GBR David Welsh
4 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 2:09:10 at Birmingham 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 Welsh at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 2:09:10 at Birmingham (Oct 2025); David Welsh was 4:29 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | Mar 2025 | Open Men | 2:13:39 |
| Cardiff | May 2025 | Open Men | 2:15:45 |
| Rome | Sep 2025 | Open Men | 2:23:25 |
| Birmingham | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 2:09:10 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 4:29 faster (2:13:39 to 2:09:10).
4 results at 4 races
3,831st of 3,945 Open Men (faster than 2%). Against the 118 who finished around 2:00:58: most time gained on wall balls (4:05), most lost on the eight runs (17:55). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:53 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:42 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,945 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 8:27 | 5:18 | faster than 1% |
| SkiErg: | 4:55 | 4:30 | faster than 12% |
| Run 2: | 7:57 | 4:33 | faster than 0% |
| Sled push: | 3:51 | 3:15 | faster than 28% |
| Run 3: | 8:16 | 4:53 | faster than 1% |
| Sled pull: | 6:45 | 5:02 | faster than 12% |
| Run 4: | 9:26 | 4:55 | faster than 0% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 8:49 | 5:36 | faster than 8% |
| Run 5: | 8:25 | 5:05 | faster than 1% |
| Row: | 5:38 | 4:49 | faster than 6% |
| Run 6: | 8:24 | 4:55 | faster than 1% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:37 | 2:09 | faster than 23% |
| Run 7: | 10:09 | 4:55 | faster than 0% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:01 | 5:12 | faster than 29% |
| Run 8: | 10:01 | 5:10 | faster than 1% |
| Wall balls: | 8:18 | 7:15 | faster than 34% |
| Roxzone: | 11:21 | 6:40 | faster than 3% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:11:00 | 39:57 | faster than 0% |
| Stations (8) | 46:54 | ||
| Finish | 2:09:10 | 1:25:13 | 3831st of 3,945 · faster than 2% |
1,986th of 1,999 Open Men (faster than 0%). Against the 60 who finished around 1:54:25: most time gained on sandbag lunges (1:34), most lost on the eight runs (22:46). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:03 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:02 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,999 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 10:23 | 5:41 | faster than 0% |
| SkiErg: | 4:58 | 4:29 | faster than 9% |
| Run 2: | 8:30 | 4:15 | faster than 1% |
| Sled push: | 3:26 | 2:56 | faster than 22% |
| Run 3: | 8:58 | 4:34 | faster than 1% |
| Sled pull: | 6:50 | 4:58 | faster than 9% |
| Run 4: | 8:57 | 4:34 | faster than 1% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:33 | 5:11 | faster than 3% |
| Run 5: | 8:46 | 4:44 | faster than 1% |
| Row: | 5:34 | 4:53 | faster than 8% |
| Run 6: | 8:58 | 4:36 | faster than 1% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:47 | 2:02 | faster than 11% |
| Run 7: | 8:47 | 4:38 | faster than 1% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:21 | 5:19 | faster than 23% |
| Run 8: | 10:20 | 5:30 | faster than 2% |
| Wall balls: | 17:42 | 6:59 | faster than 0% |
| Roxzone: | 12:42 | 6:44 | faster than 1% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:13:37 | 38:40 | faster than 0% |
| Stations (8) | 57:11 | ||
| Finish | 2:23:25 | 1:23:07 | 1986th of 1,999 · faster than 0% |
2,022nd of 2,041 Open Men (faster than 0%). Against the 61 who finished around 1:53:30: most time gained on wall balls (3:01), most lost on the eight runs (22:47). Runs 5 to 8 took 9:10 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:25 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,041 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 7:22 | 4:52 | faster than 2% |
| SkiErg: | 5:11 | 4:32 | faster than 4% |
| Run 2: | 7:27 | 4:35 | faster than 1% |
| Sled push: | 3:34 | 2:59 | faster than 17% |
| Run 3: | 8:25 | 4:51 | faster than 0% |
| Sled pull: | 7:14 | 4:43 | faster than 4% |
| Run 4: | 9:20 | 4:53 | faster than 0% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 12:10 | 5:57 | faster than 1% |
| Run 5: | 10:10 | 4:59 | faster than 0% |
| Row: | 5:39 | 4:47 | faster than 4% |
| Run 6: | 9:43 | 4:54 | faster than 0% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:13 | 2:06 | faster than 5% |
| Run 7: | 10:06 | 4:54 | faster than 0% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:46 | 4:46 | faster than 23% |
| Run 8: | 11:45 | 5:50 | faster than 0% |
| Wall balls: | 8:53 | 6:41 | faster than 19% |
| Roxzone †: | 9:47 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 1:14:18 | 40:14 | faster than 0% |
| Stations (8) | 51:40 | ||
| Finish | 2:15:45 | 1:22:29 | 2022nd of 2,041 · faster than 0% |
1,305th of 1,322 Open Men (faster than 1%). Against the 39 who finished around 1:56:29: most time gained on sandbag lunges (0:43), most lost on the eight runs (16:22). Runs 5 to 8 took 5:10 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:02 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,322 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 7:34 | 5:03 | faster than 1% |
| SkiErg: | 5:00 | 4:30 | faster than 9% |
| Run 2: | 7:38 | 4:32 | faster than 2% |
| Sled push: | 3:30 | 2:59 | faster than 22% |
| Run 3: | 8:37 | 4:51 | faster than 1% |
| Sled pull: | 5:37 | 4:19 | faster than 13% |
| Run 4: | 8:48 | 4:52 | faster than 1% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:59 | 5:14 | faster than 2% |
| Run 5: | 8:56 | 5:02 | faster than 1% |
| Row: | 5:25 | 4:48 | faster than 10% |
| Run 6: | 8:56 | 4:55 | faster than 1% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:39 | 2:01 | faster than 1% |
| Run 7: | 9:03 | 4:53 | faster than 1% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:53 | 5:01 | faster than 14% |
| Run 8: | 10:53 | 5:32 | faster than 1% |
| Wall balls: | 11:44 | 6:06 | faster than 3% |
| Roxzone: | 11:35 | 6:50 | faster than 5% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:10:22 | 39:51 | faster than 0% |
| Stations (8) | 51:47 | ||
| Finish | 2:13:39 | 1:22:33 | 1305th of 1,322 · faster than 1% |
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.
The fastest David has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:55 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 4 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:26 | Rome 2025 · best of 4 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:37 | Copenhagen 2025 · best of 4 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:49 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 4 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:25 | Copenhagen 2025 · best of 4 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:37 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 4 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:46 | Cardiff 2025 · best of 4 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 8:18 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 4 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:10:22 | Copenhagen 2025 · best of 4 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 11:21 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 3 | 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.
Birmingham 2025, against 3,945 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 Wall balls (faster than 35% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 0%).
See the numbers
| Part | David: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 13% |
| Push | 29% |
| Pull | 13% |
| BBJ | 9% |
| Row | 6% |
| Carry | 23% |
| Lunges | 29% |
| Wall balls | 35% |
| Roxzone | 3% |
| Runs | 0% |
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: Wall balls (faster than 35%); weakest: Runs (8 km) (faster than 0%).
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: SkiErg (0:25 slower); weakest: Runs (8 km) (31:03 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: 1:11:05 running, 46:55 at the stations and 11:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (8:49).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).
See the numbers
| Part | David | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 8:27 | 5:18 |
| SkiErg | 4:55 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 7:57 | 4:33 |
| Sled push | 3:51 | 3:15 |
| Run 3 | 8:16 | 4:53 |
| Sled pull | 6:45 | 5:02 |
| Run 4 | 9:26 | 4:55 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:49 | 5:36 |
| Run 5 | 8:25 | 5:05 |
| Row | 5:38 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 8:24 | 4:55 |
| Farmers carry | 2:37 | 2:09 |
| Run 7 | 10:09 | 4:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:01 | 5:12 |
| Run 8 | 10:01 | 5:10 |
| Wall balls | 8:18 | 7:15 |
| Roxzone | 11:21 | 6:40 |
| Finish | 2:09:10 | 1:25:13 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Roxzone cost 4:41 against the typical Open Men finisher at Birmingham 2025. The pacing guide is where that time comes back.
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