GBR James Cottingham
3 HYROX races over 1 season: 2 solo, 1 in a team with 1 partner.
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 James Cottingham at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:23:37 at Cardiff (May 2025); James Cottingham was 1:11 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | Nov 2024 | Open Men | 1:24:48 |
| Cardiff | May 2025 | Open Men | 1:23:37 |
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 3 races
1,100th of 2,041 Open Men (faster than 46%). Against the 62 who finished around 1:23:56: most time gained on the eight runs (2:12), most lost on sled pull (1:42). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:50 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:45 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,041 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:12 | 4:52 | faster than 88% |
| SkiErg: | 4:42 | 4:32 | faster than 30% |
| Run 2: | 3:57 | 4:35 | faster than 87% |
| Sled push: | 3:36 | 2:59 | faster than 16% |
| Run 3: | 6:01 | 4:51 | faster than 11% |
| Sled pull: | 6:21 | 4:43 | faster than 11% |
| Run 4: | 4:38 | 4:53 | faster than 64% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:39 | 5:57 | faster than 58% |
| Run 5: | 4:45 | 4:59 | faster than 63% |
| Row: | 4:47 | 4:47 | faster than 50% |
| Run 6: | 4:36 | 4:54 | faster than 66% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:19 | 2:06 | faster than 35% |
| Run 7: | 4:44 | 4:54 | faster than 59% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:43 | 4:46 | faster than 51% |
| Run 8: | 5:33 | 5:50 | faster than 61% |
| Wall balls: | 8:36 | 6:41 | faster than 22% |
| Roxzone †: | 4:28 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 38:26 | 40:14 | faster than 62% |
| Stations (8) | 40:43 | ||
| Finish | 1:23:37 | 1:22:29 | 1100th of 2,041 · faster than 46% |
359th of 2,052 Doubles Men (faster than 82%). Against the 61 who finished around 1:01:32: most time gained on farmers carry (0:15), most lost on the roxzone (1:04). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:08 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:04 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,052 Doubles Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:21 | 3:42 | faster than 73% |
| SkiErg: | 3:49 | 3:52 | faster than 60% |
| Run 2: | 4:26 | 5:06 | faster than 84% |
| Sled push: | 1:34 | 1:44 | faster than 77% |
| Run 3: | 4:40 | 5:24 | faster than 82% |
| Sled pull: | 2:35 | 2:54 | faster than 72% |
| Run 4: | 4:33 | 5:23 | faster than 88% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 2:28 | 3:03 | faster than 82% |
| Run 5: | 4:53 | 5:34 | faster than 79% |
| Row: | 4:16 | 4:23 | faster than 66% |
| Run 6: | 4:52 | 5:29 | faster than 76% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:12 | 1:33 | faster than 98% |
| Run 7: | 4:38 | 5:33 | faster than 88% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 2:52 | 3:24 | faster than 81% |
| Run 8: | 3:45 | 4:24 | faster than 81% |
| Wall balls: | 4:01 | 4:17 | faster than 70% |
| Roxzone: | 4:35 | 4:24 | faster than 43% |
| Runs (8 km) | 35:04 | 41:01 | faster than 84% |
| Stations (8) | 22:47 | ||
| Finish | 1:02:22 | 1:10:48 | 359th of 2,052 · faster than 82% |
590th of 1,248 Open Men (faster than 52%). Against the 37 who finished around 1:23:39: most time gained on the eight runs (3:47), most lost on sled pull (1:39). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:00 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:38 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,248 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:16 | 4:47 | faster than 77% |
| SkiErg: | 4:38 | 4:22 | faster than 21% |
| Run 2: | 4:05 | 4:48 | faster than 87% |
| Sled push: | 2:13 | 2:21 | faster than 61% |
| Run 3: | 4:28 | 5:08 | faster than 82% |
| Sled pull: | 5:57 | 4:22 | faster than 9% |
| Run 4: | 4:31 | 5:10 | faster than 80% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:38 | 5:40 | faster than 76% |
| Run 5: | 4:40 | 5:18 | faster than 78% |
| Row: | 4:48 | 4:42 | faster than 40% |
| Run 6: | 5:09 | 5:13 | faster than 52% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:28 | 2:02 | faster than 1% |
| Run 7: | 5:31 | 5:13 | faster than 34% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:31 | 5:21 | faster than 45% |
| Run 8: | 5:00 | 5:50 | faster than 81% |
| Wall balls: | 7:40 | 6:28 | faster than 29% |
| Roxzone: | 8:21 | 7:48 | faster than 39% |
| Runs (8 km) | 37:39 | 41:42 | faster than 73% |
| Stations (8) | 38:53 | ||
| Finish | 1:24:48 | 1:25:56 | 590th of 1,248 · faster than 52% |
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; for a team it is the team’s age group.
The fastest James has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:38 | Hamburg 2024 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:13 | Hamburg 2024 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:57 | Hamburg 2024 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:38 | Hamburg 2024 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:47 | Cardiff 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:19 | Cardiff 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:43 | Cardiff 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:40 | Hamburg 2024 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 37:39 | Hamburg 2024 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:21 | Hamburg 2024 | 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.
1 team partner
- Alex Butt1 race
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
Cardiff 2025, against 2,041 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 Runs (faster than 62% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 11%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 31% |
| Push | 16% |
| Pull | 11% |
| BBJ | 59% |
| Row | 51% |
| Carry | 35% |
| Lunges | 52% |
| Wall balls | 22% |
| Roxzone | 62% |
| Runs | 62% |
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: Runs (8 km) (faster than 62%); weakest: Sled pull (faster than 11%).
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) (1:48 faster); weakest: Wall balls (1:55 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: 38:26 running, 40:43 at the stations and 4:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:36).Below, Typical Open Men: 39:48 running, 36:31 at the stations and 4:49 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:41).
See the numbers
| Part | James | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:12 | 4:52 |
| SkiErg | 4:42 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 3:57 | 4:35 |
| Sled push | 3:36 | 2:59 |
| Run 3 | 6:01 | 4:51 |
| Sled pull | 6:21 | 4:43 |
| Run 4 | 4:38 | 4:53 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:39 | 5:57 |
| Run 5 | 4:45 | 4:59 |
| Row | 4:47 | 4:47 |
| Run 6 | 4:36 | 4:54 |
| Farmers carry | 2:19 | 2:06 |
| Run 7 | 4:44 | 4:54 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:43 | 4:46 |
| Run 8 | 5:33 | 5:50 |
| Wall balls | 8:36 | 6:41 |
| Roxzone | 4:28 | 4:49 |
| Finish | 1:23:37 | 1:22:29 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 1:55 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cardiff 2025. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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