Athlete · Open Men · 40-44 · GBR GBR

Chris Whale

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8 HYROX races over 3 seasons: 5 solo, 3 in a team with 2 partners.

Best Open Men time1:27:33Birmingham 2025
Best Open Men place2194thof 3,945 · Birmingham 2025
Latest race1:26:35Birmingham Birm · Doubles Men with David SeekingsFirst Doubles Men race
Strongest part of the raceRoxzonefaster than 72% of Open Men at Birmingham 2025
Personal bests

One best per race type

solo, doubles and relay times are different races, so each has its own best

Finish time, race by race: one race type at a time

Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting faster
1:28:001:29:001:30:001:31:00 best 1:27:33

This line shows the finish time of Chris Whale at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:27:33 at Birmingham (Oct 2025); Chris Whale was 1:19 faster at the latest race than at the first.

See the numbers
Race Date Division Finish
London Dec 2024 Open Men 1:31:49
Berlin May 2025 Open Men 1:31:31
Birmingham Oct 2025 Open Men 1:27:33
London ExCeL Dec 2025 Open Men 1:29:35
Manchester Jan 2026 Open Men 1:30:30

Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 4:16 faster (1:31:49 to 1:27:33).

Every race

8 results at 8 races

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Doubles Men, team 40-44, with David Seekings 1:26:35 2680th of 3,157; 454th of 531 aged 40-44 46:49 33:31 6:19 Runs 46:49 · Stations 33:31 · Roxzone 6:19

2,680th of 3,157 Doubles Men (faster than 15%). Against the 95 who finished around 1:26:38: most time gained on the roxzone (1:13), most lost on sled push (1:14). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:50 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:51 more).

Chris Whale at HYROX Birmingham Birm, Doubles Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Doubles Men at this race, and the share of the 3,157 Doubles Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 3,157 Doubles Men here
Run 1: 5:38 5:13 faster than 33%
SkiErg: 4:01 4:01 faster than 52%
Run 2: 4:46 4:34 faster than 40%
Sled push: 3:27 2:00 faster than 0%
Run 3: 5:04 4:53 faster than 41%
Sled pull: 3:45 3:15 faster than 23%
Run 4: 5:32 4:53 faster than 25%
Burpee broad jump: 4:53 3:18 faster than 7%
Run 5: 6:03 5:00 faster than 17%
Row: 4:53 4:28 faster than 15%
Run 6: 6:05 4:55 faster than 13%
Farmers carry: 2:12 1:38 faster than 4%
Run 7: 6:47 4:58 faster than 6%
Sandbag lunges: 5:13 3:34 faster than 6%
Run 8: 6:56 5:00 faster than 7%
Wall balls: 5:07 4:24 faster than 23%
Roxzone: 6:19 5:52 faster than 39%
Runs (8 km) 46:49 39:23 faster than 18%
Stations (8) 33:31
Finish 1:26:35 1:12:16 2680th of 3,157 · faster than 15%

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Rome 2026 23 Sep 2026
Race results
Doubles Mixed, team 35-39, with Kate Butcher 1:38:12 2034th of 2,281; 364th of 402 aged 35-39 56:29 34:00 7:47 Runs 56:29 · Stations 34:00 · Roxzone 7:47

2,034th of 2,281 Doubles Mixed (faster than 10%). Against the 69 who finished around 1:39:17: most time gained on the roxzone (0:55), most lost on the eight runs (2:23). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:48 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:44 more).

Chris Whale at HYROX Rome 2026, Doubles Mixed: every split in race order, the typical split of Doubles Mixed at this race, and the share of the 2,281 Doubles Mixed finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 2,281 Doubles Mixed here
Run 1: 9:02 6:45 faster than 2%
SkiErg: 4:08 4:19 faster than 76%
Run 2: 6:16 4:57 faster than 8%
Sled push: 2:08 2:28 faster than 79%
Run 3: 6:21 5:12 faster than 11%
Sled pull: 4:09 4:00 faster than 43%
Run 4: 7:01 5:13 faster than 5%
Burpee broad jump: 5:06 3:44 faster than 12%
Run 5: 6:32 5:19 faster than 13%
Row: 5:07 4:53 faster than 29%
Run 6: 6:41 5:15 faster than 9%
Farmers carry: 2:08 1:51 faster than 18%
Run 7: 6:43 5:18 faster than 9%
Sandbag lunges: 5:00 4:09 faster than 21%
Run 8: 7:56 6:00 faster than 9%
Wall balls: 6:14 4:34 faster than 13%
Roxzone: 7:47 6:49 faster than 26%
Runs (8 km) 56:29 44:06 faster than 7%
Stations (8) 34:00
Finish 1:38:12 1:21:46 2034th of 2,281 · faster than 10%

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Doubles Mixed, team 35-39, with Kate Butcher 1:36:58 1861st of 2,110; 357th of 396 aged 35-39 56:57 33:42 6:23 Runs 56:57 · Stations 33:42 · Roxzone 6:23

1,861st of 2,110 Doubles Mixed (faster than 11%). Against the 58 who finished around 1:38:28: most time gained on the roxzone (1:07), most lost on the eight runs (1:33). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:45 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:19 more).

Chris Whale at HYROX London Olympia 2026, Doubles Mixed: every split in race order, the typical split of Doubles Mixed at this race, and the share of the 2,110 Doubles Mixed finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 2,110 Doubles Mixed here
Run 1: 6:34 5:19 faster than 8%
SkiErg: 4:20 4:14 faster than 37%
Run 2: 6:15 5:04 faster than 10%
Sled push: 2:01 2:12 faster than 69%
Run 3: 6:29 5:18 faster than 11%
Sled pull: 4:09 3:35 faster than 23%
Run 4: 6:50 5:17 faster than 8%
Burpee broad jump: 4:19 3:35 faster than 23%
Run 5: 6:51 5:24 faster than 10%
Row: 5:03 4:43 faster than 21%
Run 6: 7:06 5:20 faster than 7%
Farmers carry: 2:05 1:53 faster than 24%
Run 7: 7:09 5:21 faster than 7%
Sandbag lunges: 5:10 4:03 faster than 14%
Run 8: 9:47 7:13 faster than 10%
Wall balls: 6:35 4:44 faster than 10%
Roxzone: 6:23 5:50 faster than 35%
Runs (8 km) 56:57 44:34 faster than 8%
Stations (8) 33:42
Finish 1:36:58 1:20:11 1861st of 2,110 · faster than 11%

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Open Men, 40-44 1:30:30 1636th of 2,544; 250th of 421 aged 40-44 43:53 38:32 8:09 Runs 43:53 · Stations 38:32 · Roxzone 8:09

1,636th of 2,544 Open Men (faster than 35%). Against the 77 who finished around 1:30:50: most time gained on burpee broad jump (2:29), most lost on the roxzone (2:01). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:34 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:08 more).

Chris Whale at HYROX Manchester 2026, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 2,544 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 2,544 Open Men here
Run 1: 3:52 3:35 faster than 34%
SkiErg: 4:28 4:23 faster than 39%
Run 2: 5:24 5:04 faster than 36%
Sled push: 2:51 2:43 faster than 40%
Run 3: 5:40 5:26 faster than 40%
Sled pull: 4:51 4:25 faster than 35%
Run 4: 5:45 5:29 faster than 39%
Burpee broad jump: 3:34 5:27 faster than 89%
Run 5: 6:05 5:38 faster than 34%
Row: 4:50 4:44 faster than 40%
Run 6: 6:01 5:31 faster than 32%
Farmers carry: 3:01 2:10 faster than 11%
Run 7: 6:05 5:29 faster than 29%
Sandbag lunges: 7:27 5:23 faster than 14%
Run 8: 5:04 4:44 faster than 40%
Wall balls: 7:30 7:00 faster than 42%
Roxzone: 8:09 5:26 faster than 17%
Runs (8 km) 43:53 41:15 faster than 37%
Stations (8) 38:32
Finish 1:30:30 1:24:01 1636th of 2,544 · faster than 35%

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Open Men, 40-44 1:29:35 3721st of 5,554; 520th of 822 aged 40-44 34:51* 43:17* 11:31 Runs 34:51 · Stations 43:17 · Roxzone 11:31

3,721st of 5,554 Open Men (faster than 33%). Against the 168 who finished around 1:28:44: most time gained on the roxzone (1:16), most lost on burpee broad jump (1:11). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:48 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:38 more).

Chris Whale at HYROX London ExCeL 2025, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 5,554 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 5,554 Open Men here
Run 1: 3:20 3:13 faster than 41%
SkiErg: 4:53 4:50 faster than 44%
Run 2: 3:48 3:46 faster than 48%
Sled push: 2:54 2:48 faster than 43%
Run 3: 4:10 4:00 faster than 39%
Sled pull: 5:33 4:47 faster than 26%
Run 4: 4:15 4:02 faster than 37%
Burpee broad jump: 7:17 5:30 faster than 19%
Run 5: 4:15 4:09 faster than 44%
Row: 5:05 4:56 faster than 35%
Run 6: 4:21 4:04 faster than 33%
Farmers carry: 2:52 2:03 faster than 10%
Run 7: 4:26 4:05 faster than 32%
Sandbag lunges: 6:11 5:09 faster than 26%
Run 8: 6:19 5:55 faster than 37%
Wall balls: 8:32 7:20 faster than 33%
Roxzone: 11:31 11:44 faster than 53%
Runs (8 km) 34:51 33:23 faster than 39%
Stations (8) 43:17
Finish 1:29:35 1:23:09 3721st of 5,554 · faster than 33%

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Open Men, 40-44 1:27:33 2194th of 3,945; 300th of 624 aged 40-44 39:02 42:49 5:45 Runs 39:02 · Stations 42:49 · Roxzone 5:45

2,194th of 3,945 Open Men (faster than 44%). Against the 121 who finished around 1:27:17: most time gained on the eight runs (1:21), most lost on sled push (0:55). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:30 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:29 more).

Chris Whale at HYROX Birmingham 2025, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 3,945 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 3,945 Open Men here
Run 1: 5:18 5:18 faster than 50%
SkiErg: 4:42 4:30 faster than 27%
Run 2: 4:28 4:33 faster than 54%
Sled push: 4:27 3:15 faster than 14%
Run 3: 4:44 4:53 faster than 57%
Sled pull: 5:05 5:02 faster than 48%
Run 4: 4:47 4:55 faster than 56%
Burpee broad jump: 6:27 5:36 faster than 33%
Run 5: 4:56 5:05 faster than 57%
Row: 4:49 4:49 faster than 50%
Run 6: 4:53 4:55 faster than 51%
Farmers carry: 2:41 2:09 faster than 20%
Run 7: 4:57 4:55 faster than 48%
Sandbag lunges: 6:08 5:12 faster than 27%
Run 8: 5:02 5:10 faster than 55%
Wall balls: 8:30 7:15 faster than 32%
Roxzone: 5:45 6:40 faster than 71%
Runs (8 km) 39:02 39:57 faster than 55%
Stations (8) 42:49
Finish 1:27:33 1:25:13 2194th of 3,945 · faster than 44%

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Open Men, 40-44 1:31:31 2092nd of 2,599; 267th of 353 aged 40-44 38:49 43:17 9:30 Runs 38:49 · Stations 43:17 · Roxzone 9:30

2,092nd of 2,599 Open Men (faster than 19%). Against the 78 who finished around 1:31:12: most time gained on the eight runs (1:58), most lost on burpee broad jump (1:21). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:39 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:35 more).

Chris Whale at HYROX Berlin 2025, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 2,599 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 2,599 Open Men here
Run 1: 4:00 3:33 faster than 20%
SkiErg: 4:38 4:22 faster than 22%
Run 2: 4:36 4:09 faster than 23%
Sled push: 3:35 2:49 faster than 11%
Run 3: 4:46 4:25 faster than 28%
Sled pull: 5:29 4:15 faster than 14%
Run 4: 4:44 4:27 faster than 34%
Burpee broad jump: 7:54 5:19 faster than 8%
Run 5: 4:45 4:36 faster than 41%
Row: 4:54 4:39 faster than 26%
Run 6: 4:42 4:29 faster than 37%
Farmers carry: 2:52 2:01 faster than 9%
Run 7: 4:52 4:31 faster than 30%
Sandbag lunges: 6:52 5:01 faster than 12%
Run 8: 6:26 5:56 faster than 34%
Wall balls: 7:03 6:06 faster than 31%
Roxzone: 9:30 8:24 faster than 27%
Runs (8 km) 38:49 36:11 faster than 31%
Stations (8) 43:17
Finish 1:31:31 1:19:39 2092nd of 2,599 · faster than 19%

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Open Men, 35-39 1:31:49 1553rd of 2,324; 317th of 460 aged 35-39 39:50 44:36 7:28 Runs 39:50 · Stations 44:36 · Roxzone 7:28

1,553rd of 2,324 Open Men (faster than 33%). Against the 71 who finished around 1:31:01: most time gained on the eight runs (2:04), most lost on wall balls (1:28). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:01 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:44 more).

Chris Whale at HYROX London 2024, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 2,324 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 2,324 Open Men here
Run 1: 5:55 5:45 faster than 42%
SkiErg: 4:36 4:25 faster than 28%
Run 2: 4:24 4:21 faster than 47%
Sled push: 3:49 3:04 faster than 20%
Run 3: 4:48 4:41 faster than 42%
Sled pull: 5:32 5:03 faster than 35%
Run 4: 4:49 4:44 faster than 44%
Burpee broad jump: 8:02 5:53 faster than 16%
Run 5: 4:56 4:56 faster than 49%
Row: 4:56 4:48 faster than 35%
Run 6: 4:46 4:48 faster than 51%
Farmers carry: 2:41 2:07 faster than 17%
Run 7: 4:51 4:47 faster than 46%
Sandbag lunges: 5:52 5:05 faster than 28%
Run 8: 5:24 5:33 faster than 55%
Wall balls: 9:08 6:43 faster than 17%
Roxzone: 7:28 7:38 faster than 54%
Runs (8 km) 39:50 39:49 faster than 49%
Stations (8) 44:36
Finish 1:31:49 1:25:48 1553rd of 2,324 · faster than 33%

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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; for a team it is the team’s age group. * 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.

Best splits · Open Men

The fastest Chris has done each station

Part Best Race Typical
SkiErg 4:28 Manchester 2026 · best of 5 4:34
Sled push 2:51 Manchester 2026 · best of 5 3:04
Sled pull 4:51 Manchester 2026 · best of 5 4:57
Burpee broad jump 3:34 Manchester 2026 · best of 5 5:38
Row 4:49 Birmingham 2025 · best of 5 4:53
Farmers carry 2:41 Birmingham 2025 · best of 5 2:11
Sandbag lunges 5:52 London 2024 · best of 5 5:20
Wall balls 7:03 Berlin 2025 · best of 5 7:03
Runs (8 km) 34:51 London ExCeL 2025 · best of 5 41:47
Roxzone 5:45 Birmingham 2025 · best of 5 7:23
How to read

Each station's best across Chris'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.

Raced with

2 team partners

From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.

Station profile · best Open Men race

Birmingham 2025, against 3,945 Open Men

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Shape of the race

50% top SkiPushPullBBJRowCarryLungesWall ballsRoxzoneRuns
Chrisedge = faster than everyone, centre = slowest

This chart shows where Chris sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Roxzone (faster than 72% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 15%).

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Part Chris: faster than
Ski 27%
Push 15%
Pull 49%
BBJ 33%
Row 51%
Carry 21%
Lunges 27%
Wall balls 32%
Roxzone 72%
Runs 56%

Further out means you beat more of the field on that part. A dent is a weak spot.

How you ranked on each station

SkiErg faster than 27%
Sled push faster than 15%
Sled pull faster than 49%
Burpee broad jump faster than 33%
Row faster than 51%
Farmers carry faster than 21%
Sandbag lunges faster than 27%
Wall balls faster than 32%
Roxzone faster than 72%
Runs (8 km) faster than 56%

How much of the field Chris beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Roxzone (faster than 72%); weakest: Sled push (faster than 15%).

Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.

Minutes against the typical finisher

SkiErg 0:12 slower
Sled push 1:12 slower
Sled pull 0:03 slower
Burpee broad jump 0:51 slower
Row level
Farmers carry 0:32 slower
Sandbag lunges 0:56 slower
Wall balls 1:15 slower
Roxzone 0:55 faster
Runs (8 km) 0:55 faster

Chris's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Roxzone (0:55 faster); weakest: Wall balls (1:15 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: Chris against the typical Open Men finisher

Chris1:27:33
5:184:424:284:274:445:054:476:274:564:494:532:414:576:085:028:305:45
Typical Open Men1:24:12
5:184:304:333:154:535:024:555:365:054:494:552:094:555:125:107:156:40
RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

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.Chris: 39:04 running, 42:49 at the stations and 5:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:30).Below, Typical Open Men: 39:44 running, 37:48 at the stations and 6:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:15).

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Part Chris Typical Open Men
Run 1 5:18 5:18
SkiErg 4:42 4:30
Run 2 4:28 4:33
Sled push 4:27 3:15
Run 3 4:44 4:53
Sled pull 5:05 5:02
Run 4 4:47 4:55
Burpee broad jump 6:27 5:36
Run 5 4:56 5:05
Row 4:49 4:49
Run 6 4:53 4:55
Farmers carry 2:41 2:09
Run 7 4:57 4:55
Sandbag lunges 6:08 5:12
Run 8 5:02 5:10
Wall balls 8:30 7:15
Roxzone 5:45 6:40
Finish 1:27:33 1:25:13

The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.

Wall balls cost 1:15 against the typical Open Men finisher at Birmingham 2025. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.

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