GBR Joe Sales
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:58:47 at Birmingham 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Joe Sales at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:58:47 at Birmingham (Oct 2025); Joe Sales was 20:49 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw | Apr 2025 | Open Men | 2:19:36 |
| Birmingham | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:58:47 |
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
3,718th of 3,945 Open Men (faster than 5%). Against the 118 who finished around 2:00:58: most time gained on burpee broad jump (1:39), most lost on the eight runs (1:20). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:59 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:42 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,945 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 7:39 | 5:18 | faster than 2% |
| SkiErg: | 5:21 | 4:30 | faster than 2% |
| Run 2: | 6:31 | 4:33 | faster than 3% |
| Sled push: | 5:56 | 3:15 | faster than 2% |
| Run 3: | 7:04 | 4:53 | faster than 3% |
| Sled pull: | 6:07 | 5:02 | faster than 22% |
| Run 4: | 6:30 | 4:55 | faster than 7% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:36 | 5:36 | faster than 17% |
| Run 5: | 6:14 | 5:05 | faster than 13% |
| Row: | 6:04 | 4:49 | faster than 1% |
| Run 6: | 6:27 | 4:55 | faster than 7% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:53 | 2:09 | faster than 14% |
| Run 7: | 6:18 | 4:55 | faster than 9% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 8:38 | 5:12 | faster than 5% |
| Run 8: | 7:46 | 5:10 | faster than 6% |
| Wall balls: | 11:57 | 7:15 | faster than 9% |
| Roxzone: | 9:54 | 6:40 | faster than 8% |
| Runs (8 km) | 54:25 | 39:57 | faster than 5% |
| Stations (8) | 54:32 | ||
| Finish | 1:58:47 | 1:25:13 | 3718th of 3,945 · faster than 5% |
1,472nd of 1,483 Open Men (faster than 0%). Against the 45 who finished around 1:56:26: slower on every part, most on the eight runs (10:10). Runs 5 to 8 took 9:29 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:40 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,483 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:26 | 3:53 | faster than 27% |
| SkiErg: | 5:18 | 4:28 | faster than 2% |
| Run 2: | 6:44 | 5:11 | faster than 6% |
| Sled push: | 5:35 | 2:28 | faster than 0% |
| Run 3: | 8:37 | 5:29 | faster than 2% |
| Sled pull: | 6:45 | 4:20 | faster than 5% |
| Run 4: | 8:16 | 5:30 | faster than 2% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 10:21 | 5:31 | faster than 2% |
| Run 5: | 12:32 | 5:40 | faster than 0% |
| Row: | 6:44 | 4:45 | faster than 0% |
| Run 6: | 8:20 | 5:33 | faster than 3% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:52 | 1:56 | faster than 5% |
| Run 7: | 8:00 | 5:30 | faster than 3% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 12:29 | 4:49 | faster than 0% |
| Run 8: | 8:40 | 4:58 | faster than 3% |
| Wall balls: | 13:50 | 6:05 | faster than 1% |
| Roxzone: | 10:14 | 5:33 | faster than 5% |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:05:32 | 42:07 | faster than 1% |
| Stations (8) | 1:03:54 | ||
| Finish | 2:19:36 | 1:22:34 | 1472nd of 1,483 · 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.
The fastest Joe has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 5:18 | Warsaw 2025 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 5:35 | Warsaw 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 6:07 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:36 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 6:04 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:52 | Warsaw 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:38 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 11:57 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 54:25 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 9:54 | Birmingham 2025 · 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.
Birmingham 2025, against 3,945 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 Pull (faster than 22% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 2%).
See the numbers
| Part | Joe: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 2% |
| Push | 3% |
| Pull | 22% |
| BBJ | 18% |
| Row | 2% |
| Carry | 14% |
| Lunges | 6% |
| Wall balls | 10% |
| Roxzone | 8% |
| Runs | 5% |
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: Sled pull (faster than 22%); weakest: Row (faster than 2%).
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: Farmers carry (0:44 slower); weakest: Runs (8 km) (14:28 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: 54:29 running, 54:32 at the stations and 9:54 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:57).Below, Typical Open Men: 39:44 running, 37:48 at the stations and 6:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:15).
See the numbers
| Part | Joe | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:39 | 5:18 |
| SkiErg | 5:21 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 6:31 | 4:33 |
| Sled push | 5:56 | 3:15 |
| Run 3 | 7:04 | 4:53 |
| Sled pull | 6:07 | 5:02 |
| Run 4 | 6:30 | 4:55 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:36 | 5:36 |
| Run 5 | 6:14 | 5:05 |
| Row | 6:04 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 6:27 | 4:55 |
| Farmers carry | 2:53 | 2:09 |
| Run 7 | 6:18 | 4:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:38 | 5:12 |
| Run 8 | 7:46 | 5:10 |
| Wall balls | 11:57 | 7:15 |
| Roxzone | 9:54 | 6:40 |
| Finish | 1:58:47 | 1:25:13 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 4:42 against the typical Open Men finisher at Birmingham 2025. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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