Athlete · Open Men · 50-54 · GBR GBR

Craig Pollard

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3 HYROX races over 2 seasons: 2 solo, 1 in a team with 1 partner.

Best Open Men time1:25:30Cardiff 2026
Best Open Men place1462ndof 2,721 · Rotterdam 2026
Latest race1:33:47Birmingham Birm · Doubles Mixed with Vanessa UnwinFirst Doubles Mixed race
Strongest part of the raceFarmers carryfaster than 82% of Open Men at Cardiff 2026
Personal bests

One best per race type

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

Open Men: finish time, race by race

Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting faster
1:26:001:27:001:28:00 best 1:25:30

This line shows the finish time of Craig Pollard at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:25:30 at Cardiff (Apr 2026); Craig Pollard was 2:34 faster at the latest race than at the first.

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Race Date Division Finish
Rotterdam Apr 2026 Open Men 1:28:04
Cardiff Apr 2026 Open Men 1:25:30

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.

Every race

3 results at 3 races

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Doubles Mixed, team 50-54, with Vanessa Unwin 1:33:47 2693rd of 3,498; 114th of 140 aged 50-54 55:52 30:20 7:39 Runs 55:52 · Stations 30:20 · Roxzone 7:39

2,693rd of 3,498 Doubles Mixed (faster than 23%). Against the 96 who finished around 1:30:00: most time gained on wall balls (0:46), most lost on the eight runs (7:11). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:33 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:27 more).

Craig Pollard at HYROX Birmingham Birm, Doubles Mixed: every split in race order, the typical split of Doubles Mixed at this race, and the share of the 3,498 Doubles Mixed finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 3,498 Doubles Mixed here
Run 1: 7:24 5:51 faster than 7%
SkiErg: 4:21 4:18 faster than 45%
Run 2: 6:15 5:08 faster than 12%
Sled push: 2:06 2:26 faster than 81%
Run 3: 6:37 5:23 faster than 12%
Sled pull: 3:40 3:56 faster than 63%
Run 4: 6:55 5:24 faster than 8%
Burpee broad jump: 4:13 3:47 faster than 34%
Run 5: 7:09 5:29 faster than 8%
Row: 4:46 4:45 faster than 49%
Run 6: 6:55 5:25 faster than 9%
Farmers carry: 1:42 1:47 faster than 63%
Run 7: 7:19 5:27 faster than 7%
Sandbag lunges: 4:49 4:03 faster than 24%
Run 8: 7:21 5:30 faster than 10%
Wall balls: 4:43 4:45 faster than 51%
Roxzone: 7:39 6:34 faster than 27%
Runs (8 km) 55:52 43:45 faster than 9%
Stations (8) 30:20
Finish 1:33:47 1:22:06 2693rd of 3,498 · faster than 23%

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Open Men, 50-54 1:25:30 1493rd of 2,728; 60th of 162 aged 50-54 48:01 33:51 3:38† Runs 48:01 · Stations 33:51 · Roxzone 3:38

1,493rd of 2,728 Open Men (faster than 45%). Against the 82 who finished around 1:25:34: most time gained on wall balls (2:17), most lost on the eight runs (5:57). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:03 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:13 more).

Craig Pollard at HYROX Cardiff 2026, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 2,728 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 2,728 Open Men here
Run 1: 6:23 5:08 faster than 7%
SkiErg: 4:24 4:34 faster than 73%
Run 2: 7:28 4:45 faster than 2%
Sled push: 2:40 3:05 faster than 76%
Run 3: 5:42 5:07 faster than 27%
Sled pull: 3:43 4:21 faster than 77%
Run 4: 5:30 5:06 faster than 33%
Burpee broad jump: 6:33 5:50 faster than 35%
Run 5: 5:28 5:12 faster than 38%
Row: 4:45 4:49 faster than 57%
Run 6: 5:32 5:21 faster than 42%
Farmers carry: 2:14 2:43 faster than 81%
Run 7: 5:17 4:49 faster than 31%
Sandbag lunges: 4:19 5:01 faster than 72%
Run 8: 6:43 5:58 faster than 28%
Wall balls: 5:13 6:46 faster than 79%
Roxzone †: 3:38
Runs (8 km) 48:01 41:35 faster than 22%
Stations (8) 33:51
Finish 1:25:30 1:23:41 1493rd of 2,728 · faster than 45%

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Open Men, 50-54 1:28:04 1462nd of 2,721; 28th of 111 aged 50-54 45:34 35:40 6:54 Runs 45:34 · Stations 35:40 · Roxzone 6:54

1,462nd of 2,721 Open Men (faster than 46%). Against the 82 who finished around 1:28:21: most time gained on wall balls (1:44), most lost on the eight runs (3:46). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:11 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:47 more).

Craig Pollard at HYROX Rotterdam 2026, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 2,721 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 2,721 Open Men here
Run 1: 5:52 4:54 faster than 9%
SkiErg: 4:30 4:45 faster than 77%
Run 2: 5:12 4:43 faster than 28%
Sled push: 2:27 2:44 faster than 72%
Run 3: 5:26 5:02 faster than 31%
Sled pull: 4:00 4:31 faster than 72%
Run 4: 5:43 5:06 faster than 24%
Burpee broad jump: 7:03 5:43 faster than 23%
Run 5: 5:29 5:11 faster than 36%
Row: 5:07 4:51 faster than 26%
Run 6: 5:31 5:07 faster than 31%
Farmers carry: 1:52 2:11 faster than 77%
Run 7: 5:43 5:08 faster than 26%
Sandbag lunges: 4:43 5:12 faster than 65%
Run 8: 6:41 6:03 faster than 31%
Wall balls: 5:58 7:15 faster than 73%
Roxzone: 6:54 6:55 faster than 50%
Runs (8 km) 45:34 41:33 faster than 28%
Stations (8) 35:40
Finish 1:28:04 1:26:30 1462nd of 2,721 · faster than 46%

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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. † 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.

Best splits · Open Men

The fastest Craig has done each station

Part Best Race Typical
SkiErg 4:24 Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 4:34
Sled push 2:27 Rotterdam 2026 · best of 2 3:04
Sled pull 3:43 Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 4:57
Burpee broad jump 6:33 Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 5:38
Row 4:45 Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 4:53
Farmers carry 1:52 Rotterdam 2026 · best of 2 2:11
Sandbag lunges 4:19 Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 5:20
Wall balls 5:13 Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 7:03
Runs (8 km) 45:34 Rotterdam 2026 · best of 2 41:47
Roxzone 6:54 Rotterdam 2026 7:23
How to read

Each station's best across Craig'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

1 team partner

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Station profile · best Open Men race

Cardiff 2026, against 2,728 Open Men

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Shape of the race

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

This chart shows where Craig 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 82% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 22%).

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Part Craig: faster than
Ski 73%
Push 76%
Pull 78%
BBJ 35%
Row 58%
Carry 82%
Lunges 72%
Wall balls 80%
Roxzone 60%
Runs 22%

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 73%
Sled push faster than 76%
Sled pull faster than 78%
Burpee broad jump faster than 35%
Row faster than 58%
Farmers carry faster than 82%
Sandbag lunges faster than 72%
Wall balls faster than 80%
Roxzone faster than 60%
Runs (8 km) faster than 22%

How much of the field Craig beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 82%); weakest: Runs (8 km) (faster than 22%).

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

Minutes against the typical finisher

SkiErg 0:10 faster
Sled push 0:25 faster
Sled pull 0:38 faster
Burpee broad jump 0:43 slower
Row 0:04 faster
Farmers carry 0:29 faster
Sandbag lunges 0:42 faster
Wall balls 1:33 faster
Roxzone 0:19 faster
Runs (8 km) 6:26 slower

Craig's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Wall balls (1:33 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (6:26 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: Craig against the typical Open Men finisher

Craig1:25:30
6:234:247:282:405:423:435:306:335:284:455:322:145:174:196:435:133:38
Typical Open Men1:22:32
5:084:344:453:055:074:215:065:505:124:495:212:434:495:015:586:463:57
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.Craig: 48:03 running, 33:52 at the stations and 3:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:33).Below, Typical Open Men: 41:26 running, 37:09 at the stations and 3:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:46).

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Part Craig Typical Open Men
Run 1 6:23 5:08
SkiErg 4:24 4:34
Run 2 7:28 4:45
Sled push 2:40 3:05
Run 3 5:42 5:07
Sled pull 3:43 4:21
Run 4 5:30 5:06
Burpee broad jump 6:33 5:50
Run 5 5:28 5:12
Row 4:45 4:49
Run 6 5:32 5:21
Farmers carry 2:14 2:43
Run 7 5:17 4:49
Sandbag lunges 4:19 5:01
Run 8 6:43 5:58
Wall balls 5:13 6:46
Roxzone 3:38 3:57
Finish 1:25:30 1:23:41

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

Burpee broad jump cost 0:43 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cardiff 2026. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.

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