RSA Paul Gillingham
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:18:44 at Cape Town 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Paul Gillingham at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:18:44 at Cape Town (Apr 2026); Paul Gillingham was 1:13 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | Sep 2024 | Open Men | 1:19:57 |
| Cape Town | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:18:44 |
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
100th of 717 Open Men (faster than 86%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 717 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:14 | 4:03 | faster than 86% |
| SkiErg: | 4:12 | 4:32 | faster than 84% |
| Run 2: | 4:31 | 5:38 | faster than 90% |
| Sled push: | 2:45 | 3:11 | faster than 74% |
| Run 3: | 4:42 | 6:13 | faster than 94% |
| Sled pull: | 4:43 | 5:26 | faster than 71% |
| Run 4: | 4:39 | 6:11 | faster than 94% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:04 | 6:26 | faster than 77% |
| Run 5: | 4:52 | 6:25 | faster than 92% |
| Row: | 4:41 | 5:05 | faster than 83% |
| Run 6: | 4:42 | 6:10 | faster than 93% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:08 | 2:18 | faster than 62% |
| Run 7: | 4:36 | 6:12 | faster than 95% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 8:15 | 5:47 | faster than 16% |
| Run 8: | 4:55 | 7:00 | faster than 96% |
| Wall balls: | 6:34 | 8:08 | faster than 72% |
| Roxzone †: | 4:15 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 36:07 | 48:46 | faster than 95% |
| Stations (8) | 38:22 | ||
| Finish | 1:18:44 | 1:37:27 | 100th of 717 · faster than 86% |
73rd of 247 Open Men (faster than 70%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 247 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:12 | 4:58 | faster than 91% |
| SkiErg: | 4:07 | 4:18 | faster than 73% |
| Run 2: | 4:09 | 4:58 | faster than 94% |
| Sled push: | 1:43 | 2:08 | faster than 84% |
| Run 3: | 4:24 | 5:25 | faster than 94% |
| Sled pull: | 3:35 | 4:37 | faster than 87% |
| Run 4: | 8:11 | 5:29 | faster than 3% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:42 | 5:41 | faster than 49% |
| Run 5: | 5:02 | 5:45 | faster than 80% |
| Row: | 4:34 | 4:50 | faster than 77% |
| Run 6: | 4:40 | 5:27 | faster than 88% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:58 | 2:10 | faster than 67% |
| Run 7: | 4:31 | 5:26 | faster than 91% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:16 | 5:13 | faster than 27% |
| Run 8: | 5:17 | 6:06 | faster than 82% |
| Wall balls: | 6:11 | 6:44 | faster than 58% |
| Roxzone: | 5:33 | 7:00 | faster than 82% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:23 | 44:16 | faster than 71% |
| Stations (8) | 34:06 | ||
| Finish | 1:19:57 | 1:26:55 | 73rd of 247 · faster than 70% |
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 Paul has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:07 | Cape Town 2024 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 1:43 | Cape Town 2024 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:35 | Cape Town 2024 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:04 | Cape Town 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:34 | Cape Town 2024 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:58 | Cape Town 2024 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:16 | Cape Town 2024 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:11 | Cape Town 2024 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:07 | Cape Town 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:33 | Cape Town 2024 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Paul'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.
Cape Town 2026, against 717 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Paul 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 95% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 16%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 85% |
| Push | 74% |
| Pull | 72% |
| BBJ | 77% |
| Row | 83% |
| Carry | 63% |
| Lunges | 16% |
| Wall balls | 72% |
| Roxzone | 90% |
| Runs | 95% |
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 Paul beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (faster than 95%); weakest: Sandbag lunges (faster than 16%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Paul's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (12:39 faster); weakest: Sandbag lunges (2:28 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: Paul 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.Paul: 36:11 running, 38:22 at the stations and 4:15 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (8:15).Below, Typical Open Men: 47:52 running, 40:52 at the stations and 6:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:08).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:14 | 4:03 |
| SkiErg | 4:12 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 4:31 | 5:38 |
| Sled push | 2:45 | 3:11 |
| Run 3 | 4:42 | 6:13 |
| Sled pull | 4:43 | 5:26 |
| Run 4 | 4:39 | 6:11 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:04 | 6:26 |
| Run 5 | 4:52 | 6:25 |
| Row | 4:41 | 5:05 |
| Run 6 | 4:42 | 6:10 |
| Farmers carry | 2:08 | 2:18 |
| Run 7 | 4:36 | 6:12 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:15 | 5:47 |
| Run 8 | 4:55 | 7:00 |
| Wall balls | 6:34 | 8:08 |
| Roxzone | 4:15 | 6:51 |
| Finish | 1:18:44 | 1:37:27 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sandbag lunges cost 2:28 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cape Town 2026. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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