USA Matthew Howard
2 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:33:58 at Rotterdam 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Matthew Howard at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:33:58 at Rotterdam (Apr 2026); Matthew Howard was 2:53 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | Nov 2025 | Open Men | 1:36:51 |
| Rotterdam | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:33:58 |
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
1,873rd of 2,721 Open Men (faster than 31%). Against the 81 who finished around 1:34:32: most time gained on wall balls (1:14), most lost on the eight runs (3:12). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:38 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:59 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,721 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:03 | 4:54 | faster than 6% |
| SkiErg: | 5:16 | 4:45 | faster than 9% |
| Run 2: | 5:34 | 4:43 | faster than 17% |
| Sled push: | 3:29 | 2:44 | faster than 14% |
| Run 3: | 5:39 | 5:02 | faster than 24% |
| Sled pull: | 5:01 | 4:31 | faster than 32% |
| Run 4: | 5:56 | 5:06 | faster than 18% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:32 | 5:43 | faster than 54% |
| Run 5: | 5:55 | 5:11 | faster than 21% |
| Row: | 5:05 | 4:51 | faster than 29% |
| Run 6: | 5:55 | 5:07 | faster than 19% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:59 | 2:11 | faster than 67% |
| Run 7: | 5:58 | 5:08 | faster than 19% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:37 | 5:12 | faster than 37% |
| Run 8: | 7:01 | 6:03 | faster than 24% |
| Wall balls: | 6:50 | 7:15 | faster than 56% |
| Roxzone: | 7:17 | 6:55 | faster than 41% |
| Runs (8 km) | 47:57 | 41:33 | faster than 19% |
| Stations (8) | 38:49 | ||
| Finish | 1:33:58 | 1:26:30 | 1873rd of 2,721 · faster than 31% |
1,338th of 1,912 Open Men (faster than 30%). Against the 57 who finished around 1:36:51: most time gained on the roxzone (1:08), most lost on wall balls (1:23). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:42 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:58 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,912 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:04 | 4:48 | faster than 36% |
| SkiErg: | 5:06 | 4:30 | faster than 4% |
| Run 2: | 5:22 | 5:13 | faster than 42% |
| Sled push: | 3:40 | 3:38 | faster than 48% |
| Run 3: | 5:51 | 5:40 | faster than 41% |
| Sled pull: | 5:50 | 5:04 | faster than 25% |
| Run 4: | 6:00 | 5:40 | faster than 35% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:06 | 5:43 | faster than 22% |
| Run 5: | 6:11 | 5:50 | faster than 37% |
| Row: | 5:09 | 4:48 | faster than 21% |
| Run 6: | 6:24 | 5:41 | faster than 24% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:12 | 2:13 | faster than 52% |
| Run 7: | 6:20 | 5:39 | faster than 26% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:53 | 5:10 | faster than 30% |
| Run 8: | 5:05 | 4:54 | faster than 45% |
| Wall balls: | 10:10 | 7:20 | faster than 16% |
| Roxzone: | 5:35 | 5:40 | faster than 52% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46:14 | 43:51 | faster than 36% |
| Stations (8) | 45:06 | ||
| Finish | 1:36:51 | 1:28:30 | 1338th of 1,912 · faster than 30% |
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 Matthew has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 5:06 | Utrecht 2025 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:29 | Rotterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:01 | Rotterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:32 | Rotterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:05 | Rotterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:59 | Rotterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:37 | Rotterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:50 | Rotterdam 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 46:14 | Utrecht 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:35 | Utrecht 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Matthew'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.
Rotterdam 2026, against 2,721 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Matthew sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Carry (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 9%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 9% |
| Push | 15% |
| Pull | 33% |
| BBJ | 54% |
| Row | 29% |
| Carry | 67% |
| Lunges | 37% |
| Wall balls | 57% |
| Roxzone | 41% |
| Runs | 20% |
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 Matthew beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 67%); weakest: SkiErg (faster than 9%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Matthew's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Wall balls (0:25 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (6:24 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: Matthew 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.Matthew: 48:02 running, 38:49 at the stations and 7:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:50).Below, Typical Open Men: 41:14 running, 37:12 at the stations and 6:55 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:15).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:03 | 4:54 |
| SkiErg | 5:16 | 4:45 |
| Run 2 | 5:34 | 4:43 |
| Sled push | 3:29 | 2:44 |
| Run 3 | 5:39 | 5:02 |
| Sled pull | 5:01 | 4:31 |
| Run 4 | 5:56 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:32 | 5:43 |
| Run 5 | 5:55 | 5:11 |
| Row | 5:05 | 4:51 |
| Run 6 | 5:55 | 5:07 |
| Farmers carry | 1:59 | 2:11 |
| Run 7 | 5:58 | 5:08 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:37 | 5:12 |
| Run 8 | 7:01 | 6:03 |
| Wall balls | 6:50 | 7:15 |
| Roxzone | 7:17 | 6:55 |
| Finish | 1:33:58 | 1:26:30 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sled push cost 0:45 against the typical Open Men finisher at Rotterdam 2026. The sled push guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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