IRL Ross Whelan
3 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:21:03 at Cardiff 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Ross Whelan at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:21:03 at Cardiff (Apr 2026); Ross Whelan was 1:27 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Olympia | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:24:57 |
| Cardiff | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:21:03 |
| Riga | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:23:30 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 3:54 faster (1:24:57 to 1:21:03).
3 results at 3 races
345th of 882 Open Men (faster than 60%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 882 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:16 | 5:50 | faster than 73% |
| SkiErg: | 4:35 | 4:33 | faster than 47% |
| Run 2: | 4:33 | 5:13 | faster than 77% |
| Sled push: | 2:48 | 2:49 | faster than 52% |
| Run 3: | 5:03 | 5:35 | faster than 68% |
| Sled pull: | 4:03 | 4:21 | faster than 61% |
| Run 4: | 5:09 | 5:30 | faster than 64% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:48 | 5:41 | faster than 28% |
| Run 5: | 5:12 | 5:34 | faster than 64% |
| Row: | 4:48 | 4:42 | faster than 40% |
| Run 6: | 5:13 | 5:30 | faster than 62% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:49 | 2:03 | faster than 75% |
| Run 7: | 5:21 | 5:26 | faster than 53% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:37 | 5:16 | faster than 42% |
| Run 8: | 5:20 | 5:23 | faster than 53% |
| Wall balls: | 7:11 | 6:58 | faster than 46% |
| Roxzone: | 4:51 | 5:50 | faster than 69% |
| Runs (8 km) | 41:05 | 44:43 | faster than 67% |
| Stations (8) | 37:39 | ||
| Finish | 1:23:30 | 1:28:06 | 345th of 882 · faster than 60% |
1,172nd of 2,728 Open Men (faster than 57%). Against the 84 who finished around 1:21:58: most time gained on the eight runs (0:56), most lost on burpee broad jump (0:59). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:14 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:04 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,728 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:03 | 5:08 | faster than 54% |
| SkiErg: | 4:37 | 4:34 | faster than 44% |
| Run 2: | 4:36 | 4:45 | faster than 59% |
| Sled push: | 3:29 | 3:05 | faster than 28% |
| Run 3: | 4:51 | 5:07 | faster than 63% |
| Sled pull: | 4:31 | 4:21 | faster than 45% |
| Run 4: | 4:52 | 5:06 | faster than 61% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:33 | 5:50 | faster than 35% |
| Run 5: | 5:00 | 5:12 | faster than 59% |
| Row: | 4:42 | 4:49 | faster than 62% |
| Run 6: | 5:09 | 5:21 | faster than 59% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:21 | 2:43 | faster than 73% |
| Run 7: | 4:42 | 4:49 | faster than 56% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:54 | 5:01 | faster than 54% |
| Run 8: | 5:45 | 5:58 | faster than 58% |
| Wall balls: | 6:33 | 6:46 | faster than 54% |
| Roxzone †: | 3:29 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 39:54 | 41:35 | faster than 61% |
| Stations (8) | 37:40 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:03 | 1:23:41 | 1172nd of 2,728 · faster than 57% |
1,313th of 2,650 Open Men (faster than 50%). Against the 83 who finished around 1:25:06: most time gained on sled push (0:19), most lost on the eight runs (1:37). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:22 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:39 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,650 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:30 | 4:42 | faster than 61% |
| SkiErg: | 4:28 | 4:28 | faster than 50% |
| Run 2: | 4:35 | 4:34 | faster than 49% |
| Sled push: | 2:42 | 2:56 | faster than 67% |
| Run 3: | 4:57 | 4:52 | faster than 46% |
| Sled pull: | 4:04 | 4:24 | faster than 62% |
| Run 4: | 4:56 | 4:52 | faster than 47% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:13 | 5:35 | faster than 37% |
| Run 5: | 5:19 | 5:03 | faster than 38% |
| Row: | 4:44 | 4:48 | faster than 58% |
| Run 6: | 5:13 | 4:54 | faster than 36% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:02 | 2:13 | faster than 66% |
| Run 7: | 5:25 | 4:54 | faster than 29% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:23 | 5:16 | faster than 47% |
| Run 8: | 7:22 | 6:55 | faster than 38% |
| Wall balls: | 7:25 | 7:24 | faster than 49% |
| Roxzone: | 5:47 | 5:53 | faster than 52% |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:14 | 41:06 | faster than 44% |
| Stations (8) | 37:01 | ||
| Finish | 1:24:57 | 1:25:09 | 1313th of 2,650 · faster than 50% |
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 Ross has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:28 | London Olympia 2026 · best of 3 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:42 | London Olympia 2026 · best of 3 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:03 | Riga 2026 · best of 3 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:13 | London Olympia 2026 · best of 3 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:42 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:49 | Riga 2026 · best of 3 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:54 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:33 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:54 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 4:51 | Riga 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Ross'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.
Cardiff 2026, against 2,728 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Ross 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 74% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 29%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ross: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 45% |
| Push | 29% |
| Pull | 45% |
| BBJ | 35% |
| Row | 63% |
| Carry | 74% |
| Lunges | 54% |
| Wall balls | 54% |
| Roxzone | 65% |
| Runs | 61% |
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 Ross beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 74%); weakest: Sled push (faster than 29%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Ross's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (1:41 faster); weakest: Burpee broad jump (0:43 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: Ross 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.Ross: 39:58 running, 37:40 at the stations and 3:29 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:33).Below, Typical Open Men: 41:26 running, 37:09 at the stations and 3:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:46).
See the numbers
| Part | Ross | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:03 | 5:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:37 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 4:36 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 3:29 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 4:51 | 5:07 |
| Sled pull | 4:31 | 4:21 |
| Run 4 | 4:52 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:33 | 5:50 |
| Run 5 | 5:00 | 5:12 |
| Row | 4:42 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 5:09 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 2:21 | 2:43 |
| Run 7 | 4:42 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:54 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 5:45 | 5:58 |
| Wall balls | 6:33 | 6:46 |
| Roxzone | 3:29 | 3:57 |
| Finish | 1:21:03 | 1:23:41 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Burpee broad jump cost 0:43 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cardiff 2026. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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