GBR Matthew Somers
2 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:03:16 at Cardiff 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 Somers at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:03:16 at Cardiff (Apr 2026); Matthew Somers was 11:47 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | Jan 2026 | Open Men | 1:15:03 |
| Cardiff | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:03:16 |
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
79th of 2,728 Open Men (faster than 97%). Against the 42 who finished around 1:00:43: most time gained on sled push (0:27), most lost on burpee broad jump (0:56). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:25 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:30 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,728 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:18 | 5:08 | faster than 91% |
| SkiErg: | 4:05 | 4:34 | faster than 98% |
| Run 2: | 3:54 | 4:45 | faster than 93% |
| Sled push: | 2:03 | 3:05 | faster than 98% |
| Run 3: | 4:00 | 5:07 | faster than 96% |
| Sled pull: | 3:32 | 4:21 | faster than 85% |
| Run 4: | 3:57 | 5:06 | faster than 96% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:23 | 5:50 | faster than 83% |
| Run 5: | 3:57 | 5:12 | faster than 98% |
| Row: | 4:11 | 4:49 | faster than 98% |
| Run 6: | 4:16 | 5:21 | faster than 94% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:48 | 2:43 | faster than 98% |
| Run 7: | 3:46 | 4:49 | faster than 97% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 3:18 | 5:01 | faster than 95% |
| Run 8: | 4:34 | 5:58 | faster than 97% |
| Wall balls: | 4:40 | 6:46 | faster than 89% |
| Roxzone †: | 2:36 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 32:40 | 41:35 | faster than 97% |
| Stations (8) | 28:00 | ||
| Finish | 1:03:16 | 1:23:41 | 79th of 2,728 · faster than 97% |
670th of 2,544 Open Men (faster than 73%). Against the 79 who finished around 1:14:41: most time gained on the eight runs (1:58), most lost on farmers carry (2:48). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:55 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:28 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,544 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:23 | 3:35 | faster than 64% |
| SkiErg: | 4:10 | 4:23 | faster than 80% |
| Run 2: | 4:29 | 5:04 | faster than 81% |
| Sled push: | 2:28 | 2:43 | faster than 70% |
| Run 3: | 4:44 | 5:26 | faster than 82% |
| Sled pull: | 4:14 | 4:25 | faster than 57% |
| Run 4: | 4:34 | 5:29 | faster than 88% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:13 | 5:27 | faster than 78% |
| Run 5: | 4:42 | 5:38 | faster than 88% |
| Row: | 4:39 | 4:44 | faster than 59% |
| Run 6: | 4:45 | 5:31 | faster than 83% |
| Farmers carry: | 4:44 | 2:10 | faster than 0% |
| Run 7: | 4:45 | 5:29 | faster than 83% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:07 | 5:23 | faster than 57% |
| Run 8: | 3:53 | 4:44 | faster than 87% |
| Wall balls: | 5:46 | 7:00 | faster than 72% |
| Roxzone †: | 4:30 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 35:12 | 41:15 | faster than 85% |
| Stations (8) | 35:21 | ||
| Finish | 1:15:03 | 1:24:01 | 670th of 2,544 · faster than 73% |
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 Matthew has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:05 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:03 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:32 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:13 | Manchester 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:11 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:48 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:18 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 4:40 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 32:40 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
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.
Cardiff 2026, against 2,728 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 Row (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 84%).
See the numbers
| Part | Matthew: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 98% |
| Push | 98% |
| Pull | 85% |
| BBJ | 84% |
| Row | 99% |
| Carry | 98% |
| Lunges | 96% |
| Wall balls | 90% |
| Roxzone | 96% |
| Runs | 97% |
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: Row (faster than 99%); weakest: Burpee broad jump (faster than 84%).
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: Runs (8 km) (8:55 faster); weakest: SkiErg (0:29 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: 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: 32:43 running, 27:59 at the stations and 2:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:40).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 | Matthew | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:18 | 5:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:05 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 3:54 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 2:03 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 4:00 | 5:07 |
| Sled pull | 3:32 | 4:21 |
| Run 4 | 3:57 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:23 | 5:50 |
| Run 5 | 3:57 | 5:12 |
| Row | 4:11 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 4:16 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 1:48 | 2:43 |
| Run 7 | 3:46 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:18 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 4:34 | 5:58 |
| Wall balls | 4:40 | 6:46 |
| Roxzone | 2:36 | 3:57 |
| Finish | 1:03:16 | 1:23:41 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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