GBR Luke Sparkes
5 HYROX races over 2 seasons: 4 solo, 1 in a team with 1 partner.
One best per race type
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Luke Sparkes at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:44:49 at Cardiff (Apr 2026); Luke Sparkes was 14:22 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | Mar 2025 | Open Men | 1:59:11 |
| Birmingham | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:54:14 |
| London ExCeL | Dec 2025 | Open Men | 1:49:27 |
| Cardiff | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:44:49 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 14:22 faster (1:59:11 to 1:44:49).
5 results at 5 races
2,367th of 2,728 Open Men (faster than 13%). Against the 82 who finished around 1:43:20: most time gained on sandbag lunges (0:48), most lost on wall balls (2:24). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:54 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:00 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,728 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:56 | 5:08 | faster than 17% |
| SkiErg: | 4:53 | 4:34 | faster than 20% |
| Run 2: | 5:48 | 4:45 | faster than 15% |
| Sled push: | 4:00 | 3:05 | faster than 13% |
| Run 3: | 5:56 | 5:07 | faster than 21% |
| Sled pull: | 6:28 | 4:21 | faster than 7% |
| Run 4: | 6:01 | 5:06 | faster than 18% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:43 | 5:50 | faster than 19% |
| Run 5: | 6:23 | 5:12 | faster than 15% |
| Row: | 5:16 | 4:49 | faster than 18% |
| Run 6: | 6:33 | 5:21 | faster than 16% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:51 | 2:43 | faster than 10% |
| Run 7: | 5:56 | 4:49 | faster than 14% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:37 | 5:01 | faster than 34% |
| Run 8: | 7:44 | 5:58 | faster than 14% |
| Wall balls: | 11:57 | 6:46 | faster than 6% |
| Roxzone †: | 4:50 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 50:14 | 41:35 | faster than 15% |
| Stations (8) | 49:45 | ||
| Finish | 1:44:49 | 1:23:41 | 2367th of 2,728 · faster than 13% |
728th of 850 Doubles Men (faster than 14%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 850 Doubles Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:43 | 5:44 | faster than 16% |
| SkiErg: | 4:59 | 4:05 | faster than 0% |
| Run 2: | 5:56 | 5:08 | faster than 19% |
| Sled push: | 2:10 | 1:51 | faster than 18% |
| Run 3: | 5:44 | 5:31 | faster than 40% |
| Sled pull: | 6:34 | 3:03 | faster than 0% |
| Run 4: | 5:52 | 5:35 | faster than 38% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:55 | 3:07 | faster than 1% |
| Run 5: | 5:54 | 5:40 | faster than 41% |
| Row: | 4:09 | 4:25 | faster than 83% |
| Run 6: | 5:31 | 5:36 | faster than 53% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:39 | 1:34 | faster than 36% |
| Run 7: | 5:32 | 5:34 | faster than 51% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:53 | 3:24 | faster than 1% |
| Run 8: | 6:22 | 5:52 | faster than 34% |
| Wall balls: | 4:39 | 4:20 | faster than 31% |
| Roxzone: | 6:23 | 5:30 | faster than 29% |
| Runs (8 km) | 47:33 | 44:44 | faster than 35% |
| Stations (8) | 35:58 | ||
| Finish | 1:29:49 | 1:16:17 | 728th of 850 · faster than 14% |
5,104th of 5,554 Open Men (faster than 8%). Against the 168 who finished around 1:46:50: most time gained on the eight runs (1:24), most lost on wall balls (5:34). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:55 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:59 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 5,554 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:31 | 3:13 | faster than 28% |
| SkiErg: | 5:11 | 4:50 | faster than 17% |
| Run 2: | 4:34 | 3:46 | faster than 11% |
| Sled push: | 4:11 | 2:48 | faster than 4% |
| Run 3: | 4:42 | 4:00 | faster than 16% |
| Sled pull: | 6:23 | 4:47 | faster than 12% |
| Run 4: | 4:56 | 4:02 | faster than 12% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:45 | 5:30 | faster than 26% |
| Run 5: | 4:50 | 4:09 | faster than 18% |
| Row: | 5:18 | 4:56 | faster than 20% |
| Run 6: | 5:00 | 4:04 | faster than 12% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:37 | 2:03 | faster than 2% |
| Run 7: | 5:00 | 4:05 | faster than 13% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:56 | 5:09 | faster than 16% |
| Run 8: | 7:48 | 5:55 | faster than 11% |
| Wall balls: | 16:42 | 7:20 | faster than 1% |
| Roxzone: | 14:12 | 11:44 | faster than 17% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:16 | 33:23 | faster than 13% |
| Stations (8) | 55:03 | ||
| Finish | 1:49:27 | 1:23:09 | 5104th of 5,554 · faster than 8% |
3,631st of 3,945 Open Men (faster than 7%). Against the 118 who finished around 1:50:54: most time gained on sandbag lunges (0:54), most lost on wall balls (2:18). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:03 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:45 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,945 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:19 | 5:18 | faster than 13% |
| SkiErg: | 5:03 | 4:30 | faster than 7% |
| Run 2: | 5:38 | 4:33 | faster than 10% |
| Sled push: | 5:04 | 3:15 | faster than 7% |
| Run 3: | 5:59 | 4:53 | faster than 13% |
| Sled pull: | 7:59 | 5:02 | faster than 4% |
| Run 4: | 6:05 | 4:55 | faster than 11% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:54 | 5:36 | faster than 14% |
| Run 5: | 6:19 | 5:05 | faster than 12% |
| Row: | 5:10 | 4:49 | faster than 21% |
| Run 6: | 6:25 | 4:55 | faster than 7% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:34 | 2:09 | faster than 4% |
| Run 7: | 6:28 | 4:55 | faster than 8% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:18 | 5:12 | faster than 24% |
| Run 8: | 7:51 | 5:10 | faster than 5% |
| Wall balls: | 13:02 | 7:15 | faster than 6% |
| Roxzone: | 9:13 | 6:40 | faster than 12% |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:01 | 39:57 | faster than 9% |
| Stations (8) | 54:04 | ||
| Finish | 1:54:14 | 1:25:13 | 3631st of 3,945 · faster than 7% |
1,271st of 1,322 Open Men (faster than 3%). Against the 39 who finished around 1:56:29: most time gained on the eight runs (2:25), most lost on wall balls (5:39). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:24 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:02 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,322 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 7:52 | 5:03 | faster than 0% |
| SkiErg: | 5:16 | 4:30 | faster than 2% |
| Run 2: | 5:15 | 4:32 | faster than 21% |
| Sled push: | 4:28 | 2:59 | faster than 4% |
| Run 3: | 5:47 | 4:51 | faster than 16% |
| Sled pull: | 6:06 | 4:19 | faster than 7% |
| Run 4: | 5:43 | 4:52 | faster than 16% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 10:50 | 5:14 | faster than 1% |
| Run 5: | 6:12 | 5:02 | faster than 13% |
| Row: | 5:48 | 4:48 | faster than 3% |
| Run 6: | 6:34 | 4:55 | faster than 8% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:47 | 2:01 | faster than 10% |
| Run 7: | 6:15 | 4:53 | faster than 10% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:29 | 5:01 | faster than 9% |
| Run 8: | 8:00 | 5:32 | faster than 8% |
| Wall balls: | 15:32 | 6:06 | faster than 0% |
| Roxzone: | 9:23 | 6:50 | faster than 13% |
| Runs (8 km) | 51:35 | 39:51 | faster than 10% |
| Stations (8) | 58:16 | ||
| Finish | 1:59:11 | 1:22:33 | 1271st of 1,322 · faster than 3% |
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; for a team it is the team’s age group. * At that edition running was under 44% of the typical finish (48% is normal): the timing mats counted some running as station time, so its runs look faster and its stations slower than they were.
The fastest Luke has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:53 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 4 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 4:00 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 4 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 6:06 | Copenhagen 2025 · best of 4 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:45 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:10 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 4 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:47 | Copenhagen 2025 · best of 4 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:37 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 4 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 11:57 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 4 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:16 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 9:13 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 3 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Luke'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.
1 team partner
- Andrew Turnbull1 race
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
Cardiff 2026, against 2,728 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Luke sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Lunges (faster than 34% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 7%).
See the numbers
| Part | Luke: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 20% |
| Push | 14% |
| Pull | 7% |
| BBJ | 20% |
| Row | 19% |
| Carry | 10% |
| Lunges | 34% |
| Wall balls | 7% |
| Roxzone | 29% |
| Runs | 16% |
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 Luke beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sandbag lunges (faster than 34%); weakest: Wall balls (faster than 7%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Luke's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: SkiErg (0:19 slower); weakest: Runs (8 km) (8:39 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: Luke 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.Luke: 50:16 running, 49:46 at the stations and 4:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:57).Below, Typical Open Men: 41:26 running, 37:09 at the stations and 3:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:46).
See the numbers
| Part | Luke | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:56 | 5:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:53 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 5:48 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 4:00 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 5:56 | 5:07 |
| Sled pull | 6:28 | 4:21 |
| Run 4 | 6:01 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:43 | 5:50 |
| Run 5 | 6:23 | 5:12 |
| Row | 5:16 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 6:33 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 3:51 | 2:43 |
| Run 7 | 5:56 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:37 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 7:44 | 5:58 |
| Wall balls | 11:57 | 6:46 |
| Roxzone | 4:50 | 3:57 |
| Finish | 1:44:49 | 1:23:41 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 5:11 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cardiff 2026. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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