Athlete · Open Men · 30-34 · RSA RSA

James Howard

www.roxtimes.com/athletes/james-howard-e81bc6ae

4 HYROX races over 2 seasons: 1 solo, 3 in a team with 5 partners.

Open Men time1:48:22Johannesburg 2026
Open Men place458thof 745 · Johannesburg 2026
Latest race1:27:09Birmingham Birm · Pro Doubles Men with Sebastian ArmstrongFirst Pro Doubles Men race
Strongest part of the raceFarmers carryfaster than 94% of Open Men at Johannesburg 2026
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Pro Doubles Men, team 30-34, with Sebastian Armstrong 1:27:09 461st of 475; 113th of 115 aged 30-34 45:12 34:28 7:35 Runs 45:12 · Stations 34:28 · Roxzone 7:35

461st of 475 Pro Doubles Men (faster than 2%).

James Howard at HYROX Birmingham Birm, Pro Doubles Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Pro Doubles Men at this race, and the share of the 475 Pro Doubles Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 475 Pro Doubles Men here
Run 1: 5:34 4:30 faster than 6%
SkiErg: 4:01 3:50 faster than 18%
Run 2: 5:08 3:54 faster than 3%
Sled push: 2:36 2:17 faster than 18%
Run 3: 5:23 4:11 faster than 7%
Sled pull: 4:16 3:46 faster than 28%
Run 4: 5:38 4:09 faster than 5%
Burpee broad jump: 4:11 2:39 faster than 5%
Run 5: 5:43 4:11 faster than 5%
Row: 4:34 4:09 faster than 9%
Run 6: 5:47 4:06 faster than 4%
Farmers carry: 2:25 1:34 faster than 0%
Run 7: 5:53 4:12 faster than 3%
Sandbag lunges: 6:17 3:17 faster than 0%
Run 8: 6:11 4:12 faster than 2%
Wall balls: 6:08 4:05 faster than 6%
Roxzone: 7:35 4:44 faster than 2%
Runs (8 km) 45:12 33:35 faster than 4%
Stations (8) 34:28
Finish 1:27:09 1:03:53 461st of 475 · faster than 2%

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Open Men, 30-34 1:48:22 458th of 745; 121st of 180 aged 30-34 51:24 47:37 9:26 Runs 51:24 · Stations 47:37 · Roxzone 9:26

458th of 745 Open Men (faster than 38%).

James Howard at HYROX Johannesburg 2026, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 745 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 745 Open Men here
Run 1: 8:31 7:15 faster than 19%
SkiErg: 4:56 4:45 faster than 34%
Run 2: 5:12 4:53 faster than 39%
Sled push: 4:16 3:18 faster than 16%
Run 3: 5:48 5:16 faster than 32%
Sled pull: 5:39 5:43 faster than 53%
Run 4: 5:51 5:15 faster than 30%
Burpee broad jump: 8:47 7:01 faster than 27%
Run 5: 5:43 5:19 faster than 38%
Row: 5:49 5:22 faster than 23%
Run 6: 5:46 5:17 faster than 34%
Farmers carry: 1:44 2:24 faster than 93%
Run 7: 5:46 5:13 faster than 32%
Sandbag lunges: 5:55 5:55 faster than 50%
Run 8: 8:49 8:21 faster than 43%
Wall balls: 10:31 8:47 faster than 30%
Roxzone: 9:26 9:01 faster than 44%
Runs (8 km) 51:24 47:20 faster than 36%
Stations (8) 47:37
Finish 1:48:22 1:41:40 458th of 745 · faster than 38%

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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. A dash in runs, stations and roxzone on a result from the live results service means the splits are not in yet (finish time only). 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. * At that edition running was under 44% of the typical finish (48% is normal): the timing mats counted some running as station time, so its runs look faster and its stations slower than they were.

Raced with

5 team partners

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Station profile · best Open Men race

Johannesburg 2026, against 745 Open Men

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Shape of the race

50% top SkiPushPullBBJRowCarryLungesWall ballsRoxzoneRuns
Jamesedge = faster than everyone, centre = slowest

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 Carry (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 17%).

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Part James: faster than
Ski 34%
Push 17%
Pull 53%
BBJ 28%
Row 24%
Carry 94%
Lunges 50%
Wall balls 30%
Roxzone 45%
Runs 37%

Further out means you beat more of the field on that part. A dent is a weak spot.

How you ranked on each station

SkiErg faster than 34%
Sled push faster than 17%
Sled pull faster than 53%
Burpee broad jump faster than 28%
Row faster than 24%
Farmers carry faster than 94%
Sandbag lunges faster than 50%
Wall balls faster than 30%
Roxzone faster than 45%
Runs (8 km) faster than 37%

How much of the field James beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 94%); weakest: Sled push (faster than 17%).

Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.

Minutes against the typical finisher

SkiErg 0:11 slower
Sled push 0:58 slower
Sled pull 0:04 faster
Burpee broad jump 1:46 slower
Row 0:27 slower
Farmers carry 0:40 faster
Sandbag lunges level
Wall balls 1:44 slower
Roxzone 0:25 slower
Runs (8 km) 4:04 slower

James's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Farmers carry (0:40 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (4:04 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

James1:48:22
8:314:565:124:165:485:395:518:475:435:495:461:445:465:558:4910:319:26
Typical Open Men1:39:05
7:154:454:533:185:165:435:157:015:195:225:172:245:135:558:218:479:01
RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

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: 51:27 running, 47:37 at the stations and 9:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:31).Below, Typical Open Men: 46:49 running, 43:15 at the stations and 9:01 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:47).

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Part James Typical Open Men
Run 1 8:31 7:15
SkiErg 4:56 4:45
Run 2 5:12 4:53
Sled push 4:16 3:18
Run 3 5:48 5:16
Sled pull 5:39 5:43
Run 4 5:51 5:15
Burpee broad jump 8:47 7:01
Run 5 5:43 5:19
Row 5:49 5:22
Run 6 5:46 5:17
Farmers carry 1:44 2:24
Run 7 5:46 5:13
Sandbag lunges 5:55 5:55
Run 8 8:49 8:21
Wall balls 10:31 8:47
Roxzone 9:26 9:01
Finish 1:48:22 1:41:40

The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.

Burpee broad jump cost 1:46 against the typical Open Men finisher at Johannesburg 2026. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.

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