USA Mike Sours
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:31:13 at Chicago Navy Pier 2024.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Mike Sours at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:31:13 at Chicago Navy Pier (Nov 2024); Mike Sours was 10:05 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Navy Pier | Nov 2024 | Open Men | 1:31:13 |
| Chicago | Nov 2025 | Open Men | 1:41:18 |
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
1,132nd of 1,622 Open Men (faster than 30%). Against the 49 who finished around 1:41:23: most time gained on wall balls (1:15), most lost on sandbag lunges (1:45). Runs 5 to 8 took 5:28 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:29 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,622 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:11 | 3:55 | faster than 33% |
| SkiErg: | 4:33 | 4:29 | faster than 41% |
| Run 2: | 5:47 | 5:18 | faster than 29% |
| Sled push: | 3:37 | 2:35 | faster than 9% |
| Run 3: | 6:01 | 5:41 | faster than 36% |
| Sled pull: | 5:12 | 5:13 | faster than 50% |
| Run 4: | 6:02 | 5:47 | faster than 40% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:17 | 6:15 | faster than 30% |
| Run 5: | 6:31 | 5:58 | faster than 31% |
| Row: | 5:04 | 4:54 | faster than 36% |
| Run 6: | 6:16 | 5:49 | faster than 35% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:52 | 2:08 | faster than 14% |
| Run 7: | 6:23 | 5:49 | faster than 32% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 8:05 | 5:21 | faster than 9% |
| Run 8: | 8:19 | 6:50 | faster than 22% |
| Wall balls: | 7:53 | 7:37 | faster than 45% |
| Roxzone: | 7:24 | 6:50 | faster than 40% |
| Runs (8 km) | 49:26 | 45:17 | faster than 31% |
| Stations (8) | 44:33 | ||
| Finish | 1:41:18 | 1:31:59 | 1132nd of 1,622 · faster than 30% |
468th of 814 Open Men (faster than 42%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 814 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:26 | 3:48 | faster than 76% |
| SkiErg: | 4:13 | 4:29 | faster than 81% |
| Run 2: | 5:15 | 5:07 | faster than 43% |
| Sled push: | 3:08 | 2:56 | faster than 38% |
| Run 3: | 5:31 | 5:36 | faster than 54% |
| Sled pull: | 4:58 | 4:53 | faster than 47% |
| Run 4: | 5:50 | 5:35 | faster than 38% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:17 | 5:43 | faster than 60% |
| Run 5: | 5:57 | 5:45 | faster than 42% |
| Row: | 4:40 | 4:51 | faster than 68% |
| Run 6: | 5:57 | 5:38 | faster than 37% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:46 | 2:05 | faster than 14% |
| Run 7: | 5:52 | 5:38 | faster than 41% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:15 | 5:20 | faster than 25% |
| Run 8: | 6:43 | 5:59 | faster than 32% |
| Wall balls: | 7:49 | 6:12 | faster than 23% |
| Roxzone: | 7:44 | 7:18 | faster than 43% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:26 | 43:21 | faster than 43% |
| Stations (8) | 39:06 | ||
| Finish | 1:31:13 | 1:27:57 | 468th of 814 · faster than 42% |
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 Mike has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:13 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:08 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:58 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:17 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:40 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:46 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:15 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:49 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:26 | Chicago Navy Pier 2024 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:24 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Mike'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.
Chicago Navy Pier 2024, against 814 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Mike sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Ski (faster than 81% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 14%).
See the numbers
| Part | Mike: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 81% |
| Push | 38% |
| Pull | 48% |
| BBJ | 61% |
| Row | 69% |
| Carry | 14% |
| Lunges | 26% |
| Wall balls | 24% |
| Roxzone | 44% |
| Runs | 43% |
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 Mike beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: SkiErg (faster than 81%); weakest: Farmers carry (faster than 14%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Mike's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Burpee broad jump (0:26 faster); weakest: Wall balls (1:37 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: Mike 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.Mike: 44:31 running, 39:07 at the stations and 7:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:49).Below, Typical Open Men: 43:05 running, 36:28 at the stations and 7:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:12).
See the numbers
| Part | Mike | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:26 | 3:48 |
| SkiErg | 4:13 | 4:29 |
| Run 2 | 5:15 | 5:07 |
| Sled push | 3:08 | 2:56 |
| Run 3 | 5:31 | 5:36 |
| Sled pull | 4:58 | 4:53 |
| Run 4 | 5:50 | 5:35 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:17 | 5:43 |
| Run 5 | 5:57 | 5:45 |
| Row | 4:40 | 4:51 |
| Run 6 | 5:57 | 5:38 |
| Farmers carry | 2:46 | 2:05 |
| Run 7 | 5:52 | 5:38 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:15 | 5:20 |
| Run 8 | 6:43 | 5:59 |
| Wall balls | 7:49 | 6:12 |
| Roxzone | 7:44 | 7:18 |
| Finish | 1:31:13 | 1:27:57 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 1:37 against the typical Open Men finisher at Chicago Navy Pier 2024. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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