NZL James Grieve
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:49:45 at Auckland 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of James Grieve at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:49:45 at Auckland (Jan 2026); James Grieve was 5:35 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | Feb 2025 | Open Men | 1:55:20 |
| Auckland | Jan 2026 | Open Men | 1:49:45 |
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
937th of 1,138 Open Men (faster than 17%). Against the 34 who finished around 1:47:43: most time gained on the eight runs (1:56), most lost on sandbag lunges (1:57). Runs 5 to 8 took 8:08 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:12 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,138 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:57 | 5:19 | faster than 73% |
| SkiErg: | 4:37 | 4:23 | faster than 25% |
| Run 2: | 4:53 | 4:56 | faster than 54% |
| Sled push: | 5:41 | 3:20 | faster than 3% |
| Run 3: | 5:51 | 5:30 | faster than 35% |
| Sled pull: | 6:38 | 5:03 | faster than 15% |
| Run 4: | 5:40 | 5:30 | faster than 43% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 8:42 | 5:53 | faster than 11% |
| Run 5: | 5:40 | 5:44 | faster than 53% |
| Row: | 5:30 | 4:56 | faster than 13% |
| Run 6: | 5:38 | 5:35 | faster than 48% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:53 | 2:01 | faster than 6% |
| Run 7: | 7:01 | 5:34 | faster than 15% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 8:59 | 5:44 | faster than 8% |
| Run 8: | 11:10 | 6:36 | faster than 6% |
| Wall balls: | 7:22 | 7:00 | faster than 43% |
| Roxzone: | 8:40 | 5:51 | faster than 11% |
| Runs (8 km) | 50:47 | 44:52 | faster than 25% |
| Stations (8) | 50:22 | ||
| Finish | 1:49:45 | 1:30:02 | 937th of 1,138 · faster than 17% |
744th of 848 Open Men (faster than 12%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 848 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:13 | 5:14 | faster than 51% |
| SkiErg: | 4:33 | 4:17 | faster than 22% |
| Run 2: | 4:52 | 4:56 | faster than 54% |
| Sled push: | 3:31 | 2:49 | faster than 20% |
| Run 3: | 6:01 | 5:35 | faster than 32% |
| Sled pull: | 8:42 | 5:11 | faster than 3% |
| Run 4: | 5:57 | 5:37 | faster than 36% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:35 | 6:14 | faster than 25% |
| Run 5: | 7:41 | 5:52 | faster than 11% |
| Row: | 5:23 | 4:55 | faster than 17% |
| Run 6: | 6:15 | 5:42 | faster than 30% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:45 | 2:10 | faster than 17% |
| Run 7: | 6:06 | 5:43 | faster than 34% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 8:51 | 5:37 | faster than 8% |
| Run 8: | 9:15 | 6:03 | faster than 9% |
| Wall balls: | 12:14 | 6:57 | faster than 6% |
| Roxzone: | 10:26 | 7:17 | faster than 11% |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:20 | 44:59 | faster than 23% |
| Stations (8) | 53:34 | ||
| Finish | 1:55:20 | 1:31:15 | 744th of 848 · faster than 12% |
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 | 4:33 | Auckland 2025 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:31 | Auckland 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 6:38 | Auckland 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:35 | Auckland 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:23 | Auckland 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:45 | Auckland 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:51 | Auckland 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:22 | Auckland 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 50:47 | Auckland 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:40 | Auckland 2026 · 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.
Auckland 2026, against 1,138 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 Wall balls (faster than 44% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 4%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 26% |
| Push | 4% |
| Pull | 15% |
| BBJ | 11% |
| Row | 13% |
| Carry | 7% |
| Lunges | 8% |
| Wall balls | 44% |
| Roxzone | 12% |
| Runs | 26% |
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: Wall balls (faster than 44%); weakest: Sled push (faster than 4%).
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: SkiErg (0:14 slower); weakest: Runs (8 km) (5:55 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: 50:50 running, 50:22 at the stations and 8:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (8:59).Below, Typical Open Men: 44:44 running, 38:20 at the stations and 5:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:00).
See the numbers
| Part | James | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:57 | 5:19 |
| SkiErg | 4:37 | 4:23 |
| Run 2 | 4:53 | 4:56 |
| Sled push | 5:41 | 3:20 |
| Run 3 | 5:51 | 5:30 |
| Sled pull | 6:38 | 5:03 |
| Run 4 | 5:40 | 5:30 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:42 | 5:53 |
| Run 5 | 5:40 | 5:44 |
| Row | 5:30 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 5:38 | 5:35 |
| Farmers carry | 2:53 | 2:01 |
| Run 7 | 7:01 | 5:34 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:59 | 5:44 |
| Run 8 | 11:10 | 6:36 |
| Wall balls | 7:22 | 7:00 |
| Roxzone | 8:40 | 5:51 |
| Finish | 1:49:45 | 1:30:02 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sandbag lunges cost 3:15 against the typical Open Men finisher at Auckland 2026. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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