GBR Gary Cottam
3 HYROX races over 2 seasons: 2 solo, 1 in a team with 3 partners.
One best per race type
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Gary Cottam at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:38:50 at Birmingham (Oct 2025); Gary Cottam was 1:28 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Oct 2024 | Open Men | 1:40:18 |
| Birmingham | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:38:50 |
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.
3 results at 2 races
3,099th of 3,945 Open Men (faster than 21%). Against the 118 who finished around 1:40:16: most time gained on burpee broad jump (1:54), most lost on farmers carry (1:07). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:30 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:09 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,945 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:26 | 5:18 | faster than 11% |
| SkiErg: | 5:00 | 4:30 | faster than 9% |
| Run 2: | 5:25 | 4:33 | faster than 14% |
| Sled push: | 3:35 | 3:15 | faster than 38% |
| Run 3: | 5:27 | 4:53 | faster than 25% |
| Sled pull: | 5:19 | 5:02 | faster than 40% |
| Run 4: | 5:36 | 4:55 | faster than 22% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:12 | 5:36 | faster than 60% |
| Run 5: | 5:41 | 5:05 | faster than 27% |
| Row: | 5:05 | 4:49 | faster than 26% |
| Run 6: | 5:39 | 4:55 | faster than 21% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:42 | 2:09 | faster than 3% |
| Run 7: | 5:48 | 4:55 | faster than 18% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:15 | 5:12 | faster than 13% |
| Run 8: | 6:16 | 5:10 | faster than 19% |
| Wall balls: | 10:08 | 7:15 | faster than 18% |
| Roxzone: | 7:26 | 6:40 | faster than 33% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46:13 | 39:57 | faster than 19% |
| Stations (8) | 45:16 | ||
| Finish | 1:38:50 | 1:25:13 | 3099th of 3,945 · faster than 21% |
2,215th of 2,732 Open Men (faster than 18%). Against the 81 who finished around 1:39:41: most time gained on burpee broad jump (1:04), most lost on the eight runs (4:04). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:36 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:39 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,732 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:08 | 5:16 | faster than 13% |
| SkiErg: | 5:04 | 4:23 | faster than 4% |
| Run 2: | 5:14 | 4:36 | faster than 20% |
| Sled push: | 3:27 | 2:51 | faster than 18% |
| Run 3: | 5:31 | 4:54 | faster than 22% |
| Sled pull: | 5:50 | 4:53 | faster than 23% |
| Run 4: | 6:12 | 4:58 | faster than 9% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:24 | 5:51 | faster than 38% |
| Run 5: | 6:18 | 5:10 | faster than 12% |
| Row: | 5:06 | 4:46 | faster than 22% |
| Run 6: | 6:31 | 5:02 | faster than 6% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:38 | 2:06 | faster than 19% |
| Run 7: | 6:22 | 5:02 | faster than 8% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:19 | 5:05 | faster than 21% |
| Run 8: | 7:30 | 5:32 | faster than 9% |
| Wall balls: | 7:17 | 6:43 | faster than 39% |
| Roxzone: | 8:35 | 7:31 | faster than 32% |
| Runs (8 km) | 49:43 | 40:42 | faster than 11% |
| Stations (8) | 42:05 | ||
| Finish | 1:40:18 | 1:25:29 | 2215th of 2,732 · faster than 18% |
How to read
Place is the position among timed finishers in the same race, division and gender; a doubles place is the team's, and a relay place is among all relay teams at that race (relay teams are ranked together). 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; for a team it is the team’s age group. A dash means the organiser did not publish that number for the result.
The fastest Gary has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 5:00 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:27 | Birmingham 2024 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:19 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:12 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:05 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:38 | Birmingham 2024 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:19 | Birmingham 2024 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:17 | Birmingham 2024 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 46:13 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:26 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Gary'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.
3 team partners
- Laurence Shackleton1 race
- Louise Maddison1 race
- Suzanne Hargreaves1 race
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
Birmingham 2025, against 3,945 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Gary sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on BBJ (faster than 60% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 4%).
See the numbers
| Part | Gary: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 10% |
| Push | 38% |
| Pull | 41% |
| BBJ | 60% |
| Row | 27% |
| Carry | 4% |
| Lunges | 13% |
| Wall balls | 18% |
| Roxzone | 33% |
| Runs | 20% |
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 Gary beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Burpee broad jump (faster than 60%); weakest: Farmers carry (faster than 4%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Gary's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Burpee broad jump (0:24 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (6:16 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: Gary 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.Gary: 46:18 running, 45:16 at the stations and 7:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:08) and the shortest the sled push (3:35).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 | Gary | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:26 | 5:18 |
| SkiErg | 5:00 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 5:25 | 4:33 |
| Sled push | 3:35 | 3:15 |
| Run 3 | 5:27 | 4:53 |
| Sled pull | 5:19 | 5:02 |
| Run 4 | 5:36 | 4:55 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:12 | 5:36 |
| Run 5 | 5:41 | 5:05 |
| Row | 5:05 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 5:39 | 4:55 |
| Farmers carry | 3:42 | 2:09 |
| Run 7 | 5:48 | 4:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:15 | 5:12 |
| Run 8 | 6:16 | 5:10 |
| Wall balls | 10:08 | 7:15 |
| Roxzone | 7:26 | 6:40 |
| Finish | 1:38:50 | 1:25:13 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 2:53 against the typical Open Men finisher at Birmingham 2025. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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