:22 | 3:09 |
| SkiErg | 4:38 | 4:42 |
| Run 2 | 5:11 | 5:19 |
| Sled push | 2:28 | 3:03 |
| Run 3 | 5:25 | 5:48 |
| Sled pull | 4:31 | 5:01 |
| Run 4 | 5:26 | 5:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:06 | 6:04 |
| Run 5 | 5:35 | 5:58 |
| Row | 5:03 | 5:04 |
| Run 6 | 5:10 | 5:47 |
| Farmers carry | 1:59 | 2:08 |
| Run 7 | 5:21 | 5:48 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:37 | 5:38 |
| Run 8 | 5:31 | 6:18 |
| Wall balls | 9:18 | 8:09 |
| Roxzone | 8:20 | 9:57 |
| Finish | 1:28:55 | 1:34:49 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 1:09 against the typical Open Men finisher at Salt Lake City 2026. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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