GBR James Payne
5 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 57:40 at Cardiff 2026. 1 podium finish, 1 age-group win.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of James Payne at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 57:40 at Cardiff (Apr 2026); James Payne was 14:01 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | Nov 2024 | Open Men | 1:12:22 |
| Manchester | Jan 2025 | Open Men | 1:08:36 |
| Glasgow | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:02:10 |
| Cardiff | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 57:40 |
| Berlin | May 2026 | Open Men | 58:21 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 14:42 faster (1:12:22 to 57:40).
5 results at 5 races
10th of 4,143 Open Men (the fastest). Against the 62 who finished around 1:01:36: faster on every part, most on wall balls (0:54). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:50 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:58 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 4,143 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:47 | 3:29 | faster than 95% |
| SkiErg: | 4:04 | 4:32 | faster than 97% |
| Run 2: | 2:48 | 3:48 | fastest in the field |
| Sled push: | 2:08 | 3:20 | faster than 98% |
| Run 3: | 2:58 | 4:02 | faster than 99% |
| Sled pull: | 2:47 | 4:20 | faster than 99% |
| Run 4: | 2:59 | 4:03 | fastest in the field |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:13 | 5:39 | faster than 96% |
| Run 5: | 2:58 | 4:11 | fastest in the field |
| Row: | 4:13 | 4:49 | faster than 98% |
| Run 6: | 3:02 | 4:07 | faster than 99% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:32 | 2:16 | faster than 98% |
| Run 7: | 3:03 | 4:10 | faster than 99% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 2:56 | 5:20 | fastest in the field |
| Run 8: | 4:19 | 6:06 | faster than 99% |
| Wall balls: | 3:26 | 7:00 | fastest in the field |
| Roxzone: | 9:16 | 13:57 | fastest in the field |
| Runs (8 km) | — | 34:04 | |
| Stations (8) | 24:19 | ||
| Finish | 58:21 | 1:26:03 | 10th of 4,143 · fastest in the field |
3rd of 2,728 Open Men (the fastest). Against the 42 who finished around 1:00:43: faster on every part, most on wall balls (0:40). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:43 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:30 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,728 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:01 | 5:08 | faster than 98% |
| SkiErg: | 4:10 | 4:34 | faster than 94% |
| Run 2: | 3:37 | 4:45 | faster than 99% |
| Sled push: | 2:08 | 3:05 | faster than 97% |
| Run 3: | 3:53 | 5:07 | faster than 98% |
| Sled pull: | 2:30 | 4:21 | fastest in the field |
| Run 4: | 3:53 | 5:06 | faster than 98% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 2:58 | 5:50 | faster than 99% |
| Run 5: | 3:51 | 5:12 | faster than 99% |
| Row: | 4:14 | 4:49 | faster than 97% |
| Run 6: | 4:04 | 5:21 | faster than 98% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:43 | 2:43 | faster than 99% |
| Run 7: | 3:41 | 4:49 | faster than 98% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 2:38 | 5:01 | fastest in the field |
| Run 8: | 4:31 | 5:58 | faster than 98% |
| Wall balls: | 3:23 | 6:46 | fastest in the field |
| Roxzone †: | 2:28 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 31:28 | 41:35 | faster than 99% |
| Stations (8) | 23:44 | ||
| Finish | 57:40 | 1:23:41 | 3rd of 2,728 · fastest in the field |
51st of 2,661 Open Men (faster than 98%). Against the 40 who finished around 1:00:47: most time gained on the eight runs (0:44), most lost on wall balls (2:38). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:44 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:46 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,661 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:07 | 4:54 | faster than 91% |
| SkiErg: | 4:15 | 4:31 | faster than 86% |
| Run 2: | 3:38 | 4:47 | faster than 99% |
| Sled push: | 1:53 | 2:53 | faster than 98% |
| Run 3: | 3:48 | 5:08 | fastest in the field |
| Sled pull: | 2:52 | 4:19 | faster than 98% |
| Run 4: | 3:48 | 5:08 | faster than 99% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:24 | 5:29 | faster than 95% |
| Run 5: | 3:51 | 5:17 | faster than 99% |
| Row: | 4:19 | 4:55 | faster than 98% |
| Run 6: | 3:53 | 5:10 | faster than 98% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:30 | 2:10 | faster than 97% |
| Run 7: | 3:56 | 5:10 | faster than 98% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 2:55 | 5:14 | fastest in the field |
| Run 8: | 4:26 | 6:00 | faster than 98% |
| Wall balls: | 6:50 | 7:15 | faster than 57% |
| Roxzone: | 2:52 | 4:57 | fastest in the field |
| Runs (8 km) | 31:24 | 41:46 | faster than 99% |
| Stations (8) | 27:58 | ||
| Finish | 1:02:10 | 1:24:12 | 51st of 2,661 · faster than 98% |
158th of 1,191 Open Men (faster than 86%). Against the 36 who finished around 1:09:18: most time gained on the eight runs (0:50), most lost on wall balls (0:49). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:47 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:51 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,191 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:55 | 3:28 | faster than 85% |
| SkiErg: | 4:09 | 4:18 | faster than 75% |
| Run 2: | 3:56 | 4:48 | faster than 91% |
| Sled push: | 2:20 | 2:39 | faster than 75% |
| Run 3: | 4:12 | 5:08 | faster than 90% |
| Sled pull: | 3:37 | 4:29 | faster than 84% |
| Run 4: | 4:28 | 5:12 | faster than 84% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:36 | 5:08 | faster than 89% |
| Run 5: | 4:33 | 5:20 | faster than 82% |
| Row: | 4:35 | 4:39 | faster than 58% |
| Run 6: | 4:32 | 5:16 | faster than 81% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:51 | 2:05 | faster than 72% |
| Run 7: | 4:33 | 5:15 | faster than 81% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 3:35 | 4:57 | faster than 93% |
| Run 8: | 4:40 | 5:23 | faster than 78% |
| Wall balls: | 5:42 | 6:28 | faster than 67% |
| Roxzone: | 5:19 | 6:28 | faster than 77% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:49 | 40:12 | faster than 87% |
| Stations (8) | 29:25 | ||
| Finish | 1:08:36 | 1:22:18 | 158th of 1,191 · faster than 86% |
280th of 1,206 Open Men (faster than 76%). Against the 37 who finished around 1:12:55: most time gained on the roxzone (0:49), most lost on wall balls (1:30). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:18 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:35 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,206 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:12 | 3:30 | faster than 71% |
| SkiErg: | 4:11 | 4:16 | faster than 64% |
| Run 2: | 6:24 | 4:54 | faster than 12% |
| Sled push: | 2:12 | 2:26 | faster than 70% |
| Run 3: | 4:26 | 5:12 | faster than 87% |
| Sled pull: | 3:28 | 4:16 | faster than 86% |
| Run 4: | 4:39 | 5:14 | faster than 80% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:43 | 5:08 | faster than 87% |
| Run 5: | 4:43 | 5:19 | faster than 81% |
| Row: | 4:33 | 4:35 | faster than 54% |
| Run 6: | 4:35 | 5:16 | faster than 85% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:57 | 1:58 | faster than 52% |
| Run 7: | 4:41 | 5:16 | faster than 80% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 3:59 | 4:56 | faster than 81% |
| Run 8: | 5:00 | 5:43 | faster than 80% |
| Wall balls: | 6:41 | 6:03 | faster than 38% |
| Roxzone: | 4:05 | 5:39 | faster than 93% |
| Runs (8 km) | 37:38 | 40:49 | faster than 72% |
| Stations (8) | 30:44 | ||
| Finish | 1:12:22 | 1:20:16 | 280th of 1,206 · faster than 76% |
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. 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.
The fastest James has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:04 | Berlin 2026 · best of 5 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 1:53 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 5 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 2:30 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 5 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 2:58 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 5 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:13 | Berlin 2026 · best of 5 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:30 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 5 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 2:38 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 5 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 3:23 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 5 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 31:24 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 4 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 2:52 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 4 | 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.
Cardiff 2026, against 2,728 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 Lunges (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 94%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 94% |
| Push | 97% |
| Pull | 99% |
| BBJ | 99% |
| Row | 98% |
| Carry | 99% |
| Lunges | 99% |
| Wall balls | 99% |
| Roxzone | 98% |
| Runs | 99% |
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: Sandbag lunges (faster than 99%); weakest: SkiErg (faster than 94%).
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) (10:07 faster); weakest: SkiErg (0:24 faster).
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: 31:31 running, 23:44 at the stations and 2:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:14).Below, Typical Open Men: 41:26 running, 37:09 at the stations and 3:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:46).
See the numbers
| Part | James | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:01 | 5:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:10 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 3:37 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 2:08 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 3:53 | 5:07 |
| Sled pull | 2:30 | 4:21 |
| Run 4 | 3:53 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 2:58 | 5:50 |
| Run 5 | 3:51 | 5:12 |
| Row | 4:14 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 4:04 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 1:43 | 2:43 |
| Run 7 | 3:41 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 2:38 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 4:31 | 5:58 |
| Wall balls | 3:23 | 6:46 |
| Roxzone | 2:28 | 3:57 |
| Finish | 57:40 | 1:23:41 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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