GBR Paul Woods
2 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:23:52 at Birmingham 2024.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Paul Woods at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:23:52 at Birmingham (Oct 2024); Paul Woods was 8:39 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Oct 2024 | Open Men | 1:23:52 |
| Manchester | Nov 2024 | Open Men | 1:32:31 |
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
932nd of 1,206 Open Men (faster than 22%). Against the 36 who finished around 1:31:08: most time gained on wall balls (2:40), most lost on the eight runs (9:56). Runs 5 to 8 took 8:49 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:10 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,206 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:50 | 3:30 | faster than 31% |
| SkiErg: | 4:24 | 4:16 | faster than 35% |
| Run 2: | 5:05 | 4:54 | faster than 39% |
| Sled push: | 2:11 | 2:26 | faster than 72% |
| Run 3: | 8:22 | 5:12 | faster than 4% |
| Sled pull: | 4:02 | 4:16 | faster than 62% |
| Run 4: | 5:27 | 5:14 | faster than 38% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:13 | 5:08 | faster than 47% |
| Run 5: | 8:36 | 5:19 | faster than 3% |
| Row: | 4:54 | 4:35 | faster than 23% |
| Run 6: | 8:36 | 5:16 | faster than 1% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:26 | 1:58 | faster than 18% |
| Run 7: | 5:33 | 5:16 | faster than 36% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:49 | 4:56 | faster than 53% |
| Run 8: | 8:48 | 5:43 | faster than 5% |
| Wall balls: | 4:51 | 6:03 | faster than 80% |
| Roxzone: | 5:30 | 5:39 | faster than 54% |
| Runs (8 km) | 54:15 | 40:49 | faster than 7% |
| Stations (8) | 32:50 | ||
| Finish | 1:32:31 | 1:20:16 | 932nd of 1,206 · faster than 22% |
1,251st of 2,732 Open Men (faster than 54%). Against the 84 who finished around 1:23:40: most time gained on wall balls (0:37), most lost on the eight runs (0:26). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:20 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:47 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,732 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:34 | 5:16 | faster than 34% |
| SkiErg: | 4:32 | 4:23 | faster than 33% |
| Run 2: | 4:42 | 4:36 | faster than 44% |
| Sled push: | 2:48 | 2:51 | faster than 54% |
| Run 3: | 4:56 | 4:54 | faster than 49% |
| Sled pull: | 4:34 | 4:53 | faster than 61% |
| Run 4: | 4:54 | 4:58 | faster than 55% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:45 | 5:51 | faster than 52% |
| Run 5: | 5:03 | 5:10 | faster than 55% |
| Row: | 4:59 | 4:46 | faster than 30% |
| Run 6: | 4:59 | 5:02 | faster than 53% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:15 | 2:06 | faster than 39% |
| Run 7: | 5:08 | 5:02 | faster than 44% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:59 | 5:05 | faster than 53% |
| Run 8: | 5:16 | 5:32 | faster than 60% |
| Wall balls: | 5:47 | 6:43 | faster than 69% |
| Roxzone: | 7:50 | 7:31 | faster than 43% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:29 | 40:42 | faster than 51% |
| Stations (8) | 35:39 | ||
| Finish | 1:23:52 | 1:25:29 | 1251st of 2,732 · faster than 54% |
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 Paul has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:24 | Manchester 2024 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:11 | Manchester 2024 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:02 | Manchester 2024 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:13 | Manchester 2024 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:54 | Manchester 2024 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:15 | Birmingham 2024 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:49 | Manchester 2024 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 4:51 | Manchester 2024 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:29 | Birmingham 2024 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:30 | Manchester 2024 · best of 2 | 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.
Birmingham 2024, against 2,732 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 Wall balls (faster than 70% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 31%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 33% |
| Push | 54% |
| Pull | 62% |
| BBJ | 52% |
| Row | 31% |
| Carry | 39% |
| Lunges | 54% |
| Wall balls | 70% |
| Roxzone | 44% |
| Runs | 52% |
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: Wall balls (faster than 70%); weakest: Row (faster than 31%).
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: Wall balls (0:56 faster); weakest: Roxzone (0:19 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: 40:32 running, 35:38 at the stations and 7:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:47).Below, Typical Open Men: 40:30 running, 36:38 at the stations and 7:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:43).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:34 | 5:16 |
| SkiErg | 4:32 | 4:23 |
| Run 2 | 4:42 | 4:36 |
| Sled push | 2:48 | 2:51 |
| Run 3 | 4:56 | 4:54 |
| Sled pull | 4:34 | 4:53 |
| Run 4 | 4:54 | 4:58 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:45 | 5:51 |
| Run 5 | 5:03 | 5:10 |
| Row | 4:59 | 4:46 |
| Run 6 | 4:59 | 5:02 |
| Farmers carry | 2:15 | 2:06 |
| Run 7 | 5:08 | 5:02 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:59 | 5:05 |
| Run 8 | 5:16 | 5:32 |
| Wall balls | 5:47 | 6:43 |
| Roxzone | 7:50 | 7:31 |
| Finish | 1:23:52 | 1:25:29 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Roxzone cost 0:19 against the typical Open Men finisher at Birmingham 2024. The pacing guide is where that time comes back.
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