USA James Blough
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:11:34 at New York 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of James Blough at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:11:34 at New York (May 2025); James Blough was 6:34 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | May 2025 | Open Men | 1:11:34 |
| New York | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:18:08 |
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.
2 results at 2 races
824th of 4,637 Open Men (faster than 82%). Against the 139 who finished around 1:19:05: most time gained on the eight runs (4:08), most lost on wall balls (3:23). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:17 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:45 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 4,637 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:26 | 5:15 | faster than 88% |
| SkiErg: | 4:18 | 4:36 | faster than 81% |
| Run 2: | 4:01 | 4:58 | faster than 93% |
| Sled push: | 2:44 | 3:08 | faster than 75% |
| Run 3: | 4:19 | 5:19 | faster than 92% |
| Sled pull: | 3:50 | 4:56 | faster than 87% |
| Run 4: | 4:18 | 5:20 | faster than 92% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:38 | 5:46 | faster than 76% |
| Run 5: | 4:10 | 5:37 | faster than 97% |
| Row: | 4:27 | 4:59 | faster than 91% |
| Run 6: | 4:18 | 5:29 | faster than 93% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:21 | 2:23 | faster than 52% |
| Run 7: | 4:18 | 5:27 | faster than 93% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:43 | 5:42 | faster than 49% |
| Run 8: | 5:35 | 7:07 | faster than 90% |
| Wall balls: | 9:33 | 7:40 | faster than 28% |
| Roxzone: | 5:16 | 7:00 | faster than 79% |
| Runs (8 km) | 35:21 | 45:00 | faster than 94% |
| Stations (8) | 37:34 | ||
| Finish | 1:18:08 | 1:32:38 | 824th of 4,637 · faster than 82% |
183rd of 1,865 Open Men (faster than 90%). Against the 53 who finished around 1:11:25: most time gained on the eight runs (1:43), most lost on wall balls (1:42). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:42 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:07 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,865 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:28 | 5:04 | faster than 81% |
| SkiErg: | 4:27 | 4:32 | faster than 60% |
| Run 2: | 4:02 | 4:51 | faster than 91% |
| Sled push: | 1:54 | 2:27 | faster than 91% |
| Run 3: | 4:09 | 5:03 | faster than 93% |
| Sled pull: | 2:37 | 4:04 | faster than 98% |
| Run 4: | 4:13 | 5:10 | faster than 93% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:40 | 5:23 | faster than 69% |
| Run 5: | 4:18 | 5:23 | faster than 93% |
| Row: | 4:17 | 4:51 | faster than 97% |
| Run 6: | 4:16 | 5:16 | faster than 93% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:11 | 2:20 | faster than 62% |
| Run 7: | 4:21 | 5:16 | faster than 90% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:37 | 5:17 | faster than 72% |
| Run 8: | 5:39 | 7:09 | faster than 90% |
| Wall balls: | 7:03 | 6:53 | faster than 48% |
| Roxzone: | 4:31 | 5:45 | faster than 74% |
| Runs (8 km) | 35:22 | 42:28 | faster than 86% |
| Stations (8) | 31:46 | ||
| Finish | 1:11:34 | 1:26:41 | 183rd of 1,865 · faster than 90% |
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 James has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:18 | New York 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 1:54 | New York 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 2:37 | New York 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:38 | New York 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:17 | New York 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:11 | New York 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:37 | New York 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:03 | New York 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 35:21 | New York 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 4:31 | New York 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across James'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.
New York 2025, against 1,865 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where James sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Pull (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 48%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 60% |
| Push | 91% |
| Pull | 99% |
| BBJ | 69% |
| Row | 98% |
| Carry | 63% |
| Lunges | 72% |
| Wall balls | 48% |
| Roxzone | 74% |
| Runs | 87% |
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 James beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled pull (faster than 99%); weakest: Wall balls (faster than 48%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
James's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (7:06 faster); weakest: Wall balls (0:10 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: James 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.James: 35:26 running, 31:46 at the stations and 4:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:03) and the shortest the sled push (1:54).Below, Typical Open Men: 43:13 running, 35:46 at the stations and 5:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:53).
See the numbers
| Part | James | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:28 | 5:04 |
| SkiErg | 4:27 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 4:02 | 4:51 |
| Sled push | 1:54 | 2:27 |
| Run 3 | 4:09 | 5:03 |
| Sled pull | 2:37 | 4:04 |
| Run 4 | 4:13 | 5:10 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:40 | 5:23 |
| Run 5 | 4:18 | 5:23 |
| Row | 4:17 | 4:51 |
| Run 6 | 4:16 | 5:16 |
| Farmers carry | 2:11 | 2:20 |
| Run 7 | 4:21 | 5:16 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:37 | 5:17 |
| Run 8 | 5:39 | 7:09 |
| Wall balls | 7:03 | 6:53 |
| Roxzone | 4:31 | 5:45 |
| Finish | 1:11:34 | 1:26:41 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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