IRL James Maher
3 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 2:12:46 at Berlin 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 Maher at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 2:12:46 at Berlin (May 2026); James Maher was 35:03 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riga | May 2025 | Open Men | 2:47:49 |
| Dublin | Nov 2025 | Open Men | 2:13:33 |
| Berlin | May 2026 | Open Men | 2:12:46 |
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
4,045th of 4,143 Open Men (faster than 2%). Against the 125 who finished around 2:00:04: slower on every part, most on sandbag lunges (4:28). Runs 5 to 8 took 7:34 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 6:40 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 4,143 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:47 | 3:29 | faster than 1% |
| SkiErg: | 5:22 | 4:32 | faster than 2% |
| Run 2: | 4:59 | 3:48 | faster than 4% |
| Sled push: | 5:04 | 3:20 | faster than 5% |
| Run 3: | 5:13 | 4:02 | faster than 7% |
| Sled pull: | 7:01 | 4:20 | faster than 3% |
| Run 4: | 5:13 | 4:03 | faster than 8% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 11:41 | 5:39 | faster than 1% |
| Run 5: | 5:28 | 4:11 | faster than 8% |
| Row: | 6:04 | 4:49 | faster than 1% |
| Run 6: | 5:26 | 4:07 | faster than 6% |
| Farmers carry: | 4:00 | 2:16 | faster than 2% |
| Run 7: | 5:58 | 4:10 | faster than 4% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 12:50 | 5:20 | faster than 0% |
| Run 8: | 10:54 | 6:06 | faster than 2% |
| Wall balls: | 12:56 | 7:00 | faster than 5% |
| Roxzone: | 19:58 | 13:57 | faster than 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 47:55 | 34:04 | faster than 4% |
| Stations (8) | 1:04:58 | ||
| Finish | 2:12:46 | 1:26:03 | 4045th of 4,143 · faster than 2% |
2,301st of 2,325 Open Men (faster than 1%). Against the 69 who finished around 1:53:09: slower on every part, most on the eight runs (7:09). Runs 5 to 8 took 6:35 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:37 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,325 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:25 | 3:06 | faster than 3% |
| SkiErg: | 5:24 | 4:28 | faster than 1% |
| Run 2: | 7:02 | 5:08 | faster than 2% |
| Sled push: | 4:25 | 2:35 | faster than 1% |
| Run 3: | 7:23 | 5:29 | faster than 4% |
| Sled pull: | 7:55 | 4:34 | faster than 2% |
| Run 4: | 7:38 | 5:31 | faster than 3% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 10:50 | 5:25 | faster than 1% |
| Run 5: | 8:21 | 5:42 | faster than 2% |
| Row: | 5:51 | 4:48 | faster than 2% |
| Run 6: | 8:11 | 5:34 | faster than 1% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:27 | 2:05 | faster than 3% |
| Run 7: | 8:39 | 5:35 | faster than 1% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 12:16 | 5:03 | faster than 0% |
| Run 8: | 7:52 | 4:03 | faster than 0% |
| Wall balls: | 15:09 | 7:19 | faster than 3% |
| Roxzone: | 8:52 | 4:37 | faster than 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 59:28 | 40:21 | faster than 1% |
| Stations (8) | 1:05:17 | ||
| Finish | 2:13:33 | 1:22:02 | 2301st of 2,325 · faster than 1% |
439th of 440 Open Men (faster than 0%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 440 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:19 | 4:05 | faster than 1% |
| SkiErg: | 5:45 | 4:29 | faster than 0% |
| Run 2: | 9:50 | 5:05 | faster than 0% |
| Sled push: | 4:42 | 2:26 | faster than 1% |
| Run 3: | 8:36 | 5:24 | faster than 3% |
| Sled pull: | 9:02 | 4:28 | faster than 0% |
| Run 4: | 9:04 | 5:29 | faster than 2% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 20:15 | 5:32 | faster than 0% |
| Run 5: | 9:41 | 5:42 | faster than 2% |
| Row: | 7:04 | 4:47 | faster than 0% |
| Run 6: | 8:55 | 5:33 | faster than 1% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:45 | 2:01 | faster than 11% |
| Run 7: | 10:03 | 5:31 | faster than 1% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 16:46 | 4:54 | faster than 0% |
| Run 8: | 12:57 | 6:02 | faster than 0% |
| Wall balls: | 14:41 | 6:26 | faster than 1% |
| Roxzone: | 11:32 | 5:19 | faster than 0% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:15:21 | 42:53 | faster than 0% |
| Stations (8) | 1:21:00 | ||
| Finish | 2:47:49 | 1:25:18 | 439th of 440 · faster than 0% |
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. * 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.
The fastest James has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 5:22 | Berlin 2026 · best of 3 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 4:25 | Dublin 2025 · best of 3 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 7:01 | Berlin 2026 · best of 3 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 10:50 | Dublin 2025 · best of 3 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:51 | Dublin 2025 · best of 3 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:45 | Riga 2025 · best of 3 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 12:16 | Dublin 2025 · best of 3 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 12:56 | Berlin 2026 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 47:55 | Berlin 2026 · best of 3 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:52 | Dublin 2025 · best of 3 | 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.
Berlin 2026, against 4,143 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 Roxzone (faster than 7% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 1%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 2% |
| Push | 5% |
| Pull | 3% |
| BBJ | 2% |
| Row | 2% |
| Carry | 3% |
| Lunges | 1% |
| Wall balls | 5% |
| Roxzone | 7% |
| Runs | 4% |
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: Roxzone (faster than 7%); weakest: Sandbag lunges (faster than 1%).
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 (0:50 slower); weakest: Runs (8 km) (13:51 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: 47:58 running, 1:04:58 at the stations and 19:58 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:56).Below, Typical Open Men: 33:56 running, 37:16 at the stations and 13:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:00).
See the numbers
| Part | James | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:47 | 3:29 |
| SkiErg | 5:22 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 4:59 | 3:48 |
| Sled push | 5:04 | 3:20 |
| Run 3 | 5:13 | 4:02 |
| Sled pull | 7:01 | 4:20 |
| Run 4 | 5:13 | 4:03 |
| Burpee broad jump | 11:41 | 5:39 |
| Run 5 | 5:28 | 4:11 |
| Row | 6:04 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 5:26 | 4:07 |
| Farmers carry | 4:00 | 2:16 |
| Run 7 | 5:58 | 4:10 |
| Sandbag lunges | 12:50 | 5:20 |
| Run 8 | 10:54 | 6:06 |
| Wall balls | 12:56 | 7:00 |
| Roxzone | 19:58 | 13:57 |
| Finish | 2:12:46 | 1:26:03 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sandbag lunges cost 7:30 against the typical Open Men finisher at Berlin 2026. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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