USA Joe Ahmed
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:21:31 at New York 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Joe Ahmed at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:21:31 at New York (May 2026); Joe Ahmed was 11:15 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | May 2025 | Open Men | 1:32:46 |
| New York | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:21:31 |
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
1,154th of 4,637 Open Men (faster than 75%). Against the 140 who finished around 1:21:36: most time gained on the eight runs (3:23), most lost on sandbag lunges (2:22). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:37 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:54 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 4,637 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:42 | 5:15 | faster than 78% |
| SkiErg: | 4:35 | 4:36 | faster than 52% |
| Run 2: | 4:23 | 4:58 | faster than 80% |
| Sled push: | 3:21 | 3:08 | faster than 38% |
| Run 3: | 4:24 | 5:19 | faster than 89% |
| Sled pull: | 5:26 | 4:56 | faster than 34% |
| Run 4: | 4:20 | 5:20 | faster than 91% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:45 | 5:46 | faster than 73% |
| Run 5: | 4:31 | 5:37 | faster than 90% |
| Row: | 4:44 | 4:59 | faster than 71% |
| Run 6: | 4:28 | 5:29 | faster than 89% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:21 | 2:23 | faster than 52% |
| Run 7: | 4:37 | 5:27 | faster than 84% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:19 | 5:42 | faster than 20% |
| Run 8: | 5:49 | 7:07 | faster than 85% |
| Wall balls: | 7:05 | 7:40 | faster than 59% |
| Roxzone: | 4:49 | 7:00 | faster than 87% |
| Runs (8 km) | 37:10 | 45:00 | faster than 88% |
| Stations (8) | 39:36 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:31 | 1:32:38 | 1154th of 4,637 · faster than 75% |
1,234th of 1,865 Open Men (faster than 33%). Against the 54 who finished around 1:31:50: most time gained on the eight runs (16:03), most lost on the roxzone (5:19).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,865 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:14 | 5:04 | faster than 42% |
| SkiErg: | 4:42 | 4:32 | faster than 33% |
| Run 2: | 4:43 | 4:51 | faster than 57% |
| Sled push: | 2:31 | 2:27 | faster than 46% |
| Run 3: | 4:51 | 5:03 | faster than 62% |
| Sled pull: | 5:15 | 4:04 | faster than 15% |
| Run 4: | 4:59 | 5:10 | faster than 60% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:14 | 5:23 | faster than 54% |
| Run 5: | 5:15 | 5:23 | faster than 56% |
| Row: | 4:49 | 4:51 | faster than 56% |
| Run 6: | 5:29 | 5:16 | faster than 39% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:28 | 2:20 | faster than 42% |
| Run 7: | — | 5:16 | |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:48 | 5:17 | faster than 10% |
| Run 8: | — | 7:09 | |
| Wall balls: | 9:30 | 6:53 | faster than 17% |
| Roxzone: | 11:13 | 5:45 | faster than 12% |
| Runs (8 km) | 30:17 | 42:28 | faster than 96% |
| Stations (8) | 42:17 | ||
| Finish | 1:32:46 | 1:26:41 | 1234th of 1,865 · faster than 33% |
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 Joe has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:35 | New York 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:31 | New York 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:15 | New York 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:45 | New York 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:44 | New York 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:21 | New York 2026 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:19 | New York 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:05 | New York 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 30:17 | New York 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 4:49 | New York 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Joe'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.
New York 2026, against 4,637 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Joe 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 88% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 21%).
See the numbers
| Part | Joe: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 52% |
| Push | 38% |
| Pull | 34% |
| BBJ | 74% |
| Row | 72% |
| Carry | 53% |
| Lunges | 21% |
| Wall balls | 59% |
| Roxzone | 88% |
| Runs | 88% |
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 Joe beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (faster than 88%); weakest: Sandbag lunges (faster than 21%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Joe's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (7:50 faster); weakest: Sandbag lunges (1:37 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: Joe 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.Joe: 37:14 running, 39:35 at the stations and 4:49 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (7:19).Below, Typical Open Men: 44:32 running, 39:10 at the stations and 7:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:40).
See the numbers
| Part | Joe | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:42 | 5:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:35 | 4:36 |
| Run 2 | 4:23 | 4:58 |
| Sled push | 3:21 | 3:08 |
| Run 3 | 4:24 | 5:19 |
| Sled pull | 5:26 | 4:56 |
| Run 4 | 4:20 | 5:20 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:45 | 5:46 |
| Run 5 | 4:31 | 5:37 |
| Row | 4:44 | 4:59 |
| Run 6 | 4:28 | 5:29 |
| Farmers carry | 2:21 | 2:23 |
| Run 7 | 4:37 | 5:27 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:19 | 5:42 |
| Run 8 | 5:49 | 7:07 |
| Wall balls | 7:05 | 7:40 |
| Roxzone | 4:49 | 7:00 |
| Finish | 1:21:31 | 1:32:38 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sandbag lunges cost 1:37 against the typical Open Men finisher at New York 2026. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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