GBR Richard Simpson
4 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:21:38 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 Richard Simpson at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:21:38 at Birmingham (Oct 2024); Richard Simpson was 3:00 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Oct 2024 | Open Men | 1:21:38 |
| Paris | Nov 2024 | Open Men | 1:34:22 |
| Barcelona | Apr 2025 | Open Men | 1:22:53 |
| Melbourne | Dec 2025 | Open Men | 1:24:38 |
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.
4 results at 4 races
1,456th of 2,868 Open Men (faster than 49%). Against the 86 who finished around 1:24:16: most time gained on the eight runs (0:39), most lost on burpee broad jump (1:19). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:37 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:14 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,868 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:50 | 2:39 | faster than 37% |
| SkiErg: | 4:34 | 4:27 | faster than 36% |
| Run 2: | 4:33 | 4:36 | faster than 52% |
| Sled push: | 2:29 | 2:39 | faster than 61% |
| Run 3: | 4:39 | 4:55 | faster than 64% |
| Sled pull: | 4:37 | 4:49 | faster than 56% |
| Run 4: | 4:45 | 4:57 | faster than 59% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:28 | 5:18 | faster than 26% |
| Run 5: | 4:59 | 5:07 | faster than 56% |
| Row: | 4:42 | 4:47 | faster than 58% |
| Run 6: | 5:04 | 5:02 | faster than 48% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:36 | 2:05 | faster than 92% |
| Run 7: | 4:55 | 4:59 | faster than 52% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:54 | 5:16 | faster than 33% |
| Run 8: | 6:26 | 6:06 | faster than 40% |
| Wall balls: | 7:03 | 6:33 | faster than 41% |
| Roxzone: | 9:13 | 9:09 | faster than 48% |
| Runs (8 km) | 38:08 | 38:39 | faster than 53% |
| Stations (8) | 37:23 | ||
| Finish | 1:24:38 | 1:24:14 | 1456th of 2,868 · faster than 49% |
936th of 1,904 Open Men (faster than 50%). Against the 60 who finished around 1:23:07: most time gained on sled pull (1:06), most lost on burpee broad jump (1:15). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:55 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:12 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,904 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:51 | 4:20 | faster than 19% |
| SkiErg: | 3:57 | 4:24 | faster than 97% |
| Run 2: | 4:54 | 4:36 | faster than 34% |
| Sled push: | 3:10 | 3:10 | faster than 50% |
| Run 3: | 4:48 | 5:01 | faster than 62% |
| Sled pull: | 4:09 | 4:55 | faster than 78% |
| Run 4: | 4:56 | 5:00 | faster than 54% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:24 | 5:11 | faster than 23% |
| Run 5: | 5:01 | 5:05 | faster than 53% |
| Row: | 4:24 | 4:44 | faster than 86% |
| Run 6: | 5:00 | 4:59 | faster than 49% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:34 | 2:04 | faster than 22% |
| Run 7: | 5:02 | 4:59 | faster than 48% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:32 | 5:04 | faster than 34% |
| Run 8: | 5:21 | 5:21 | faster than 50% |
| Wall balls: | 6:39 | 6:32 | faster than 47% |
| Roxzone: | 6:18 | 6:42 | faster than 61% |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:50 | 39:40 | faster than 48% |
| Stations (8) | 36:49 | ||
| Finish | 1:22:53 | 1:23:07 | 936th of 1,904 · faster than 50% |
1,111th of 1,585 Open Men (faster than 29%). Against the 47 who finished around 1:34:18: most time gained on sled pull (1:35), most lost on the eight runs (3:46). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:22 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:31 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,585 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:41 | 4:10 | faster than 23% |
| SkiErg: | 4:18 | 4:24 | faster than 64% |
| Run 2: | 5:30 | 4:48 | faster than 20% |
| Sled push: | 2:26 | 3:02 | faster than 83% |
| Run 3: | 5:53 | 5:13 | faster than 25% |
| Sled pull: | 4:43 | 5:28 | faster than 71% |
| Run 4: | 6:14 | 5:12 | faster than 15% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:56 | 5:32 | faster than 41% |
| Run 5: | 6:23 | 5:21 | faster than 18% |
| Row: | 4:57 | 4:43 | faster than 28% |
| Run 6: | 6:05 | 5:12 | faster than 19% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:45 | 2:02 | faster than 79% |
| Run 7: | 6:10 | 5:12 | faster than 18% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:41 | 5:01 | faster than 16% |
| Run 8: | 7:01 | 5:56 | faster than 24% |
| Wall balls: | 7:19 | 6:23 | faster than 33% |
| Roxzone: | 8:28 | 7:05 | faster than 26% |
| Runs (8 km) | 47:55 | 41:20 | faster than 20% |
| Stations (8) | 38:05 | ||
| Finish | 1:34:22 | 1:26:02 | 1111th of 1,585 · faster than 29% |
1,071st of 2,732 Open Men (faster than 60%). Against the 83 who finished around 1:21:54: most time gained on sled pull (0:31), most lost on burpee broad jump (0:53). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:14 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:54 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,732 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:44 | 5:16 | faster than 27% |
| SkiErg: | 4:09 | 4:23 | faster than 82% |
| Run 2: | 4:43 | 4:36 | faster than 43% |
| Sled push: | 2:49 | 2:51 | faster than 53% |
| Run 3: | 4:45 | 4:54 | faster than 61% |
| Sled pull: | 4:11 | 4:53 | faster than 76% |
| Run 4: | 4:52 | 4:58 | faster than 56% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:30 | 5:51 | faster than 36% |
| Run 5: | 4:55 | 5:10 | faster than 62% |
| Row: | 4:30 | 4:46 | faster than 78% |
| Run 6: | 4:54 | 5:02 | faster than 58% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:41 | 2:06 | faster than 88% |
| Run 7: | 4:47 | 5:02 | faster than 63% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:03 | 5:05 | faster than 51% |
| Run 8: | 5:14 | 5:32 | faster than 62% |
| Wall balls: | 6:05 | 6:43 | faster than 63% |
| Roxzone: | 6:53 | 7:31 | faster than 64% |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:51 | 40:42 | faster than 56% |
| Stations (8) | 34:58 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:38 | 1:25:29 | 1071st of 2,732 · faster than 60% |
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, so it can change from race to race.
The fastest Richard has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 3:57 | Barcelona 2025 · best of 4 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:26 | Paris 2024 · best of 4 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:09 | Barcelona 2025 · best of 4 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:56 | Paris 2024 · best of 4 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:24 | Barcelona 2025 · best of 4 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:36 | Melbourne 2025 · best of 4 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:03 | Birmingham 2024 · best of 4 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:05 | Birmingham 2024 · best of 4 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 38:08 | Melbourne 2025 · best of 4 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 6:18 | Barcelona 2025 · best of 4 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Richard'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 Richard sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Carry (faster than 88% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 37%).
See the numbers
| Part | Richard: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 82% |
| Push | 53% |
| Pull | 76% |
| BBJ | 37% |
| Row | 78% |
| Carry | 88% |
| Lunges | 52% |
| Wall balls | 63% |
| Roxzone | 64% |
| Runs | 56% |
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 Richard beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 88%); weakest: Burpee broad jump (faster than 37%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Richard's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (0:51 faster); weakest: Burpee broad jump (0:39 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: Richard 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.Richard: 39:54 running, 34:58 at the stations and 6:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:30).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 | Richard | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:44 | 5:16 |
| SkiErg | 4:09 | 4:23 |
| Run 2 | 4:43 | 4:36 |
| Sled push | 2:49 | 2:51 |
| Run 3 | 4:45 | 4:54 |
| Sled pull | 4:11 | 4:53 |
| Run 4 | 4:52 | 4:58 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:30 | 5:51 |
| Run 5 | 4:55 | 5:10 |
| Row | 4:30 | 4:46 |
| Run 6 | 4:54 | 5:02 |
| Farmers carry | 1:41 | 2:06 |
| Run 7 | 4:47 | 5:02 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:03 | 5:05 |
| Run 8 | 5:14 | 5:32 |
| Wall balls | 6:05 | 6:43 |
| Roxzone | 6:53 | 7:31 |
| Finish | 1:21:38 | 1:25:29 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Burpee broad jump cost 0:39 against the typical Open Men finisher at Birmingham 2024. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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