GBR Paul Holdaway
5 HYROX races over 2 seasons: 4 solo, 1 in a team with 1 partner.
One best per race type
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Paul Holdaway at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:21:35 at London ExCeL (Dec 2025); Paul Holdaway was 2:03 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Dec 2024 | Open Men | 1:23:38 |
| Manchester | Jan 2025 | Open Men | 1:21:57 |
| London | May 2025 | Open Men | 1:43:52 |
| London ExCeL | Dec 2025 | Open Men | 1:21:35 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 2:03 faster (1:23:38 to 1:21:35).
5 results at 5 races
2,546th of 5,554 Open Men (faster than 54%). Against the 169 who finished around 1:21:15: most time gained on burpee broad jump (1:17), most lost on wall balls (2:23). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:46 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:05 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 5,554 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:29 | 3:13 | faster than 30% |
| SkiErg: | 4:48 | 4:50 | faster than 54% |
| Run 2: | 3:58 | 3:46 | faster than 37% |
| Sled push: | 2:54 | 2:48 | faster than 43% |
| Run 3: | 3:55 | 4:00 | faster than 54% |
| Sled pull: | 3:52 | 4:47 | faster than 86% |
| Run 4: | 4:00 | 4:02 | faster than 52% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:00 | 5:30 | faster than 86% |
| Run 5: | 4:03 | 4:09 | faster than 56% |
| Row: | 4:35 | 4:56 | faster than 84% |
| Run 6: | 3:54 | 4:04 | faster than 60% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:14 | 2:03 | faster than 35% |
| Run 7: | 4:18 | 4:05 | faster than 38% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:59 | 5:09 | faster than 55% |
| Run 8: | 5:53 | 5:55 | faster than 51% |
| Wall balls: | 9:31 | 7:20 | faster than 24% |
| Roxzone: | 11:20 | 11:44 | faster than 56% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:27 | 33:23 | faster than 49% |
| Stations (8) | 36:53 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:35 | 1:23:09 | 2546th of 5,554 · faster than 54% |
1,706th of 1,917 Open Men (faster than 11%). Against the 58 who finished around 1:45:06: most time gained on the roxzone (1:23), most lost on sandbag lunges (3:27). Runs 5 to 8 took 10:27 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:35 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,917 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:21 | 4:36 | faster than 65% |
| SkiErg: | 4:16 | 4:21 | faster than 65% |
| Run 2: | 4:30 | 4:30 | faster than 50% |
| Sled push: | 3:28 | 2:48 | faster than 14% |
| Run 3: | 5:00 | 4:49 | faster than 39% |
| Sled pull: | 4:25 | 4:20 | faster than 47% |
| Run 4: | 4:59 | 4:49 | faster than 41% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:32 | 5:16 | faster than 25% |
| Run 5: | 6:25 | 4:58 | faster than 9% |
| Row: | 4:55 | 4:40 | faster than 27% |
| Run 6: | 5:58 | 4:52 | faster than 12% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:28 | 2:09 | faster than 28% |
| Run 7: | 6:13 | 4:55 | faster than 10% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 10:39 | 5:07 | faster than 2% |
| Run 8: | 10:41 | 6:28 | faster than 5% |
| Wall balls: | 13:04 | 7:10 | faster than 5% |
| Roxzone: | 6:03 | 5:21 | faster than 32% |
| Runs (8 km) | 48:05 | 40:08 | faster than 14% |
| Stations (8) | 49:47 | ||
| Finish | 1:43:52 | 1:22:11 | 1706th of 1,917 · faster than 11% |
585th of 1,191 Open Men (faster than 50%). Against the 37 who finished around 1:22:21: most time gained on the roxzone (0:44), most lost on wall balls (0:36). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:59 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:39 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,191 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:47 | 3:28 | faster than 32% |
| SkiErg: | 4:23 | 4:18 | faster than 39% |
| Run 2: | 5:09 | 4:48 | faster than 33% |
| Sled push: | 2:47 | 2:39 | faster than 39% |
| Run 3: | 5:11 | 5:08 | faster than 47% |
| Sled pull: | 4:32 | 4:29 | faster than 49% |
| Run 4: | 5:12 | 5:12 | faster than 50% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:01 | 5:08 | faster than 53% |
| Run 5: | 5:23 | 5:20 | faster than 48% |
| Row: | 4:30 | 4:39 | faster than 69% |
| Run 6: | 5:07 | 5:16 | faster than 55% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:08 | 2:05 | faster than 45% |
| Run 7: | 5:23 | 5:15 | faster than 44% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:09 | 4:57 | faster than 44% |
| Run 8: | 5:25 | 5:23 | faster than 48% |
| Wall balls: | 7:15 | 6:28 | faster than 36% |
| Roxzone: | 5:35 | 6:28 | faster than 69% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:36 | 40:12 | faster than 48% |
| Stations (8) | 35:45 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:57 | 1:22:18 | 585th of 1,191 · faster than 50% |
1,042nd of 2,324 Open Men (faster than 55%). Against the 72 who finished around 1:23:41: most time gained on sled pull (1:03), most lost on wall balls (3:15). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:05 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:19 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,324 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:07 | 5:45 | faster than 32% |
| SkiErg: | 4:18 | 4:25 | faster than 68% |
| Run 2: | 4:24 | 4:21 | faster than 47% |
| Sled push: | 2:37 | 3:04 | faster than 77% |
| Run 3: | 4:34 | 4:41 | faster than 56% |
| Sled pull: | 3:59 | 5:03 | faster than 85% |
| Run 4: | 4:47 | 4:44 | faster than 47% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:53 | 5:53 | faster than 73% |
| Run 5: | 5:01 | 4:56 | faster than 45% |
| Row: | 4:30 | 4:48 | faster than 81% |
| Run 6: | 4:37 | 4:48 | faster than 59% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:10 | 2:07 | faster than 46% |
| Run 7: | 4:53 | 4:47 | faster than 45% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:16 | 5:05 | faster than 43% |
| Run 8: | 5:26 | 5:33 | faster than 54% |
| Wall balls: | 9:32 | 6:43 | faster than 15% |
| Roxzone: | 6:41 | 7:38 | faster than 71% |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:45 | 39:49 | faster than 50% |
| Stations (8) | 37:15 | ||
| Finish | 1:23:38 | 1:25:48 | 1042nd of 2,324 · faster than 55% |
154th of 178 Pro Doubles Men (faster than 13%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 178 Pro Doubles Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:21 | 3:24 | faster than 12% |
| SkiErg: | 3:47 | 3:48 | faster than 56% |
| Run 2: | 6:09 | 4:53 | faster than 11% |
| Sled push: | 2:27 | 1:51 | faster than 0% |
| Run 3: | 6:11 | 5:12 | faster than 14% |
| Sled pull: | 4:02 | 3:40 | faster than 35% |
| Run 4: | 6:20 | 5:19 | faster than 14% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:03 | 2:51 | faster than 40% |
| Run 5: | 6:07 | 5:23 | faster than 20% |
| Row: | 4:01 | 4:15 | faster than 85% |
| Run 6: | 6:09 | 5:18 | faster than 17% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:45 | 1:33 | faster than 26% |
| Run 7: | 6:24 | 5:24 | faster than 12% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:34 | 3:33 | faster than 12% |
| Run 8: | 6:47 | 5:43 | faster than 15% |
| Wall balls: | 6:09 | 4:06 | faster than 2% |
| Roxzone: | 5:20 | 5:06 | faster than 38% |
| Runs (8 km) | 48:25 | 41:03 | faster than 14% |
| Stations (8) | 29:48 | ||
| Finish | 1:23:27 | 1:11:52 | 154th of 178 · faster than 13% |
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; for a team it is the team’s age group. * 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 Paul has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:16 | London 2025 · best of 4 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:37 | London 2024 · best of 4 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 3:52 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:00 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:30 | Manchester 2025 · best of 4 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:08 | Manchester 2025 · best of 4 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:59 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:15 | Manchester 2025 · best of 4 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:27 | London ExCeL 2025 · best of 4 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:35 | Manchester 2025 · best of 4 | 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.
1 team partner
- Lee Holdaway1 race
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
London ExCeL 2025, against 5,554 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 Pull (faster than 86% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 25%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 54% |
| Push | 44% |
| Pull | 86% |
| BBJ | 86% |
| Row | 85% |
| Carry | 36% |
| Lunges | 55% |
| Wall balls | 25% |
| Roxzone | 57% |
| Runs | 50% |
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: Sled pull (faster than 86%); weakest: Wall balls (faster than 25%).
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: Burpee broad jump (1:30 faster); weakest: Wall balls (2:11 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: 33:30 running, 36:53 at the stations and 11:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:31).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 | Paul | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:29 | 3:13 |
| SkiErg | 4:48 | 4:50 |
| Run 2 | 3:58 | 3:46 |
| Sled push | 2:54 | 2:48 |
| Run 3 | 3:55 | 4:00 |
| Sled pull | 3:52 | 4:47 |
| Run 4 | 4:00 | 4:02 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:00 | 5:30 |
| Run 5 | 4:03 | 4:09 |
| Row | 4:35 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 3:54 | 4:04 |
| Farmers carry | 2:14 | 2:03 |
| Run 7 | 4:18 | 4:05 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:59 | 5:09 |
| Run 8 | 5:53 | 5:55 |
| Wall balls | 9:31 | 7:20 |
| Roxzone | 11:20 | 11:44 |
| Finish | 1:21:35 | 1:23:09 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 2:11 against the typical Open Men finisher at London ExCeL 2025. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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