USA Mike Valley
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:26:49 at Salt Lake City 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Mike Valley at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:26:49 at Salt Lake City (Sep 2026); Mike Valley was 6:50 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Nov 2025 | Open Men | 1:33:39 |
| Salt Lake City | Sep 2026 | Open Men | 1:26:49 |
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
406th of 1,296 Open Men (faster than 68%). Against the 39 who finished around 1:26:33: most time gained on the eight runs (2:13), most lost on wall balls (2:35). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:10 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:16 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,296 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:15 | 3:09 | faster than 43% |
| SkiErg: | 4:48 | 4:42 | faster than 40% |
| Run 2: | 5:06 | 5:19 | faster than 59% |
| Sled push: | 2:57 | 3:03 | faster than 55% |
| Run 3: | 5:10 | 5:48 | faster than 74% |
| Sled pull: | 4:46 | 5:01 | faster than 59% |
| Run 4: | 5:05 | 5:47 | faster than 78% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:31 | 6:04 | faster than 63% |
| Run 5: | 5:03 | 5:58 | faster than 82% |
| Row: | 5:01 | 5:04 | faster than 54% |
| Run 6: | 4:50 | 5:47 | faster than 84% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:01 | 2:08 | faster than 61% |
| Run 7: | 4:55 | 5:48 | faster than 82% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:42 | 5:38 | faster than 48% |
| Run 8: | 4:58 | 6:18 | faster than 86% |
| Wall balls: | 9:38 | 8:09 | faster than 32% |
| Roxzone: | 8:12 | 9:57 | faster than 76% |
| Runs (8 km) | 38:19 | 44:15 | faster than 79% |
| Stations (8) | 40:24 | ||
| Finish | 1:26:49 | 1:34:49 | 406th of 1,296 · faster than 68% |
883rd of 1,622 Open Men (faster than 45%). Against the 48 who finished around 1:33:59: most time gained on the eight runs (0:53), most lost on wall balls (1:39). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:30 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:05 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,622 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:04 | 3:55 | faster than 39% |
| SkiErg: | 4:50 | 4:29 | faster than 18% |
| Run 2: | 5:35 | 5:18 | faster than 37% |
| Sled push: | 2:53 | 2:35 | faster than 31% |
| Run 3: | 6:00 | 5:41 | faster than 37% |
| Sled pull: | 5:20 | 5:13 | faster than 45% |
| Run 4: | 5:57 | 5:47 | faster than 43% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:34 | 6:15 | faster than 43% |
| Run 5: | 6:02 | 5:58 | faster than 47% |
| Row: | 5:05 | 4:54 | faster than 35% |
| Run 6: | 5:44 | 5:49 | faster than 54% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:58 | 2:08 | faster than 65% |
| Run 7: | 5:46 | 5:49 | faster than 51% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:51 | 5:21 | faster than 38% |
| Run 8: | 6:34 | 6:50 | faster than 57% |
| Wall balls: | 9:21 | 7:37 | faster than 28% |
| Roxzone: | 6:13 | 6:50 | faster than 63% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45:39 | 45:17 | faster than 48% |
| Stations (8) | 41:52 | ||
| Finish | 1:33:39 | 1:31:59 | 883rd of 1,622 · faster than 45% |
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 | 4:48 | Salt Lake City 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:53 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:46 | Salt Lake City 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:31 | Salt Lake City 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:01 | Salt Lake City 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:58 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:42 | Salt Lake City 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 9:21 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 38:19 | Salt Lake City 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 6:13 | 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.
Salt Lake City 2026, against 1,296 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 Runs (faster than 80% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 33%).
See the numbers
| Part | Mike: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 41% |
| Push | 56% |
| Pull | 60% |
| BBJ | 64% |
| Row | 54% |
| Carry | 62% |
| Lunges | 48% |
| Wall balls | 33% |
| Roxzone | 77% |
| Runs | 80% |
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: Runs (8 km) (faster than 80%); weakest: Wall balls (faster than 33%).
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: Runs (8 km) (5:56 faster); weakest: Wall balls (1:29 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: 38:22 running, 40:25 at the stations and 8:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:38).Below, Typical Open Men: 43:54 running, 39:49 at the stations and 9:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:09).
See the numbers
| Part | Mike | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:15 | 3:09 |
| SkiErg | 4:48 | 4:42 |
| Run 2 | 5:06 | 5:19 |
| Sled push | 2:57 | 3:03 |
| Run 3 | 5:10 | 5:48 |
| Sled pull | 4:46 | 5:01 |
| Run 4 | 5:05 | 5:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:31 | 6:04 |
| Run 5 | 5:03 | 5:58 |
| Row | 5:01 | 5:04 |
| Run 6 | 4:50 | 5:47 |
| Farmers carry | 2:01 | 2:08 |
| Run 7 | 4:55 | 5:48 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:42 | 5:38 |
| Run 8 | 4:58 | 6:18 |
| Wall balls | 9:38 | 8:09 |
| Roxzone | 8:12 | 9:57 |
| Finish | 1:26:49 | 1:34:49 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 1:29 against the typical Open Men finisher at Salt Lake City 2026. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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