GBR Ellie Balfe
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Women time: 1:22:13 at Birmingham Birm.
Open Women: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Ellie Balfe at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:22:13 at Birmingham (Oct 2026); Ellie Balfe was 4:00 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | Apr 2026 | Open Women | 1:26:13 |
| Birmingham | Oct 2026 | Open Women | 1:22:13 |
Each dot is one Open Women race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Open Women races yet to measure the change.
2 results at 2 races
595th of 2,703 Open Women (faster than 78%). Against the 79 who finished around 1:21:11: most time gained on the eight runs (0:16), most lost on sled pull (0:52). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:43 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:00 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,703 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:04 | 6:02 | faster than 85% |
| SkiErg: | 5:02 | 5:14 | faster than 72% |
| Run 2: | 4:39 | 5:18 | faster than 78% |
| Sled push: | 3:17 | 3:12 | faster than 45% |
| Run 3: | 4:50 | 5:31 | faster than 79% |
| Sled pull: | 5:41 | 5:25 | faster than 42% |
| Run 4: | 4:50 | 5:33 | faster than 79% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:30 | 6:40 | faster than 74% |
| Run 5: | 4:59 | 5:39 | faster than 77% |
| Row: | 5:08 | 5:26 | faster than 77% |
| Run 6: | 5:04 | 5:32 | faster than 70% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:21 | 2:18 | faster than 46% |
| Run 7: | 4:58 | 5:32 | faster than 74% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:06 | 5:01 | faster than 79% |
| Run 8: | 5:05 | 5:47 | faster than 76% |
| Wall balls: | 5:50 | 6:48 | faster than 70% |
| Roxzone: | 5:57 | 7:16 | faster than 82% |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:26 | 44:53 | faster than 79% |
| Stations (8) | 36:55 | ||
| Finish | 1:22:13 | 1:32:53 | 595th of 2,703 · faster than 78% |
610th of 2,039 Open Women (faster than 70%). Against the 63 who finished around 1:26:17: most time gained on the eight runs (0:11), most lost on wall balls (1:34). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:42 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:07 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,039 Open Women here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:21 | 5:56 | faster than 78% |
| SkiErg: | 5:12 | 5:17 | faster than 59% |
| Run 2: | 8:15 | 5:28 | faster than 3% |
| Sled push: | 2:39 | 2:57 | faster than 71% |
| Run 3: | 4:53 | 5:47 | faster than 88% |
| Sled pull: | 4:44 | 5:25 | faster than 73% |
| Run 4: | 4:50 | 5:48 | faster than 90% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:37 | 7:17 | faster than 62% |
| Run 5: | 4:59 | 5:54 | faster than 88% |
| Row: | 5:17 | 5:30 | faster than 70% |
| Run 6: | 5:17 | 6:07 | faster than 84% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:48 | 2:57 | faster than 59% |
| Run 7: | 4:45 | 5:29 | faster than 83% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:16 | 4:56 | faster than 73% |
| Run 8: | 5:36 | 6:47 | faster than 89% |
| Wall balls: | 7:20 | 6:42 | faster than 39% |
| Roxzone †: | 3:28 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 43:52 | 47:30 | faster than 71% |
| Stations (8) | 38:53 | ||
| Finish | 1:26:13 | 1:33:52 | 610th of 2,039 · faster than 70% |
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 Ellie has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 5:02 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 5:16 |
| Sled push | 2:39 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 2:55 |
| Sled pull | 4:44 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 5:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:30 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 6:46 |
| Row | 5:08 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 2:21 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 2:19 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:06 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 5:13 |
| Wall balls | 5:50 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 6:43 |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:26 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 46:44 |
| Roxzone | 5:57 | Birmingham Birm | 7:57 |
How to read
Each station's best across Ellie's Open Women races, from different races, against the typical Open Women split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.
Birmingham Birm, against 2,703 Open Women
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Ellie 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 83% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 43%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ellie: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 73% |
| Push | 46% |
| Pull | 43% |
| BBJ | 75% |
| Row | 78% |
| Carry | 46% |
| Lunges | 80% |
| Wall balls | 71% |
| Roxzone | 83% |
| Runs | 79% |
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 Ellie beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Roxzone (faster than 83%); weakest: Sled pull (faster than 43%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Ellie's time on each part against the typical Open Women finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (5:27 faster); weakest: Sled pull (0:16 slower).
Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Open Women finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.
The race as one bar: Ellie against the typical Open Women 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.Ellie: 39:29 running, 36:54 at the stations and 5:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:50).Below, Typical Open Women: 44:54 running, 40:04 at the stations and 7:16 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:48).
See the numbers
| Part | Ellie | Typical Open Women |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:04 | 6:02 |
| SkiErg | 5:02 | 5:14 |
| Run 2 | 4:39 | 5:18 |
| Sled push | 3:17 | 3:12 |
| Run 3 | 4:50 | 5:31 |
| Sled pull | 5:41 | 5:25 |
| Run 4 | 4:50 | 5:33 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:30 | 6:40 |
| Run 5 | 4:59 | 5:39 |
| Row | 5:08 | 5:26 |
| Run 6 | 5:04 | 5:32 |
| Farmers carry | 2:21 | 2:18 |
| Run 7 | 4:58 | 5:32 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:06 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 5:05 | 5:47 |
| Wall balls | 5:50 | 6:48 |
| Roxzone | 5:57 | 7:16 |
| Finish | 1:22:13 | 1:32:53 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled pull cost 0:16 against the typical Open Women finisher at Birmingham Birm. The sled pull guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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