GBR Alex Sparkes
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons, all in a team with 1 partner. Best Doubles Men time: 57:22 at London ExCeL 2025.
Doubles Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Alex Sparkes at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 57:22 at London ExCeL (Dec 2025); Alex Sparkes was 3:34 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | May 2025 | Doubles Men | 1:00:56 |
| London ExCeL | Dec 2025 | Doubles Men | 57:22 |
Each dot is one Doubles Men race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Doubles Men races yet to measure the change. Team times are shared with a partner, so they move with who you race with.
2 results at 2 races
114th of 3,927 Doubles Men (faster than 97%). Against the 59 who finished around 55:10: most time gained on sled pull (0:29), most lost on the eight runs (1:21). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:57 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:04 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,927 Doubles Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:40 | 3:18 | faster than 92% |
| SkiErg: | 4:09 | 4:19 | faster than 74% |
| Run 2: | 3:08 | 3:48 | faster than 92% |
| Sled push: | 1:29 | 1:45 | faster than 90% |
| Run 3: | 3:19 | 4:00 | faster than 91% |
| Sled pull: | 2:09 | 3:17 | fastest in the field |
| Run 4: | 3:21 | 4:03 | faster than 91% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 2:22 | 3:12 | faster than 91% |
| Run 5: | 3:19 | 4:08 | faster than 94% |
| Row: | 4:11 | 4:33 | faster than 90% |
| Run 6: | 3:18 | 4:06 | faster than 94% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:11 | 1:34 | faster than 98% |
| Run 7: | 3:22 | 4:07 | faster than 92% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 2:35 | 3:32 | faster than 96% |
| Run 8: | 4:26 | 5:39 | faster than 96% |
| Wall balls: | 3:51 | 4:34 | faster than 89% |
| Roxzone: | 8:39 | 11:04 | faster than 95% |
| Runs (8 km) | 26:51 | 33:15 | faster than 94% |
| Stations (8) | 21:57 | ||
| Finish | 57:22 | 1:11:24 | 114th of 3,927 · faster than 97% |
109th of 833 Doubles Men (faster than 87%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 833 Doubles Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:27 | 4:55 | faster than 76% |
| SkiErg: | 4:08 | 4:03 | faster than 38% |
| Run 2: | 4:01 | 4:32 | faster than 82% |
| Sled push: | 1:15 | 1:38 | faster than 97% |
| Run 3: | 4:16 | 4:46 | faster than 79% |
| Sled pull: | 2:22 | 3:01 | faster than 93% |
| Run 4: | 4:15 | 4:49 | faster than 82% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 2:42 | 3:20 | faster than 83% |
| Run 5: | 4:11 | 4:57 | faster than 88% |
| Row: | 4:20 | 4:26 | faster than 64% |
| Run 6: | 4:09 | 4:52 | faster than 89% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:28 | 1:34 | faster than 69% |
| Run 7: | 4:12 | 4:54 | faster than 87% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 2:22 | 3:13 | faster than 96% |
| Run 8: | 4:44 | 5:36 | faster than 88% |
| Wall balls: | 3:43 | 4:08 | faster than 79% |
| Roxzone †: | 4:21 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 34:15 | 39:37 | faster than 86% |
| Stations (8) | 22:20 | ||
| Finish | 1:00:56 | 1:09:31 | 109th of 833 · faster than 87% |
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. † This venue did not time the roxzone: the figure is the finish minus runs and stations, and part of the walk is inside the run laps there, so it is shorter than at other venues. 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.
The fastest Alex has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:08 | Cardiff 2025 · best of 2 | 4:04 |
| Sled push | 1:15 | Cardiff 2025 · best of 2 | 1:51 |
| Sled pull | 2:09 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 3:21 |
| Burpee broad jump | 2:22 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 3:14 |
| Row | 4:11 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 4:32 |
| Farmers carry | 1:11 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 1:40 |
| Sandbag lunges | 2:22 | Cardiff 2025 · best of 2 | 3:36 |
| Wall balls | 3:43 | Cardiff 2025 · best of 2 | 4:23 |
| Runs (8 km) | 26:51 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 42:20 |
| Roxzone | 8:39 | London ExCeL 2025 | 6:43 |
How to read
Each station's best across Alex's Doubles Men races, from different races, against the typical Doubles Men split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.
1 team partner
- Ollie Pizzey2 races
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
London ExCeL 2025, against 3,927 Doubles Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Alex sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Pull (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 75%).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 75% |
| Push | 91% |
| Pull | 99% |
| BBJ | 91% |
| Row | 90% |
| Carry | 98% |
| Lunges | 96% |
| Wall balls | 89% |
| Roxzone | 95% |
| Runs | 94% |
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 Alex beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled pull (faster than 99%); weakest: SkiErg (faster than 75%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Alex's time on each part against the typical Doubles Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (6:24 faster); weakest: SkiErg (0:10 faster).
Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Doubles Men finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.
The race as one bar: Alex against the typical Doubles 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.Alex: 26:53 running, 21:56 at the stations and 8:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:11).Below, Typical Doubles Men: 33:09 running, 26:46 at the stations and 11:04 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:34).
See the numbers
| Part | Alex | Typical Doubles Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:40 | 3:18 |
| SkiErg | 4:09 | 4:19 |
| Run 2 | 3:08 | 3:48 |
| Sled push | 1:29 | 1:45 |
| Run 3 | 3:19 | 4:00 |
| Sled pull | 2:09 | 3:17 |
| Run 4 | 3:21 | 4:03 |
| Burpee broad jump | 2:22 | 3:12 |
| Run 5 | 3:19 | 4:08 |
| Row | 4:11 | 4:33 |
| Run 6 | 3:18 | 4:06 |
| Farmers carry | 1:11 | 1:34 |
| Run 7 | 3:22 | 4:07 |
| Sandbag lunges | 2:35 | 3:32 |
| Run 8 | 4:26 | 5:39 |
| Wall balls | 3:51 | 4:34 |
| Roxzone | 8:39 | 11:04 |
| Finish | 57:22 | 1:11:24 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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