GBR Ian Bessant
3 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:23:05 at London 2025. 1 age-group win.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Ian Bessant at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:23:05 at London (May 2025); Ian Bessant was 0:22 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Dec 2024 | Open Men | 1:36:43 |
| London | May 2025 | Open Men | 1:23:05 |
| London Olympia | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:36:21 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 13:38 faster (1:36:43 to 1:23:05).
3 results at 3 races
1,963rd of 2,650 Open Men (faster than 25%). Against the 80 who finished around 1:36:43: most time gained on the eight runs (1:43), most lost on burpee broad jump (1:35). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:24 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:29 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,650 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:00 | 4:42 | faster than 34% |
| SkiErg: | 4:47 | 4:28 | faster than 19% |
| Run 2: | 4:50 | 4:34 | faster than 38% |
| Sled push: | 3:50 | 2:56 | faster than 13% |
| Run 3: | 5:04 | 4:52 | faster than 40% |
| Sled pull: | 4:57 | 4:24 | faster than 31% |
| Run 4: | 5:08 | 4:52 | faster than 38% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 8:23 | 5:35 | faster than 10% |
| Run 5: | 5:25 | 5:03 | faster than 34% |
| Row: | 5:06 | 4:48 | faster than 26% |
| Run 6: | 5:23 | 4:54 | faster than 29% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:13 | 2:13 | faster than 50% |
| Run 7: | 5:29 | 4:54 | faster than 27% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:08 | 5:16 | faster than 28% |
| Run 8: | 8:09 | 6:55 | faster than 23% |
| Wall balls: | 10:37 | 7:24 | faster than 15% |
| Roxzone: | 6:01 | 5:53 | faster than 46% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:24 | 41:06 | faster than 33% |
| Stations (8) | 46:01 | ||
| Finish | 1:36:21 | 1:25:09 | 1963rd of 2,650 · faster than 25% |
1,011th of 1,917 Open Men (faster than 47%). Against the 60 who finished around 1:23:47: most time gained on the eight runs (0:44), most lost on burpee broad jump (0:45). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:51 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:31 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,917 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:02 | 4:36 | faster than 27% |
| SkiErg: | 4:34 | 4:21 | faster than 26% |
| Run 2: | 4:21 | 4:30 | faster than 60% |
| Sled push: | 3:08 | 2:48 | faster than 29% |
| Run 3: | 4:28 | 4:49 | faster than 69% |
| Sled pull: | 4:14 | 4:20 | faster than 54% |
| Run 4: | 4:37 | 4:49 | faster than 61% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:11 | 5:16 | faster than 30% |
| Run 5: | 4:47 | 4:58 | faster than 59% |
| Row: | 4:41 | 4:40 | faster than 49% |
| Run 6: | 4:52 | 4:52 | faster than 49% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:56 | 2:09 | faster than 68% |
| Run 7: | 5:01 | 4:55 | faster than 44% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:01 | 5:07 | faster than 52% |
| Run 8: | 6:39 | 6:28 | faster than 44% |
| Wall balls: | 8:16 | 7:10 | faster than 32% |
| Roxzone: | 5:24 | 5:21 | faster than 48% |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:43 | 40:08 | faster than 52% |
| Stations (8) | 38:01 | ||
| Finish | 1:23:05 | 1:22:11 | 1011th of 1,917 · faster than 47% |
1,770th of 2,324 Open Men (faster than 23%). Against the 70 who finished around 1:36:06: most time gained on the roxzone (1:22), most lost on wall balls (1:05). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:07 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:09 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,324 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:19 | 5:45 | faster than 24% |
| SkiErg: | 4:38 | 4:25 | faster than 24% |
| Run 2: | 6:47 | 4:21 | faster than 2% |
| Sled push: | 3:54 | 3:04 | faster than 18% |
| Run 3: | 4:39 | 4:41 | faster than 52% |
| Sled pull: | 5:53 | 5:03 | faster than 28% |
| Run 4: | 4:45 | 4:44 | faster than 49% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 8:11 | 5:53 | faster than 14% |
| Run 5: | 5:00 | 4:56 | faster than 46% |
| Row: | 5:08 | 4:48 | faster than 21% |
| Run 6: | 4:57 | 4:48 | faster than 42% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:26 | 2:07 | faster than 28% |
| Run 7: | 5:12 | 4:47 | faster than 30% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:55 | 5:05 | faster than 27% |
| Run 8: | 6:14 | 5:33 | faster than 29% |
| Wall balls: | 9:21 | 6:43 | faster than 16% |
| Roxzone: | 7:34 | 7:38 | faster than 51% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:48 | 39:49 | faster than 26% |
| Stations (8) | 45:26 | ||
| Finish | 1:36:43 | 1:25:48 | 1770th of 2,324 · faster than 23% |
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.
The fastest Ian has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:34 | London 2025 · best of 3 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:08 | London 2025 · best of 3 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:14 | London 2025 · best of 3 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:11 | London 2025 · best of 3 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:41 | London 2025 · best of 3 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:56 | London 2025 · best of 3 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:01 | London 2025 · best of 3 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 8:16 | London 2025 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:43 | London 2025 · best of 3 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:24 | London 2025 · best of 3 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Ian'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 2025, against 1,917 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Ian 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 69% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 27%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ian: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 27% |
| Push | 29% |
| Pull | 54% |
| BBJ | 31% |
| Row | 49% |
| Carry | 69% |
| Lunges | 53% |
| Wall balls | 33% |
| Roxzone | 49% |
| Runs | 53% |
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 Ian beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 69%); weakest: SkiErg (faster than 27%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Ian's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (0:25 faster); weakest: Wall balls (1:06 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: Ian 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.Ian: 39:47 running, 38:01 at the stations and 5:24 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:16).Below, Typical Open Men: 39:57 running, 35:51 at the stations and 5:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:10).
See the numbers
| Part | Ian | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:02 | 4:36 |
| SkiErg | 4:34 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 4:21 | 4:30 |
| Sled push | 3:08 | 2:48 |
| Run 3 | 4:28 | 4:49 |
| Sled pull | 4:14 | 4:20 |
| Run 4 | 4:37 | 4:49 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:11 | 5:16 |
| Run 5 | 4:47 | 4:58 |
| Row | 4:41 | 4:40 |
| Run 6 | 4:52 | 4:52 |
| Farmers carry | 1:56 | 2:09 |
| Run 7 | 5:01 | 4:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:01 | 5:07 |
| Run 8 | 6:39 | 6:28 |
| Wall balls | 8:16 | 7:10 |
| Roxzone | 5:24 | 5:21 |
| Finish | 1:23:05 | 1:22:11 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 1:06 against the typical Open Men finisher at London 2025. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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