GBR Joel Matthews
4 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:11:57 at Manchester 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Joel Matthews at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:11:57 at Manchester (Jan 2026); Joel Matthews was 10:53 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:23:13 |
| Manchester | Jan 2026 | Open Men | 1:11:57 |
| Glasgow | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:12:27 |
| Cardiff | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:12:20 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 11:16 faster (1:23:13 to 1:11:57).
4 results at 4 races
497th of 2,728 Open Men (faster than 81%). Against the 85 who finished around 1:13:02: most time gained on burpee broad jump (0:27), most lost on the eight runs (1:07). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:53 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:54 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,728 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:08 | 5:08 | faster than 96% |
| SkiErg: | 4:04 | 4:34 | faster than 98% |
| Run 2: | 4:09 | 4:45 | faster than 83% |
| Sled push: | 2:58 | 3:05 | faster than 58% |
| Run 3: | 4:58 | 5:07 | faster than 57% |
| Sled pull: | 3:40 | 4:21 | faster than 80% |
| Run 4: | 4:53 | 5:06 | faster than 60% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:15 | 5:50 | faster than 86% |
| Run 5: | 4:55 | 5:12 | faster than 63% |
| Row: | 4:25 | 4:49 | faster than 90% |
| Run 6: | 4:55 | 5:21 | faster than 70% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:11 | 2:43 | faster than 84% |
| Run 7: | 4:34 | 4:49 | faster than 63% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:21 | 5:01 | faster than 71% |
| Run 8: | 5:36 | 5:58 | faster than 64% |
| Wall balls: | 5:03 | 6:46 | faster than 82% |
| Roxzone †: | 3:18 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 38:05 | 41:35 | faster than 73% |
| Stations (8) | 30:57 | ||
| Finish | 1:12:20 | 1:23:41 | 497th of 2,728 · faster than 81% |
491st of 2,661 Open Men (faster than 81%). Against the 80 who finished around 1:13:14: most time gained on wall balls (0:40), most lost on the eight runs (2:47). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:56 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:15 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,661 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:17 | 4:54 | faster than 83% |
| SkiErg: | 4:04 | 4:31 | faster than 97% |
| Run 2: | 4:16 | 4:47 | faster than 78% |
| Sled push: | 2:13 | 2:53 | faster than 91% |
| Run 3: | 4:41 | 5:08 | faster than 71% |
| Sled pull: | 3:20 | 4:19 | faster than 89% |
| Run 4: | 4:43 | 5:08 | faster than 70% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:52 | 5:29 | faster than 87% |
| Run 5: | 4:54 | 5:17 | faster than 67% |
| Row: | 4:32 | 4:55 | faster than 87% |
| Run 6: | 6:29 | 5:10 | faster than 13% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:43 | 2:10 | faster than 87% |
| Run 7: | 4:53 | 5:10 | faster than 64% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:12 | 5:14 | faster than 81% |
| Run 8: | 5:38 | 6:00 | faster than 64% |
| Wall balls: | 5:08 | 7:15 | faster than 87% |
| Roxzone: | 3:42 | 4:57 | faster than 83% |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:47 | 41:46 | faster than 61% |
| Stations (8) | 29:04 | ||
| Finish | 1:12:27 | 1:24:12 | 491st of 2,661 · faster than 81% |
450th of 2,544 Open Men (faster than 82%). Against the 77 who finished around 1:12:58: most time gained on sled push (0:26), most lost on the eight runs (0:49). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:34 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:28 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,544 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:55 | 3:35 | faster than 93% |
| SkiErg: | 4:01 | 4:23 | faster than 94% |
| Run 2: | 4:20 | 5:04 | faster than 87% |
| Sled push: | 2:08 | 2:43 | faster than 91% |
| Run 3: | 4:59 | 5:26 | faster than 71% |
| Sled pull: | 3:46 | 4:25 | faster than 77% |
| Run 4: | 4:59 | 5:29 | faster than 71% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:03 | 5:27 | faster than 60% |
| Run 5: | 5:11 | 5:38 | faster than 69% |
| Row: | 4:22 | 4:44 | faster than 87% |
| Run 6: | 5:03 | 5:31 | faster than 71% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:41 | 2:10 | faster than 88% |
| Run 7: | 5:08 | 5:29 | faster than 67% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:14 | 5:23 | faster than 82% |
| Run 8: | 4:26 | 4:44 | faster than 64% |
| Wall balls: | 5:37 | 7:00 | faster than 74% |
| Roxzone: | 4:14 | 5:26 | faster than 78% |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:57 | 41:15 | faster than 76% |
| Stations (8) | 30:52 | ||
| Finish | 1:11:57 | 1:24:01 | 450th of 2,544 · faster than 82% |
1,750th of 3,945 Open Men (faster than 55%). Against the 123 who finished around 1:23:26: most time gained on wall balls (0:51), most lost on farmers carry (1:38). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:37 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:24 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,945 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:33 | 5:18 | faster than 85% |
| SkiErg: | 4:22 | 4:30 | faster than 68% |
| Run 2: | 4:15 | 4:33 | faster than 68% |
| Sled push: | 3:12 | 3:15 | faster than 52% |
| Run 3: | 4:58 | 4:53 | faster than 46% |
| Sled pull: | 4:43 | 5:02 | faster than 61% |
| Run 4: | 4:48 | 4:55 | faster than 55% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:35 | 5:36 | faster than 50% |
| Run 5: | 5:09 | 5:05 | faster than 48% |
| Row: | 4:53 | 4:49 | faster than 43% |
| Run 6: | 4:43 | 4:55 | faster than 60% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:46 | 2:09 | faster than 3% |
| Run 7: | 4:56 | 4:55 | faster than 49% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:53 | 5:12 | faster than 59% |
| Run 8: | 5:23 | 5:10 | faster than 42% |
| Wall balls: | 6:17 | 7:15 | faster than 67% |
| Roxzone: | 6:55 | 6:40 | faster than 44% |
| Runs (8 km) | 38:42 | 39:57 | faster than 57% |
| Stations (8) | 37:41 | ||
| Finish | 1:23:13 | 1:25:13 | 1750th of 3,945 · faster than 55% |
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.
The fastest Joel has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:01 | Manchester 2026 · best of 4 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:08 | Manchester 2026 · best of 4 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:20 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 4 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:52 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 4 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:22 | Manchester 2026 · best of 4 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:41 | Manchester 2026 · best of 4 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:12 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 4 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 5:03 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 4 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:57 | Manchester 2026 · best of 4 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 3:42 | Glasgow 2026 · best of 3 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Joel'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.
Manchester 2026, against 2,544 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Joel sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Ski (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 60%).
See the numbers
| Part | Joel: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 95% |
| Push | 91% |
| Pull | 78% |
| BBJ | 60% |
| Row | 87% |
| Carry | 88% |
| Lunges | 83% |
| Wall balls | 75% |
| Roxzone | 79% |
| Runs | 76% |
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 Joel beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: SkiErg (faster than 95%); weakest: Burpee broad jump (faster than 60%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Joel's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (4:18 faster); weakest: SkiErg (0:22 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: Joel 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.Joel: 37:00 running, 30:52 at the stations and 4:14 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:37).Below, Typical Open Men: 40:56 running, 36:15 at the stations and 5:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:00).
See the numbers
| Part | Joel | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:55 | 3:35 |
| SkiErg | 4:01 | 4:23 |
| Run 2 | 4:20 | 5:04 |
| Sled push | 2:08 | 2:43 |
| Run 3 | 4:59 | 5:26 |
| Sled pull | 3:46 | 4:25 |
| Run 4 | 4:59 | 5:29 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:03 | 5:27 |
| Run 5 | 5:11 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:22 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 5:03 | 5:31 |
| Farmers carry | 1:41 | 2:10 |
| Run 7 | 5:08 | 5:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:14 | 5:23 |
| Run 8 | 4:26 | 4:44 |
| Wall balls | 5:37 | 7:00 |
| Roxzone | 4:14 | 5:26 |
| Finish | 1:11:57 | 1:24:01 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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