GBR Michael Simpson
2 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:33:57 at London ExCeL 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Michael Simpson at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:33:57 at London ExCeL (Dec 2025); Michael Simpson was 6:33 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:40:30 |
| London ExCeL | Dec 2025 | Open Men | 1:33:57 |
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
4,151st of 5,554 Open Men (faster than 25%). Against the 168 who finished around 1:34:04: most time gained on wall balls (1:56), most lost on farmers carry (1:06). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:46 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:45 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 5,554 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:04 | 3:13 | faster than 5% |
| SkiErg: | 5:26 | 4:50 | faster than 7% |
| Run 2: | 4:37 | 3:46 | faster than 10% |
| Sled push: | 3:22 | 2:48 | faster than 19% |
| Run 3: | 4:35 | 4:00 | faster than 19% |
| Sled pull: | 5:51 | 4:47 | faster than 19% |
| Run 4: | 4:39 | 4:02 | faster than 20% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:43 | 5:30 | faster than 26% |
| Run 5: | 4:43 | 4:09 | faster than 23% |
| Row: | 5:09 | 4:56 | faster than 30% |
| Run 6: | 4:20 | 4:04 | faster than 34% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:23 | 2:03 | faster than 3% |
| Run 7: | 4:20 | 4:05 | faster than 36% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:35 | 5:09 | faster than 38% |
| Run 8: | 6:18 | 5:55 | faster than 37% |
| Wall balls: | 7:04 | 7:20 | faster than 53% |
| Roxzone: | 13:57 | 11:44 | faster than 19% |
| Runs (8 km) | 37:33 | 33:23 | faster than 23% |
| Stations (8) | 42:33 | ||
| Finish | 1:33:57 | 1:23:09 | 4151st of 5,554 · faster than 25% |
3,166th of 3,945 Open Men (faster than 19%). Against the 118 who finished around 1:40:16: most time gained on the eight runs (1:52), most lost on sled push (1:37). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:17 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:09 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,945 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:25 | 5:18 | faster than 11% |
| SkiErg: | 4:54 | 4:30 | faster than 13% |
| Run 2: | 5:15 | 4:33 | faster than 18% |
| Sled push: | 5:36 | 3:15 | faster than 4% |
| Run 3: | 5:31 | 4:53 | faster than 23% |
| Sled pull: | 7:34 | 5:02 | faster than 6% |
| Run 4: | 5:20 | 4:55 | faster than 31% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:44 | 5:36 | faster than 27% |
| Run 5: | 5:26 | 5:05 | faster than 36% |
| Row: | 5:16 | 4:49 | faster than 16% |
| Run 6: | 5:15 | 4:55 | faster than 35% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:23 | 2:09 | faster than 6% |
| Run 7: | 5:09 | 4:55 | faster than 40% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:47 | 5:12 | faster than 18% |
| Run 8: | 5:24 | 5:10 | faster than 42% |
| Wall balls: | 8:01 | 7:15 | faster than 38% |
| Roxzone: | 8:39 | 6:40 | faster than 17% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:41 | 39:57 | faster than 29% |
| Stations (8) | 48:15 | ||
| Finish | 1:40:30 | 1:25:13 | 3166th of 3,945 · faster than 19% |
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. * 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 Michael has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:54 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:22 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:51 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:43 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:09 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 3:23 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:35 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:04 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 37:33 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:39 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Michael'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.
London ExCeL 2025, against 5,554 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Wall balls (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 4%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 7% |
| Push | 19% |
| Pull | 20% |
| BBJ | 27% |
| Row | 31% |
| Carry | 4% |
| Lunges | 39% |
| Wall balls | 54% |
| Roxzone | 20% |
| Runs | 24% |
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 Michael beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Wall balls (faster than 54%); weakest: Farmers carry (faster than 4%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Michael's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Wall balls (0:16 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (4:10 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: Michael 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.Michael: 37:36 running, 42:33 at the stations and 13:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:04) and the shortest the sled push (3:22).Below, Typical Open Men: 33:14 running, 37:23 at the stations and 11:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:20).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:04 | 3:13 |
| SkiErg | 5:26 | 4:50 |
| Run 2 | 4:37 | 3:46 |
| Sled push | 3:22 | 2:48 |
| Run 3 | 4:35 | 4:00 |
| Sled pull | 5:51 | 4:47 |
| Run 4 | 4:39 | 4:02 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:43 | 5:30 |
| Run 5 | 4:43 | 4:09 |
| Row | 5:09 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 4:20 | 4:04 |
| Farmers carry | 3:23 | 2:03 |
| Run 7 | 4:20 | 4:05 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:35 | 5:09 |
| Run 8 | 6:18 | 5:55 |
| Wall balls | 7:04 | 7:20 |
| Roxzone | 13:57 | 11:44 |
| Finish | 1:33:57 | 1:23:09 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Roxzone cost 2:13 against the typical Open Men finisher at London ExCeL 2025. The pacing guide is where that time comes back.
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