GBR Kevin Upton
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 2:01:57 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 Kevin Upton at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 2:01:57 at Birmingham (Oct 2025); Kevin Upton was 1:52 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | Oct 2024 | Open Men | 2:03:49 |
| Birmingham | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 2:01:57 |
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
3,763rd of 3,945 Open Men (faster than 4%). Against the 118 who finished around 2:00:58: most time gained on sled pull (2:28), most lost on the eight runs (5:02). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:37 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:42 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,945 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 7:10 | 5:18 | faster than 3% |
| SkiErg: | 4:31 | 4:30 | faster than 47% |
| Run 2: | 6:29 | 4:33 | faster than 3% |
| Sled push: | 5:13 | 3:15 | faster than 6% |
| Run 3: | 6:35 | 4:53 | faster than 6% |
| Sled pull: | 4:49 | 5:02 | faster than 57% |
| Run 4: | 7:03 | 4:55 | faster than 3% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:04 | 5:36 | faster than 7% |
| Run 5: | 7:23 | 5:05 | faster than 3% |
| Row: | 4:54 | 4:49 | faster than 42% |
| Run 6: | 7:13 | 4:55 | faster than 3% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:17 | 2:09 | faster than 40% |
| Run 7: | 7:22 | 4:55 | faster than 3% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 8:06 | 5:12 | faster than 8% |
| Run 8: | 8:56 | 5:10 | faster than 3% |
| Wall balls: | 15:20 | 7:15 | faster than 3% |
| Roxzone: | 9:40 | 6:40 | faster than 9% |
| Runs (8 km) | 58:07 | 39:57 | faster than 2% |
| Stations (8) | 54:14 | ||
| Finish | 2:01:57 | 1:25:13 | 3763rd of 3,945 · faster than 4% |
1,040th of 1,066 Open Men (faster than 2%). Against the 32 who finished around 1:58:22: most time gained on sled pull (2:25), most lost on the eight runs (6:28). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:48 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:07 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,066 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 7:28 | 5:24 | faster than 2% |
| SkiErg: | 4:21 | 4:28 | faster than 67% |
| Run 2: | 6:35 | 4:34 | faster than 3% |
| Sled push: | 4:24 | 3:12 | faster than 7% |
| Run 3: | 6:51 | 4:56 | faster than 5% |
| Sled pull: | 4:17 | 5:01 | faster than 78% |
| Run 4: | 7:02 | 4:58 | faster than 5% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:18 | 5:25 | faster than 4% |
| Run 5: | 7:23 | 5:06 | faster than 4% |
| Row: | 4:57 | 4:52 | faster than 42% |
| Run 6: | 7:31 | 5:02 | faster than 3% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:15 | 2:17 | faster than 52% |
| Run 7: | 7:46 | 5:01 | faster than 2% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:29 | 5:24 | faster than 11% |
| Run 8: | 9:04 | 5:28 | faster than 3% |
| Wall balls: | 14:29 | 6:18 | faster than 0% |
| Roxzone: | 12:47 | 8:02 | faster than 5% |
| Runs (8 km) | 59:37 | 41:00 | faster than 3% |
| Stations (8) | 51:30 | ||
| Finish | 2:03:49 | 1:26:46 | 1040th of 1,066 · faster than 2% |
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 Kevin has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:21 | Madrid 2024 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 4:24 | Madrid 2024 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:17 | Madrid 2024 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:04 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:54 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:15 | Madrid 2024 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:29 | Madrid 2024 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 14:29 | Madrid 2024 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 58:07 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 9:40 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Kevin'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 Kevin 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 58% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Kevin: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 47% |
| Push | 6% |
| Pull | 58% |
| BBJ | 8% |
| Row | 42% |
| Carry | 41% |
| Lunges | 8% |
| Wall balls | 3% |
| Roxzone | 10% |
| Runs | 3% |
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 Kevin beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled pull (faster than 58%); weakest: Runs (8 km) (faster than 3%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Kevin's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Sled pull (0:13 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (18:10 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: Kevin 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.Kevin: 58:11 running, 54:14 at the stations and 9:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (15:20).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 | Kevin | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:10 | 5:18 |
| SkiErg | 4:31 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 6:29 | 4:33 |
| Sled push | 5:13 | 3:15 |
| Run 3 | 6:35 | 4:53 |
| Sled pull | 4:49 | 5:02 |
| Run 4 | 7:03 | 4:55 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:04 | 5:36 |
| Run 5 | 7:23 | 5:05 |
| Row | 4:54 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 7:13 | 4:55 |
| Farmers carry | 2:17 | 2:09 |
| Run 7 | 7:22 | 4:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:06 | 5:12 |
| Run 8 | 8:56 | 5:10 |
| Wall balls | 15:20 | 7:15 |
| Roxzone | 9:40 | 6:40 |
| Finish | 2:01:57 | 1:25:13 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 8:05 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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