Liam James
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:29:27 at Helsinki 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Liam James at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:29:27 at Helsinki (May 2026); Liam James was 12:13 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:29:27 |
| Birmingham | Oct 2026 | Open Men | 1:41:40 |
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
3,238th of 3,831 Open Men (faster than 15%). Against the 115 who finished around 1:42:05: most time gained on burpee broad jump (0:48), most lost on the eight runs (1:42). Runs 5 to 8 took 5:24 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:16 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,831 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:18 | 5:09 | faster than 42% |
| SkiErg: | 4:08 | 4:33 | faster than 95% |
| Run 2: | 4:52 | 4:31 | faster than 33% |
| Sled push: | 4:22 | 3:20 | faster than 11% |
| Run 3: | 5:39 | 4:51 | faster than 18% |
| Sled pull: | 6:23 | 4:36 | faster than 9% |
| Run 4: | 5:42 | 4:51 | faster than 17% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:45 | 5:33 | faster than 26% |
| Run 5: | 6:41 | 4:59 | faster than 6% |
| Row: | 5:15 | 4:48 | faster than 18% |
| Run 6: | 6:25 | 4:52 | faster than 7% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:13 | 2:08 | faster than 43% |
| Run 7: | 6:07 | 4:52 | faster than 10% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:50 | 5:08 | faster than 16% |
| Run 8: | 7:42 | 5:11 | faster than 6% |
| Wall balls: | 9:00 | 7:05 | faster than 24% |
| Roxzone: | 8:26 | 6:25 | faster than 16% |
| Runs (8 km) | 48:22 | 39:20 | faster than 12% |
| Stations (8) | 44:56 | ||
| Finish | 1:41:40 | 1:24:06 | 3238th of 3,831 · faster than 15% |
600th of 913 Open Men (faster than 34%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 913 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:21 | 5:15 | faster than 45% |
| SkiErg: | 4:16 | 4:34 | faster than 84% |
| Run 2: | 4:39 | 4:43 | faster than 53% |
| Sled push: | 2:07 | 2:31 | faster than 85% |
| Run 3: | 5:18 | 4:55 | faster than 32% |
| Sled pull: | 4:19 | 4:21 | faster than 52% |
| Run 4: | 5:28 | 4:54 | faster than 28% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:53 | 5:13 | faster than 19% |
| Run 5: | 5:48 | 5:08 | faster than 24% |
| Row: | 5:04 | 4:44 | faster than 22% |
| Run 6: | 5:18 | 4:57 | faster than 35% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:15 | 1:58 | faster than 27% |
| Run 7: | 5:23 | 4:57 | faster than 32% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:15 | 4:56 | faster than 19% |
| Run 8: | 7:16 | 6:00 | faster than 17% |
| Wall balls: | 6:46 | 6:42 | faster than 49% |
| Roxzone: | 7:10 | 6:41 | faster than 36% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:27 | 41:10 | faster than 32% |
| Stations (8) | 37:55 | ||
| Finish | 1:29:27 | 1:23:29 | 600th of 913 · faster than 34% |
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 Liam has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:08 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:07 | Helsinki 2026 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:19 | Helsinki 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:45 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:04 | Helsinki 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:13 | Birmingham Birm · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:15 | Helsinki 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:46 | Helsinki 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:27 | Helsinki 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:10 | Helsinki 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Liam'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.
Helsinki 2026, against 913 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Liam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Push (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 19%).
See the numbers
| Part | Liam: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 84% |
| Push | 85% |
| Pull | 52% |
| BBJ | 20% |
| Row | 22% |
| Carry | 28% |
| Lunges | 19% |
| Wall balls | 49% |
| Roxzone | 37% |
| Runs | 33% |
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 Liam beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled push (faster than 85%); weakest: Sandbag lunges (faster than 19%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Liam's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Sled push (0:24 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (3:17 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: Liam 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.Liam: 44:31 running, 37:56 at the stations and 7:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:53) and the shortest the sled push (2:07).Below, Typical Open Men: 40:49 running, 34:59 at the stations and 6:41 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:42).
See the numbers
| Part | Liam | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:21 | 5:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:16 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 4:39 | 4:43 |
| Sled push | 2:07 | 2:31 |
| Run 3 | 5:18 | 4:55 |
| Sled pull | 4:19 | 4:21 |
| Run 4 | 5:28 | 4:54 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:53 | 5:13 |
| Run 5 | 5:48 | 5:08 |
| Row | 5:04 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 5:18 | 4:57 |
| Farmers carry | 2:15 | 1:58 |
| Run 7 | 5:23 | 4:57 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:15 | 4:56 |
| Run 8 | 7:16 | 6:00 |
| Wall balls | 6:46 | 6:42 |
| Roxzone | 7:10 | 6:41 |
| Finish | 1:29:27 | 1:23:29 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Burpee broad jump cost 1:40 against the typical Open Men finisher at Helsinki 2026. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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