IRL David Gaffney
5 HYROX races over 3 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:25:35 at London ExCeL 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of David Gaffney at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:25:35 at London ExCeL (Dec 2025); David Gaffney was 3:50 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | May 2025 | Open Men | 1:37:54 |
| Birmingham | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:43:55 |
| London ExCeL | Dec 2025 | Open Men | 1:25:35 |
| London Olympia (EMEA Championship) | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:37:14 |
| Birmingham | Oct 2026 | Open Men | 1:41:44 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 18:20 faster (1:43:55 to 1:25:35).
5 results at 5 races
3,244th of 3,831 Open Men (faster than 15%). Against the 115 who finished around 1:42:05: most time gained on the eight runs (1:51), most lost on sled push (1:42). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:08 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:16 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,831 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:33 | 5:09 | faster than 6% |
| SkiErg: | 5:16 | 4:33 | faster than 5% |
| Run 2: | 5:25 | 4:31 | faster than 14% |
| Sled push: | 5:31 | 3:20 | faster than 3% |
| Run 3: | 5:28 | 4:51 | faster than 24% |
| Sled pull: | 6:25 | 4:36 | faster than 9% |
| Run 4: | 5:34 | 4:51 | faster than 21% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 8:17 | 5:33 | faster than 10% |
| Run 5: | 5:31 | 4:59 | faster than 29% |
| Row: | 5:13 | 4:48 | faster than 20% |
| Run 6: | 5:26 | 4:52 | faster than 26% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:30 | 2:08 | faster than 3% |
| Run 7: | 5:26 | 4:52 | faster than 28% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:58 | 5:08 | faster than 29% |
| Run 8: | 5:30 | 5:11 | faster than 38% |
| Wall balls: | 8:28 | 7:05 | faster than 30% |
| Roxzone: | 8:22 | 6:25 | faster than 17% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:49 | 39:20 | faster than 23% |
| Stations (8) | 48:38 | ||
| Finish | 1:41:44 | 1:24:06 | 3244th of 3,831 · faster than 15% |
877th of 961 Open Men (faster than 8%). Against the 30 who finished around 1:33:55: most time gained on sandbag lunges (1:17), most lost on burpee broad jump (2:56). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:48 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:47 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 961 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:26 | 4:06 | faster than 27% |
| SkiErg: | 4:38 | 4:16 | faster than 13% |
| Run 2: | 4:44 | 4:00 | faster than 17% |
| Sled push: | 4:06 | 2:29 | faster than 1% |
| Run 3: | 5:03 | 4:14 | faster than 15% |
| Sled pull: | 5:56 | 3:45 | faster than 3% |
| Run 4: | 5:03 | 4:14 | faster than 16% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:05 | 4:18 | faster than 1% |
| Run 5: | 5:58 | 4:23 | faster than 7% |
| Row: | 5:42 | 4:33 | faster than 1% |
| Run 6: | 5:22 | 4:17 | faster than 12% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:51 | 1:55 | faster than 2% |
| Run 7: | 5:34 | 4:20 | faster than 9% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:58 | 4:14 | faster than 29% |
| Run 8: | 7:09 | 5:58 | faster than 20% |
| Wall balls: | 7:38 | 5:47 | faster than 22% |
| Roxzone: | 8:07 | 4:48 | faster than 7% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:16 | 35:41 | faster than 15% |
| Stations (8) | 45:54 | ||
| Finish | 1:37:14 | 1:12:34 | 877th of 961 · faster than 8% |
3,162nd of 5,554 Open Men (faster than 43%). Against the 169 who finished around 1:24:56: most time gained on the roxzone (0:56), most lost on burpee broad jump (1:47). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:23 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:23 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 5,554 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:39 | 3:13 | faster than 21% |
| SkiErg: | 5:09 | 4:50 | faster than 20% |
| Run 2: | 4:09 | 3:46 | faster than 27% |
| Sled push: | 2:39 | 2:48 | faster than 62% |
| Run 3: | 4:05 | 4:00 | faster than 43% |
| Sled pull: | 5:37 | 4:47 | faster than 24% |
| Run 4: | 4:09 | 4:02 | faster than 42% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:30 | 5:30 | faster than 16% |
| Run 5: | 4:05 | 4:09 | faster than 53% |
| Row: | 4:57 | 4:56 | faster than 48% |
| Run 6: | 3:59 | 4:04 | faster than 55% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:07 | 2:03 | faster than 6% |
| Run 7: | 4:02 | 4:05 | faster than 53% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:53 | 5:09 | faster than 58% |
| Run 8: | 5:19 | 5:55 | faster than 72% |
| Wall balls: | 7:15 | 7:20 | faster than 51% |
| Roxzone: | 11:09 | 11:44 | faster than 60% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:25 | 33:23 | faster than 49% |
| Stations (8) | 41:07 | ||
| Finish | 1:25:35 | 1:23:09 | 3162nd of 5,554 · faster than 43% |
3,324th of 3,945 Open Men (faster than 15%). Against the 118 who finished around 1:44:39: most time gained on the eight runs (3:20), most lost on burpee broad jump (1:52). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:54 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:29 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,945 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:56 | 5:18 | faster than 23% |
| SkiErg: | 4:49 | 4:30 | faster than 18% |
| Run 2: | 4:53 | 4:33 | faster than 33% |
| Sled push: | 4:32 | 3:15 | faster than 13% |
| Run 3: | 5:24 | 4:53 | faster than 27% |
| Sled pull: | 6:41 | 5:02 | faster than 13% |
| Run 4: | 5:23 | 4:55 | faster than 29% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:33 | 5:36 | faster than 5% |
| Run 5: | 6:05 | 5:05 | faster than 16% |
| Row: | 5:23 | 4:49 | faster than 12% |
| Run 6: | 5:12 | 4:55 | faster than 37% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:08 | 2:09 | faster than 8% |
| Run 7: | 5:32 | 4:55 | faster than 25% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:46 | 5:12 | faster than 18% |
| Run 8: | 5:41 | 5:10 | faster than 33% |
| Wall balls: | 8:44 | 7:15 | faster than 29% |
| Roxzone: | 10:21 | 6:40 | faster than 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:03 | 39:57 | faster than 28% |
| Stations (8) | 49:36 | ||
| Finish | 1:43:55 | 1:25:13 | 3324th of 3,945 · faster than 15% |
1,603rd of 1,917 Open Men (faster than 16%). Against the 58 who finished around 1:39:11: most time gained on wall balls (2:19), most lost on burpee broad jump (0:20).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,917 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:58 | 4:36 | |
| SkiErg: | 4:43 | 4:21 | faster than 15% |
| Run 2: | 4:48 | 4:30 | |
| Sled push: | 3:02 | 2:48 | faster than 34% |
| Run 3: | 5:09 | 4:49 | |
| Sled pull: | 5:25 | 4:20 | faster than 17% |
| Run 4: | 5:03 | 4:49 | |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:41 | 5:16 | faster than 12% |
| Run 5: | 5:38 | 4:58 | |
| Row: | 5:11 | 4:40 | faster than 13% |
| Run 6: | 5:15 | 4:52 | |
| Farmers carry: | 2:44 | 2:09 | faster than 18% |
| Run 7: | 4:59 | 4:55 | |
| Sandbag lunges: | 16:41:54 ‡ | 5:07 | |
| Run 8: | 6:39 | 6:28 | |
| Wall balls: | 7:11 | 7:10 | faster than 49% |
| Roxzone: | — | 5:21 | |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:25 | 40:08 | faster than 26% |
| Stations (8) | — | ||
| Finish | 1:37:54 | 1:22:11 | 1603rd of 1,917 · faster than 16% |
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. A dash means the organiser did not publish that number for the result. * 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 David has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:38 | London Olympia (EMEA Championship) 2026 · best of 4 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:39 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:37 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:30 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:57 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 3:07 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:53 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:15 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:25 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:07 | London Olympia (EMEA Championship) 2026 · best of 4 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across David'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.
London ExCeL 2025, against 5,554 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where David 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 62% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | David: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 20% |
| Push | 62% |
| Pull | 25% |
| BBJ | 17% |
| Row | 49% |
| Carry | 6% |
| Lunges | 58% |
| Wall balls | 51% |
| Roxzone | 60% |
| Runs | 50% |
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 David beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled push (faster than 62%); weakest: Farmers carry (faster than 6%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
David's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Roxzone (0:35 faster); weakest: Burpee broad jump (2:00 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: David 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.David: 33:26 running, 41:07 at the stations and 11:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (7:30) and the shortest the sled push (2:39).Below, Typical Open Men: 33:14 running, 37:23 at the stations and 11:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:20).
See the numbers
| Part | David | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:39 | 3:13 |
| SkiErg | 5:09 | 4:50 |
| Run 2 | 4:09 | 3:46 |
| Sled push | 2:39 | 2:48 |
| Run 3 | 4:05 | 4:00 |
| Sled pull | 5:37 | 4:47 |
| Run 4 | 4:09 | 4:02 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:30 | 5:30 |
| Run 5 | 4:05 | 4:09 |
| Row | 4:57 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 3:59 | 4:04 |
| Farmers carry | 3:07 | 2:03 |
| Run 7 | 4:02 | 4:05 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:53 | 5:09 |
| Run 8 | 5:19 | 5:55 |
| Wall balls | 7:15 | 7:20 |
| Roxzone | 11:09 | 11:44 |
| Finish | 1:25:35 | 1:23:09 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Burpee broad jump cost 2:00 against the typical Open Men finisher at London ExCeL 2025. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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